Deputy Vice Chancellor Research, Innovation and Enterprise <dvcrie@uonbi.ac.ke>
Jul 9, 2020, 12:47 PM (1 day ago)
to all, all
RIE NEWS, FUNDING AND OPPORTUNITIES NO. 21 (2020)
Dear University Community,
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION BLOG
The Office of RIE created the Research and Innovation Blog, https://uonresearch.org/blog/
All articles should be sent as a Word Document to madaragot@uonbi.ac.ke copied to dvcrie@uonbi.ac.ke. All images should be embedded in the document AND also sent as separate attachments. NOTE THAT BLOG CONTRIBUTIONS ARE REQUESTED FROM UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI FACULTY ONLY.
Blogs added this week:
1.Implications of Cancelled KCSE 2020 Exams on the Financial Viability of Public Universities, https://uonresearch.org/blog/implications-of-cancelled-kcse-2020-exams-on-the-financial-viability-of-public-universities/
2.The Status of Spouse Abuse in Nairobi City County https://uonresearch.org/blog/the-status-of-spouse-abuse-in-nairobi-county/
RESEARCH WEEK 2020
Research Week 2020 is going virtual. Dates are the same, only 30 days left to submit abstracts. Visit https://uonresearch.org/researchweek2020 for more details. Follow us on twitter @RPEUoN for regular updates.
RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED
Several of our researchers have been successful in winning research grants. You can read up on recent grants awarded below:
- Making Every Women and Girl Count: Graduate Students Research and Dissemination Programme https://dvcrie.uonbi.ac.ke/latest-news/making-every-women-and-girl-count-graduate-students-research-and-dissemination/
- Research Team working on COVID Related Rapid Response Initiatives on Financing of Emergencies wins Grant from the Open Society Initiative For East Africa. https://dvcrie.uonbi.ac.ke/latest-news/research-team-working-covid-related-rapid-response-initiatives-financing-emergencies
- Design, Prototyping, Testing and Certification of Oxygen Concentrators, https://dvcrie.uonbi.ac.ke/latest-news/design-prototyping-testing-and-certification-oxygen-concentrators.
If you have recently been awarded a grant, please let us know (dvcrie@uonbi.ac.ke) so that we can feature you and your research team.
FUNDING
Newly added funding opportunities. Categories are:
1. Research and Innovation Grants
2. Research Infrastructure Grants
3. Awards and Prizes
4. Fellowships and Scholarships
5. Consultancies
6. Student and Staff Mobility
7. Sponsored Training
8. Travel Grants
1. Research and Innovation Grants
Research/Innovation Grants - NIHR Global Health Research Units
Location: United Kingdom
Company: National Institutes of Health Research
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/nihr-global-health-research-units/
Research/Innovation Grants - MRC/DFID African Research Leader Scheme 2020
Location: United Kingdom
Company: Medical Research Council
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/mrc-dfid-african-research-leader-scheme-2020/
Research/Innovation Grants - Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Impacts and Responses for Women and Girls
Location: Canada
Company: Partnership for Economic Policy
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/climate-change-in-sub-saharan-africa-the-impacts-and-responses-for-women-and-girls/
Research/Innovation Grants - Urban Links Africa Open Call
Location: United Kingdom
Company: Urban Links Africa
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/urban-links-africa-open-call/
Research/Innovation Grants - Enduring Impacts: Archeology of Sustainability
Location: United States
Company: National Geographic
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/enduring-impacts-archeology-of-sustainability/
Research/Innovation Grants - Big Cats Conservation
Location: United States
Company: National Geographic
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/big-cats-conservation/
Research/Innovation Grants - AI for Earth Innovation
Location: United States
Company: National Geographic
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/ai-for-earth-innovation/
Research/Innovation Grants - Open Call Cultural and Artistic Responses to Environmental Change
Location: Netherlands
Company: Prince Claus Fund
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/open-call-cultural-and-artistic-responses-to-environmental-change/
Research/Innovation Grants - PhD Sandwich Programme
Company: International Atomic Energy Agency Africa Division
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/phd-sandwich-programme/
ARUA Center of Excellence for Non-Communicable Diseases - Mini-Grants 2020-2021
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Global Challenges Research Fund has awarded the University of Nairobi on behalf of the ARUA Center of Excellence for Non-Communicable Diseases (ACE-NCD) a capacity building grant. Part of the funds is to provide mini-grants in support of scoping studies and pilot studies that lead to strengthening research collaboration among researchers in the ACE-NCD universities, and strengthen proposals submitted by ACE-NCD teams to conduct cutting-edge research that addresses one of the thematic areas listed below. Under this call activities must be undertaken and funds must be spent before March 31, 2021.
ACE NCD Universities are the Makerere University, University of Ghana, University of Ibadan, University of Nairobi, and University of the Witwatersrand.
Example activities include focused research workshops to develop sustainable strategies and partnerships for future activities, with clearly identified outcomes; preliminary data collection, analysis or research-focused proof of concept.
It is expected that the outcomes of mini-grant activities will inform more substantive funded research into and impact on addressing NCDs in Africa.
https://uonresearch.org/acencdminigrant/
2. Research Infrastructure
None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.
3. Awards and Prizes
None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.
4. Fellowships and Scholarships
Fellowships/Scholarships - 2020 Learn Africa Programme
Location: Spain
Company: Fundacion Mujures Por Africa
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/2020-learn-africa-programme/
Fellowships/Scholarships - UEA-Copenhagen joint PhD Scholarship in Religion and Social Change in Africa
Location: United Kingdom
Company: University of East Anglia
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/uea-copenhagen-joint-phd-scholarship-in-religion-and-social-change-in-africa/
5. Consultancies
Consultancies - Consultancy to Develop a Green Climate Funding Proposal in Line with GCF Requirements
Location: Kenya
Company: NEMA
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/consultancy-to-develop-a-green-climate-funding-proposal-in-line-with-gcf-requirements/
Consultancies - Request For Proposals to Undertake Project Feasibility Studies in line with GCF Requirements
Location: Kenya
Company: NEMA
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/request-for-proposals-to-undertake-project-feasibility-studies-in-line-with-gcf-requirements/
Consultancies - Develop Environmental and Social Management Framework; Gender Analysis and Associated Gender Action Plan
Location: Kenya
Company: NEMA
6. Global Development Awards
None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.
7. Student and Staff Mobility
None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.
8. Sponsored Training
None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.
9. Travel Grants
None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.
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