1. Grants/Funds for
Research, Capacity Building and
Training
Dr Hamadi Iddi Boga
Senior Lecturer
Botany Department

2. Introduction
Funding is absolutely essential to science and
Technology
There are many donors that have dedicated their
resources to funding education, training and
research
Grant giving organizations include:
Governments
Foundations (Private, Family)
Companies (DuPont, Diversa)
Regional Blocks (European Union,
VicRes)
Development agencies (UNDP, World
Bank, DFID etc)


3. Key points to consider when looking
for a donor
Do your homework about potential funder
Identify funders focus
Identify funding patterns
know funders proposal requirements (see checklist)
Any proposal deadlines? What is the next deadline?
Locate a recently funded proposal to use as a guide
(Ask a colleague)
Funders guidelines have to be followed religiously
If you do not qualify, do not apply

“Sending our proposals to wrong funders is like trying to
buy groceries from a hardware store”

4. MSc
Postgraduate Training
http://www.erasmus-mundus.eu
http://www.dfid.org
http://nairobi.usaembassy.gov (Fulbright fellowships)
African Development Bank-Japanese fellowship foundation
(Contact Person is Mrs Francois Ande-Koue (f.ande@afdb.org)
African Women Leaders in Agriculture and the Environment
(AWLAE) http://www.winrock.org/eastafrica/awlae/fellowship.htm
Aga Khan Foundation
(http://www.hon.ch/Misc/sponsor/aga_khan.html )
Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation
fellowship and Grants (http://aauw.org/3000/fdnfelgra/internet.html
)

5. MSc opportunities continued...
AusAID-Australian Government Overseas AID Program
(http://www.ausaid.gov.au/scholar/default.cfm)
German Academic ExchangeService (DAAD) http://nairobi.daad.de
e7 Sustainable Energy Development Scholarship program
(http://www.e7.org/pages/O-schol.html)
PhD Training Opportunities
DAAD (In Country, Sandwich, Germany)
Fulbright fellowships (USA-administered by the US Embassy)
Commonwealth fellowships
Third World Organisation for Women in Science (TWOS)
(http://www.twos.org)
United Nations Universities (Institute of Advanced Studies)
(http://www.ias.unu.edu/fellowships/fellowships.cfm)

6. PhD Fellowships continued...
African Centre for Crop Improvement (http://www.acci.org.za)
supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Helmholz-DAAD-Fellowships 2006/07: Fellowship Offers
(Administered by DAAD)

Leibniz-DAAD-Fellowships 2007: Fellowship Offers (Administered
by DAAD)
http://nairobi.daad.de (Information for Africans)

The International Max Planck Research School:
http://www.imprs.mpg.de (very competitive, different fields)


http://www.mwalimu.com (scholarships from all over the world)

http://www.wakowapi.com (scholarship database for Kenyans)

7. For Postgraduate Training
Tenable in
Field
Age
limit
Programme
Deadline
Brazil
Natural sciences
30 years
Doctoral Fellowships in Brazil Leading to a Ph.D. in Natural
Sciences
31 August
each year
China
Natural sciences
35 years
CAS-TWAS Fellowships for Postgraduate Research in China
31 August
each year
India
Natural sciences
no
CSIR-TWAS Fellowships for Postgraduate Studies in India
1 June each
year
India
Biotechnology
30 years
DBT-TWAS Biotechnology Fellowships for Postgraduate
Studies in India
31 August
each year
India
Physical sciences
30 years
Postgraduate Fellowships in Physical Sciences at the S.N.
Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
31 August
each year
India
Natural sciences
30 years
IACS-TWAS Postgraduate Fellowships in India
30 June each
year
Pakistan
Molecular sciences
30 years
CEMB-TWAS Postgraduate Fellowships in Pakistan
30 June each
year
Pakistan
Chemical and
biological sciences
30 years
ICCBS-TWAS Postgraduate Fellowships in Pakistan
30 June each
year

8. Post-Doctoral
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Fulbright Senior Scholar Fellowship
Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science
NIDECO (Switzerland)
German Academic Exchange Service

9. For Postdoctoral Research
Tenable in
Field
Age
limit
Programme
Deadline
Brazil
Natural sciences
40 years
Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research in Brazil
31 August
each year
China
Natural sciences
40 years
CAS-TWAS Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research in China
31 August
each year
India
Natural sciences
no
The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) of India
and TWAS offer fellowships in natural sciences for scientists of
proven ability from developing countries (other than India)
1 June each
year
India
Biotechnology
40 years
DBT-TWAS Biotechnology Fellowships for Postdoctoral
Research in India
31 August
each year
India
Natural sciences
40 years
IACS-TWAS Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research in India
30 June each
year
Pakistan
Molecular sciences
40 years
CEMB-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowships in Pakistan
30 June each
year
Pakistan
Chemical and
biological sciences
40 years
ICCBS-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowships in Pakistan
30 June each
year
For Advanced Research
Tenable in
Field
Age
limit
Programme
Deadline
Various
developing
countries
Natural
sciences
no
TWAS Fellowships for Research and Advanced Training
1 October
each year
China
Natural
sciences
55 years
CAS-TWAS Fellowships for Visiting Scholars in China
31 August
each year

10. Research /Capacity Building Grants
ACP-Edulink programme of the European Union

Purpose is to strengthen the capacity of ACP higher education institutions at their three
naturally constitutive levels:
Institutional/administrative,
Academic, and
Research and Technology strengthening
The EDULINK Programme aims at achieving the following results:
Enhanced contribution to national and/or regional policies and implementation plans for
regional co-operation in higher education,
Increased inter-institutional networking between higher education institutions in the ACP
regions and with institutions in the EU,
Creation of better regional conditions for effective networking of higher education centres
in research, science and technology innovation,
Enhanced
management and financial administration capacity of higher education
institutions,
ACP
higher education institutions become regional and/or international poles of
attraction as they deliver labour-market oriented study programmes, which satisfy quality
standards,
A suitable institutional framework is created to pursue academic excellence in higher
education,
ACP countries develop or reinforce their strategic expertise in fields linked to the socioeconomic development of the country/region.
Eur. 300000-500000
http://www.acp-edulink.eu

11. AGRA-Alliance for a Green
Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation

12. IFS -funding scheme

13. TWAS
Capacity Building for Research
TWAS Research Grants
-- Research grants of up to US$10,000 each are offered to scientists from developing
countries of proven ability for research projects in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and
Physics. The Grants are intended to cover the costs of specialized equipment, essential
consumable material, and scientific literature. Deadlines: 1 July and 1 December each
year.
TWAS Research Units in Least Developed Countries
-- The Academy has instituted a new project in support of science and technology
development in the Least Developed Countries. The initiative is meant to build and
sustain units of scientific excellence, assisting them to achieve a critical mass of highly
qualified and innovative scientists who will be able to better address real-life problems
facing the countries. Each TWAS research unit selected receives a grant of up to $30,000
to strengthen its activities. The grant can be renewed for up to three years. The deadline
for submissions is 31 August of each year.
Spare Parts for Scientific Equipment
-- The Academy provides funds for covering the cost of small items of spare parts for
scientific equipment in Third World institutions, up to a maximum of US$1,000 each.
Deadline: none.
ICTP-TWAS electronic Journals Delivery Service
-- The programme is geared to facilitate the access to current scientific literature for
free, by distributing individual scientific articles via e-mail to scientists in institutions in the
South that do not have sufficient bandwidth to download material from the Internet in a
timely manner and/or cannot afford the connection. Deadline: none.

14. European Union (FP7)-Deadline 31st
July 2007
http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/home_en.html
http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/advisory_en.html
Scope
1.Health
2 Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
3 Information and Communication Technologies
4 Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new
Production Technologies
5 Energy
6 Environment (including Climate Change)
7 Transport (including Aeronautics)
8 Socioeconomic Sciences and the Humanities
9 Space
10 Security

15. DAAD
Research Stays for University Academics and
Scientists


Equipment Grants for former DAAD Scholars

Scientist Exchange Programme
For Senior Academic Staff Members at Cameroonian, Ethiopian
and Kenyan universities study visits to Germany (nomination by
the home university necessary; ticket to be provided by the
African university)

Book grants for former DAAD Scholars

Workshop grants

16. Volkswagen Foundation
http://www.volkswagen-stiftung.de
Knowledge for Tomorrow: A
Cooperative Research Projects in
Sub-Saharan Africa
Deadlines for the individual programs: 31st April 2007
The funding initiative is open to all disciplines and aims at the development
and sustainable reinforcement of research in Sub-Saharan Africa. Research
projects, developed and carried out by African scholars and scientists in
close cooperation with their German partners, shall provide junior
researchers in Africa with an opportunity to enhance their skills and
academic qualifications. Special emphasis is put on the
development, reinforcement, and extension of academic networks inside
Africa.

17. Global Environmental Facility

18. German Research Foundation
(DFG)
http://www.dfg.de
Funding Research in an International Context
Cooperative Projects - In General The DFG funds international research
cooperation in the form of individual projects, coordinated programmes or
project-preparation measures.
Region-Specific Funding The DFG can provide special funds for research
cooperation with developing countries, Central and Eastern Europe/CIS and
Israel and Palestine.
Subject-Specific Funding The DFG offers additional funding to advance
international cooperation in individual disciplines such as chemistry, physics
and the geosciences.

19. JKUAT-RPE Division

20. Funding for NGOs/Trade Unions
Many donors fund NGOs and Trade Unions on
matters to do with:Promotion of good governance
Poverty reduction
Fighting corruption
Capacity Building in Governance issues
Promoting human rights
Food security
Health issues

21. Themes
Poverty
Environment
Energy
Health
Food Security
Climate change
Material Science/Earth Sciences
Biotechnology and Nanosciences
Conservation
Biodiversity studies
Water

22. Points to note
Multi-disciplinary Activities (Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering &
Agriculture; Biology/Chemistry/Physics/Maths)

Cooperation not competition (Utengano ulimaliza nyoka)

Putting our thinking caps on (New Ideas to generate new Knowledge)

Putting our ideas on the table at the risk of loosing them at times

Embracing New methodologies

Leadership (We all have a role to play; Step up)

Mentoring of up-coming Scientists


23. Acknowledgment
References: Directory of funding sources for
Research, Education and Development
Programmes in Africa (by Dr Judith Killen et al. of
ICRAF)
Dr Oyaro (Chemistry Department)