Royal Society-DFID Africa Capacity Building Initiative Grants for Researchers
Study subjects: Science, Technology
Scholarship Level: Postgraduate (PhD, Postdoc, research)
Scholarship Provider: DFID, Royal Society
Scholarship tin live taken at: Africa, UK
Scholarship Description
This programme is for scientists who desire to develop collaborative enquiry consortia betwixt scientists inwards sub-Saharan Africa together with a enquiry establishment inwards the UK.
The overall aim of the system is to strengthen the enquiry capacity of universities together with enquiry establishment inwards sub-Saharan Africa past times supporting the evolution of sustainable enquiry networks.
The objectives are to:
Eligibility
Basic eligibility requirements include:
Study subjects: Science, Technology
Scholarship Level: Postgraduate (PhD, Postdoc, research)
Scholarship Provider: DFID, Royal Society
Scholarship tin live taken at: Africa, UK
Scholarship Description
This programme is for scientists who desire to develop collaborative enquiry consortia betwixt scientists inwards sub-Saharan Africa together with a enquiry establishment inwards the UK.
The overall aim of the system is to strengthen the enquiry capacity of universities together with enquiry establishment inwards sub-Saharan Africa past times supporting the evolution of sustainable enquiry networks.
- facilitate sustainable multidisciplinary partnerships betwixt enquiry groups inwards sub-Saharan Africa together with the UK.
- strengthen enquiry together with grooming capacity inwards sub-Saharan African Institutions of Higher Education through the science transfer betwixt partner organisations of the enquiry consortia.
- produce a cadre of young, talented researchers through integrated PhD scholarships together with shared supervision of post-graduate students betwixt the UK-based together with African consortia members.
- evaluate the contributions of the Africa Initiative to supporting universities together with institutions inwards Africa to develop sustainable enquiry together with enquiry grooming capacity.
Eligibility
Basic eligibility requirements include:
Applicants must live based inwards i of the eligible sub-Saharan African countries (PDF) or the UK. In monastic enjoin to human activeness equally a main investigator (PI), applicants must:
Scientists or enquiry groups inwards sub-Saharan Africa or the UK, who fulfill the basic criteria above
Participating Institutions
All approved Institutions of Higher Education for enquiry inwards sub-Saharan African or the UK
Fields of study
Applications volition live accepted inwards 3 enquiry priority areas:
Not specified. However, the Royal Society currently funds near 1500 researchers throughout all its grant schemes.
Scholarship duration
Five yr menses (see below)
Scholarship benefits
The system provides funding towards enquiry expenses, move together with subsistence costs, (PhD) training, together with express funds for equipment.
The programme consists of ii awards together with volition live delivered inwards ii stages, equally follows.
Stage 1: Scientific Network Awards:
Scientific Network Awards are modest start-up grants, of upwards to £25,000 to assistance the formation of enquiry consortia together with the preparation of applications for the subsequent Programme Grants. The Society volition organise a workshop for successful applicants to facilitate evolution of applications for the minute stage of the programme. The Scientific Network awards programme volition opened upwards for applications on 5 Nov 2012.
Stage 2: Programme Grants:
Programme Grants volition supply back upwards for Research Consortia, consisting of 3 African groups together with i UK-based laboratory.
Applicants do non need to stimulate got held a Scientific Networking honor to employ for a Programme Grant.
The Programme Grant may supply support of upwards to £1,243,000 over a 5 yr period.
Method of Application
Applications to the Scientific Network Awards volition live initially reviewed past times ii members of the Royal Society-DFID Africa Capacity Building Initiative panel together with and then shortlisted. The shortlisted applications are reviewed past times the Panel Chair together with the lastly determination is made.
Applications to the Programme grants volition live initially reviewed past times 3 members of the Royal Society-DFID Africa Capacity Stengthening Initiative panel. Applications that are shortlisted volition live independently peer reviewed together with discussed at a panel meeting.
Applying for this scheme:
This system is currently opened upwards to applications.
Scientific Network Awards
Use the links below to employ for the scheme:
Closing date: four Apr 2013
Results announced: Summer 2013
Programme Grants
If you lot stimulate got a enquiry near this scheme, delight outset read the system notes which incorporate to a greater extent than information. If the response is nevertheless non available, you lot tin contact the grants squad here.
Scholarship Application Deadline: four Apr 2013 (annually)
Scholarship Open to International students: Yes
More Scholarship Information together with Application
- have a PhD or stimulate got extensive enquiry sense at an equivalent level
- have a proven rail tape of grooming students at Master’s together with Doctoral level
- have a proven rail tape of publishing inwards both national together with international journals
- be based inwards the respective countries at the fourth dimension of the application
Scientists or enquiry groups inwards sub-Saharan Africa or the UK, who fulfill the basic criteria above
Participating Institutions
All approved Institutions of Higher Education for enquiry inwards sub-Saharan African or the UK
Fields of study
Applications volition live accepted inwards 3 enquiry priority areas:
- Water & sanitation
- Renewable energy
- Soil-related research
Not specified. However, the Royal Society currently funds near 1500 researchers throughout all its grant schemes.
Scholarship duration
Five yr menses (see below)
Scholarship benefits
The system provides funding towards enquiry expenses, move together with subsistence costs, (PhD) training, together with express funds for equipment.
The programme consists of ii awards together with volition live delivered inwards ii stages, equally follows.
Stage 1: Scientific Network Awards:
Scientific Network Awards are modest start-up grants, of upwards to £25,000 to assistance the formation of enquiry consortia together with the preparation of applications for the subsequent Programme Grants. The Society volition organise a workshop for successful applicants to facilitate evolution of applications for the minute stage of the programme. The Scientific Network awards programme volition opened upwards for applications on 5 Nov 2012.
Stage 2: Programme Grants:
Programme Grants volition supply back upwards for Research Consortia, consisting of 3 African groups together with i UK-based laboratory.
Applicants do non need to stimulate got held a Scientific Networking honor to employ for a Programme Grant.
The Programme Grant may supply support of upwards to £1,243,000 over a 5 yr period.
Method of Application
Applications to the Scientific Network Awards volition live initially reviewed past times ii members of the Royal Society-DFID Africa Capacity Building Initiative panel together with and then shortlisted. The shortlisted applications are reviewed past times the Panel Chair together with the lastly determination is made.
Applications to the Programme grants volition live initially reviewed past times 3 members of the Royal Society-DFID Africa Capacity Stengthening Initiative panel. Applications that are shortlisted volition live independently peer reviewed together with discussed at a panel meeting.
Applying for this scheme:
This system is currently opened upwards to applications.
Scientific Network Awards
Use the links below to employ for the scheme:
- Download the system notes (PDF)
- Download the price together with weather condition (PDF)
- Apply for this system on e-GAP
Closing date: four Apr 2013
Results announced: Summer 2013
Programme Grants
- Opening date: belatedly 2013
- Results announced: belatedly 2014
If you lot stimulate got a enquiry near this scheme, delight outset read the system notes which incorporate to a greater extent than information. If the response is nevertheless non available, you lot tin contact the grants squad here.
Scholarship Application Deadline: four Apr 2013 (annually)
Scholarship Open to International students: Yes
More Scholarship Information together with Application
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