Theme
Research and Innovation
Initiative goals
We support the ability of Science Granting Councils (SGCs) to fund research and innovation. We have partnered with the councils to:
- Working with SGCs to refine/adapt the draft research framework by accounting for their specific needs and interests.
- Supporting SGCs to design and manage high-quality research competitions. This could include support to design the calls for proposals and review guidelines and organizing proposal development workshops. The proposal review panels would typically be convened by councils.
- Drawing and issuing contracts to be signed by the grantees, SGCs, and the collaborating technical agency. Councils will be responsible for issuing letters of award to successful applicants.
- Conducting joint monitoring of research projects with SGCs, including joint review of progress reports and research outputs. Councils will be the primary recipients of progress reports from researchers.
- Supporting the synthesis of research results and development of various research outputs (including reports, journal articles, books, and policy briefs) and their dissemination for use.
- Supporting symposia for researchers funded by this programme in collaboration with SGCs.
SGCI funded projects
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Research and Resources
Research and Innovation News
Q&A: Partnerships key to collaborating for impactful outcomes
African scientists are trying to elevate their global presence through innovative partnerships. Copyright: Image by Freepik Abraham Mathodi – Acting Deputy Director, Ministry of Communications, Knowledge and Technology, Botswana speaks to SciDev.Net during the 2024 Annual African Science Granting Councils Meeting in Gaborone, Botswana. How can partnerships – such as those within the SGCI – can…
EAC Researchers Developing Food Systems Through Mass-Rearing of Locusts
Rwandan agricultural researchers are striving to join forces with their counterparts from the East African Community (EAC) within a win-win framework during the second phase of Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI2) implementation. Through this partnership, scientists from Rwanda and Kenya have been working together in strengthening research cooperation in mass-rearing of locusts used for livestock…
Science Grant Councils
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Themes
Our work with Science Granting Councils (SGCs) focuses on six key themes :
Impact we’re having
Stories of change
Low-tech health app engages
Five years after its launch, PENSA – a mobile app developed in Mozambique— has been accessed by…
