The Collaborative Working Group Research Fellowship is an initiative and key complement to the field-based and networking components of the APN’s programming. This fellowship responds to the need for deep collaboration and engagement of researchers and practitioners on peacebuilding challenges in Africa.
This RFP focuses on the topic areas listed below. Under each of the topic areas, we provide examples of innovations we would like to see, but innovators are also encouraged to propose their own ideas related to these topics.
Topic Areas:
Researchers must be affiliated with an academic institution, research institution, think tank, NGO, journalistic organization, or civil society organization that will serve as the contracted fundee.
The proposal can include work that is ongoing or incremental to a larger project.
Proposal guidelines
Researchers interested in participating in this program must submit an application form and supplemental materials. Applicants will be asked to provide:
To apply for funding through the NSF-Mercury Project partnership, investigators may apply to any of the NSF programs listed below. Proposals should adhere to NSF program deadlines and submission requirements, including the proposal preparation guidelines contained in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG).
Nine out of ten of the world’s most vulnerable countries are in Africa (Climate Vulnerability Index 2022).
Apply for funding for interdisciplinary, challenge-led research projects enabling the transition to low carbon energy in developing countries.
With these grants, we are particularly interested in funding the following research directions:
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the Research (R) Instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, except where instructed to do otherwise (in this FOA or in a Notice from NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts).
The NIHR Team Science Award competition welcomes applications from inter-disciplinary teams with professional experience within MLTC-M research, or a demonstrated interest in this area. This includes teams that were formed at the 2023 NIHR Team Science Camp, but teams do not have to have attended or expressed an interest in the camp to apply for this award.
Applications will:
It is open to all NIHR GHR Programme training leads and Global Research Professor, (or directors/PIs where a training lead is not in place) in NIHR GHR programmes active from 1 October 2023 onwards. The NIHR GHR Programmes includes the GHR Units, Groups, Centres, RIGHT or HPSR programmes.
NIHR Academy GHR members (early career researchers) can be co-applicants on the application. An NIHR Global Health Research Academy member is someone receiving funding from, or being supported by an NIHR Global Health Research Programme to develop their academic career.
Applicants must:
