Research and Innovation

Proposals focusing within these broad categories are specifically encouraged:

This scheme provides funding for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity. Through innovative projects, they will deliver shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. By the end of the award, they will be ready to lead their own independent research programme. 

Funder: Wellcome Trust

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).