Grant size: $500,000 - $1 million Donor: USAID The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is currently accepting applications for the Local Partner Fund (LPF). Purpose The USAID/DRC Local Partner Fund (LPF) will strive to ensure that, in all activities, local partner and/or local communities lead development and humanitarian efforts, including problem identification, priority setting, design, partnership formation, implementation, and measuring results as defined by the Agency locally-led program indicator. The LPF will make a significant contribution to the USAID direct funding to local organizations objectives while enhancing the application of best practices for locally led development. USAID LPF will advance USAID DRC localization agenda by addressing competition requirements and allowing an open solicitation process to receive concepts for partnering with local organizations and increasing their ability to generate and achieve locally led solutions to major development challenges, and by providing direct awards to local organizations to implement activities. USAID LPF will work in tandem with USAID Localization Capacity Strengthening Mechanism to respond to capacity building needs in partner organizations and help to strengthen the abilities of local partners beyond the donor-awardee relationship in a way that guarantees consistency, mutual accountability, and sustainability. USAID LPF will consider inclusive development as a key element of USAID local programming across the DRC and CAR, and will foster collaboration, learning, and adapting, as prerequisites for successful implementation. https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/355506 Read more

Grant Size: $100,000 to $500,000  Donor: US Mission to Tanzania The U.S. Embassy Dar es Salaam/Bureau of African Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to create targeted exchange programs and a conference aimed at relevant Tanzanian policymakers, civil servants, and civil society to explore internet governance structures and strategies that promote a free and open internet governance policy in Tanzania to catalyze the expansion of the local digital economy and lead to economic growth. This opportunity seeks to directly engage a Tanzanian civil society organization to identify a cohort of colleagues across a range of sectors, engage the cohort through multiple education and information sessions, and organize a major international conference on the theme of building resilient, open, and democratic digital systems. The conference should include U.S. experts who can advise on regulatory firewalls, policy creation and coordination, and balancing the protection of individual rights, general online safety and security with freedom of expression principles. The selected organization should have demonstrated familiarity with Tanzania’s civic space and policy processes. https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/355559   Read more

 Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000 The Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) is pleased to announce applications for the Research Grant Programme that aims to better understand what determines the strength of market forces driving efficiency in low-income countries (LICs). Existing research suggests that the private sector in LICs faces a multitude of constraints that act upon each other. What is needed is research that allows them to understand how these constraints interact. ERGs are grants of between £10,000 and £40,000. These grants will fund research assistance, data collection and new surveys in LICs, and (if necessary) teaching buyouts for the principal investigator. Please note that cost effectiveness and value for money are important evaluation criteria. Eligibility Criteria ERGs are designed to allow researchers to: Explore new approaches to the study of firms in LICs; and To develop new (or build on) existing sources of data on firms in LICs. https://pedl.cepr.org/content/38th-regular-erg-call-open-deadline-19th-august-2024   Read more

Grant Size: Fellowship The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) is inviting applications for its Early Career Fellowships Programme to support academic exchange across existing boundaries between disciplines, between different cultures and countries, between established and younger researchers. https://www.frias.uni-freiburg.de/en/news/call-for-applications/frias-early-career-fellowship-programme Read more

Grant Size: Fellowship Donor: Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) is seeking applications for the Sustainable Governance Senior Fellowships to support innovative research projects through individual and group fellowships. The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) is the University of Freiburg’s international research college. The Institute supports academic exchange across existing boundaries between disciplines, between different cultures and countries, between established and younger researchers. FRIAS provides modern office spaces and an up-to-date infrastructure and makes every effort to provide tailor-made solutions with regard to suitable accommodation, child care and educational facilities.  https://www.frias.uni-freiburg.de/en/news/call-for-applications/frias-sustainable-governance-senior-fellowship-from-africa Read more

Grant size: less than $1000 Donor: Institute of International Education (IIE) The Institute of International Education's Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) is a scholar fellowship program for educational projects at African higher education institutions. The program is funded by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY). A total of 705 African Diaspora Fellowships have been awarded for scholars to travel to Africa since the program’s inception in 2013. CADFP exemplifies CCNY’s enduring commitment to higher education in Africa. IIE manages and administers the program, including applications, project requests and fellowships. https://www.iie.org/programs/carnegie-african-diaspora-fellowship-program/ Read more

Grant Size: $1000-10,000 Donor: Agency for Education and Internationalisation The Supporting African Science and Tertiary Education (SASTE) Grant support post-docs from Sub Sahara Africa working in the field of Agriculture, Forestry, Water Management, Renewable Energies, Nutritional Science, Human and Veterinary Medicine for a research stay in Austria. https://oead.at/de/aktuelles/artikel/2024/07/call-for-application-supporting-african-science-and-tertiary-education-saste-grant-3rd-call Read more

Grant Size: 100,000 -500,000 Donor: Wellcome Wellcome's Career Development Awards provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programmes of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing. You can apply for a Wellcome Career Development Award if you are a mid-career researcher and you are ready to lead a substantial and innovative research programme. You must aim to make a key contribution to your field by: generating significant shifts in understanding developing methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research. https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/career-development-awards Read more

Grant Size: $1000-10000 Donor: IT for Change IT for Change invites applications for think pieces under the project, ‘Re-wiring India’s Digitalising Economy for Women’s Rights and Well-being,’ supported by the European Commission and Frederich Ebert Stiftung. They seek well-established, mid to senior-career scholars and researchers who identify as women, with a proven track record of publishing on the digital economy and gender. https://itforchange.net/think-pieces-2024-gender-and-digital-inclusion-call-for-proposals Read more

 Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000 Donor: U.S. Mission to Botswana The U.S. Embassy Gaborone of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a Trash to Treasure Program. The project will enable women waste collectors to access valuable business and life skills through a unique set of training and mentorship through a joint business and empowerment model, providing these women with skills and resources to make lasting change in their lives.  https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/355718 Read more

Grant Size: $100,000 -500,000 Donor: US Mission to Togo The U.S. Embassy Lome through this Notice of Funding Opportunity, is pleased to announce an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to promote inclusive civic engagement and bolster strong and independent democratic institutions. https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/355708 Read more

Now accepting Project Requests and Scholar Applications for theCarnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP)DEADLINE: September 18, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET   We are pleased to announce that the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) is accepting Project Requests from African host universities and Scholar Applications from qualified African academics in the diaspora in the United States and Canada.What is the CADFP?The CADFP is a scholar exchange program for African higher education institutions to host a diaspora scholar for 14-90 days for projects in curriculum co-development, collaborative research and graduate student teaching and mentoring. How do I apply?The CADFP is a two-sided application: a project request submitted by the African institution and a scholar application submitted by the diaspora scholar. Links and information about the African host institution project request, scholar application, types of fellowships, review guidelines, and FAQs are posted on the program website.Who is eligible? Universities in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, member institutions of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and partner universities with the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) can submit a project request to host a diaspora scholar. Potential host institutions can apply with a diaspora scholar in mind or request a match from IIE. Diaspora scholars born in Africa, who live in the United States or Canada and work at an accredited college or university in either country, can apply online to be placed on a roster of candidates for a fellowship. Scholars must hold a terminal degree in their field and may hold any academic rank. The lifetime maximum for CADFP Fellowships is two (2).  Interested parties are invited to register for one of our informational webinars: Project Request Application Walk Through, Thursday July 18, 2024, 9:00 AM Eastern / 1:00 PM GMT / 4:00 PM EAT  Scholar Application Walk Through, Tuesday July 23, 2024, 2:00 PM Eastern Webinars will be recorded and posted on YouTube.Watch our recent recordings discussing best practices for applying for the CADFP. Project Request Best Practice Webinar Diaspora Scholar Application Best Practices TimelineThe deadline for Project Requests and Scholar Applications for diaspora scholars is September 18, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET. Selection decisions will be made late November; project visits can begin as early as January 6, 2025 and must be completed by November 30, 2025.Learn MoreVisit iie.org/AfricanDiaspora for more information about how to apply, program benefits, and details about previously funded Fellows and Projects. Read more