FUNDING AND OPPORTUNITIES NO. 28 (2020)

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By samoduor

Dear University Community,

KENYA POLICY BRIEFS

Volume 1 Issue 2 is NOW Published. Please visit the site for more information. SUBMIT YOUR POLICY BRIEFS for the September 2020 and January 2021 Issues.

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION BLOG

Blogs added this week:

1. Unlocking the Stalemate: Multifaceted Learning Solution for Inclusive Content Delivery to Basic Level Learners in Kenya

The Office of RIE created the Research and Innovation Blog, https://uonresearch.org/blog/. All articles should be sent as a Word Document to madaragot@uonbi.ac.ke copied to dvcrie@uonbi.ac.ke. All images should be embedded in the document AND also sent as separate attachments. NOTE THAT BLOG CONTRIBUTIONS ARE REQUESTED FROM UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI FACULTY ONLY.

RESEARCH WEEK 2020 (October 12-16)

Research Week 2020 has gone virtual. Over 350 presentations, 40 keynote speakers. Registration on-going. Visit https://uonresearch.org/ for more details. Follow us on twitter @RPEUoN for regular updates.

FUNDING

1. Research/Innovation Grants

Research/Innovation Grants - BIOPAMA Rapid Response Grants 2020
Location: Kenya
Company: Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management Programme (BIOPAMA)
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/biopama-rapid-response-grants-2020/

Research/Innovation Grants - Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award
Location: United States
Company: Borlaug Global Rust Initiative
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/jeanie-borlaug-laube-women-in-triticum-wit-early-career-award/

Research/Innovation Grants - Getty Scholar Grants
Location: United States
Company: Getty Foundation
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/getty-scholar-grants-2/

2. Fellowships and Scholarships

Fellowships/Scholarships - Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme
Location: Ireland
Company: Government of Ireland
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/government-of-ireland-postgraduate-scholarship-programme/

Fellowships/Scholarships - Schlumberger Foundation Call for Applications for the 2021-2022 Faculty for the Future Fellowships
Location: Germany
Company: Schlumberger Foundation
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/schlumberger-foundation-call-for-applications-for-the-2021-2022-faculty-for-the-future-fellowships/

3. Consultancies

Consultancies - Consultancy to Review HIV and AIDS Control Act 2006
Location: Kenya
Company: National AIDS Control Council
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/consultancy-to-review-hiv-and-aids-control-act-2006/

Consultancies - Evaluation Study of the GVRC Danida Funded Programme
Location: Kenya
Company: Gender Based Violence Recovery Centre
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/evaluation-study-of-the-gvrc-danida-funded-programme/

Consultancies - Mid-Term Evaluation: Tackling Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) on the Kenyan Coast
Location: Netherlands
Company: Terre des Hommes Netherlands
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/mid-term-evaluation-tackling-commercial-sexual-exploitation-of-children-csec-on-the-kenyan-coast/

Consultancies - Consultancy to undertake a gender audit
Location: Kenya
Company: FIDA
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/consultancy-to-undertake-a-gender-audit/

Consultancies - Consultancy to undertake an end of programme evaluation
Location: Kenya
Company: FIDA
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/consultancy-to-undertake-an-end-of-programme-evaluation/

Consultancies - Consultancy Services for the Review and Development of a Strategic Plan
Location: Kenya
Company: Competition Authority of Kenya
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/consultancy-services-for-the-review-and-development-of-a-strategic-plan/

4. Sponsored Training

Gates-Cambridge Post-Graduate Scholarship to University of Cambridge
Location: United Kingdom
Company: University of Cambridge
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/gates-cambridge-post-graduate-scholarship-to-university-of-cambridge/

5. Travel Grants

Travel Grants - Ernst Mayr Travel Grants
Location: United States
Company: Havard University
View Details: https://academia-ke.org/grant/ernst-mayr-travel-grants/

6. Student/Staff Mobility

None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.

7. Awards and Prizes

None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.

8. Global Development Awards

None added in the past week, but review those available on the portal.

Stay Well and Stay Safe

Madara Ogot

Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Enterprise,

and

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Office. +2540204913164