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Grants
The Leverhulme-Royal Society Africa Awards
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Organisation:
The Royal Society
Closing Date: 1 February 2010
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As part of the Royal Society’s growing efforts to assist in capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa, a new scheme was launched in 2008 : the Leverhulme - Royal Society Awards. This new programme provides funding for UK - Ghana/Tanzania bilateral research collaborations, aiming at enhancing the skill set in the African laboratory. The awards will offer support of up to £150,000 over three years, covering research costs, travel, and subsistence. Up to £10,000 per year can be used to purchase or maintain equipment.
Applicants are particularly encouraged to apply in the five priority areas:
- Agriculture (including animal health)
- Water and sanitation
- Basic human health research
- Biodiversity (including medicinal plants and green chemistry)
- Energy ( especially renewables such as solar power)
The next round of applications opens on 2 November 2009. The closing date will be the 1 February 2010. Awards will be announced no sooner than May 2010.
For further information, please visit our website: www.royalsociety.org/capacitybuilding
Experience Required
The applications will be assessed on the basis of their scientific merit, the potential for long-term research collaboration and the level of training opportunities.
Application Procedure
All applications must be submitted using the Society's on-line system, e-GAP2. As the projects are of a bilateral nature, one applicant has to be based in the UK and the other applicant either in Ghana or Tanzania.
For further information, please visit our website: www.royalsociety.org/capacitybuilding
Contact Details
or Katie Singer, Impact and Promotion Manager, Grants, The Royal Society 6-9 Carlton House Terrace .London SW1Y 5AG
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