The National Research Fund (NRF) Kenya in liaison with Canada's International Development Research Centre (DRC) on Tuesday, May 23, called upon interested Kenyans to submit concept papers for a chance to win a Ksh15 million grant for 18 months.
Concept notes presented should have the potential to provide solutions to improve income generation, nutrition, and access to food for disadvantaged populations, promote sustainable agriculture and food systems, and ensure the competitiveness of Kenyan agricultural products.
Furthermore, Kenyans were expected to submit notes on upscaling of health research projects to mobilise resources for research and development while maximising the available resources to achieve the best healthcare outcomes.
"This national call will provide previously funded researchers and innovators in the health sector with the tools needed to commercialize their research results and connect with potential customers and investors," read part of the statement.
The concept paper must be timely, with rapid implementation timelines to facilitate the generation of valuable outcomes.
Qualifications
All applicants must demonstrate competence and experience in their grant application areas, they must possess at least a master's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant area to be innovators recognised by the Kenya National Innovation Agency.
Notably, non-Kenyans may apply under a Kenyan Principal Investigator.
NRF emphasised that the funds are not transferable to any other person or institution without prior written approval from the Fund and that proposed budgets shall not exceed the advertised limits as stipulated in the call documents.
Additionally, all applicants must be affiliated with a recognised Kenyan research institution, and in the case of a university or research institution, they must not be on extended unpaid leave.
Also, applicants must have wide knowledge and experience in the National Research Priority areas.
Interested applicants can access application forms, guidelines, and other helpful information for the grant application from the NRF website, www.researchfund.go.ke.
Applications should be emailed to grants@researchfund.go.ke, and only successful ones will be invited to submit full proposals.
All submissions should be made before Friday, June 20, 2023.
