Funding Opportunities For African Business

1. Third Call for Proposals for STEG Larger Research Grants

 The Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) invites applications to the third call for proposals for Larger Research Grants (LRGs).

Themes

• Research funded and promoted by STEG may focus on broad systemic patterns and processes of structural transformation and growth for low-and middle-income countries, in a comparative sense across time or space, or more narrowly defined topics related to one or more of the following six research themes:
• Theme 0: Data Measurement, and Conceptual Framing.
• Theme 1: Firms, Frictions and Spillovers, and Industrial Policy.
• Theme 2: Labour, Home Production, and Structural Transformation at the level of Households.
• Theme 3: Agricultural Productivity and Sectoral Gaps.
• Theme 4: Trade and Spatial Frictions.
• Theme 5: Political Economy and Public Investment.
• STEG is also focused around three cross-cutting issues that are simultaneously relevant to many areas of structural transformation, including the six research themes:
• Issue 1: Gender
• Issue 2: Climate Change and the Environment
• Issue 3: Inequality and Inclusion

Funding Information

• LRGs of up to £100,000 can fund research assistance, data collection and/or purchase, and teaching buyouts, or relevant remuneration practices, for the principal investigator and co-investigators from partner institutions.
• An LRG is intended to be completed within 24 months.

Country and Policy Relevance

Please note that an important criterion for funding of proposals is the relevance to policy in low-income countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Proposals focused on middle- and/or high-income countries need to make a clear case for the relevance of the research to policy in specific low-income countries. Proposals are also evaluated on the extent to which the research findings (including those from comparative work or from studies in other geographies) might be relevant to policy in specific sub-Saharan countries.

Eligibility Criteria

• They welcome applications to their LRG calls from researchers all over the world. There are currently no restrictions based upon nationality or where researchers are employed.
• While researchers apply for LRGs, the grants are issued through a contract between CEPR and a coordinating institution.
• They welcome submissions from PhD students/candidates to their regular LRG calls. However, given the scale of funding of their LRGs, all applicants will have to justify and be assessed on their capability and experience in conducting data collection and research more broadly at this scale.
• You may apply as a team. Indeed, they encourage collaboration between academics and in-country specialists. However, only one researcher should submit the proposal as the representative of the team.

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For more information, visit

https://steg.cepr.org/call-for-proposals/third-call-proposals-steg-larger-research-grants

2. Palliative Care Development in Africa: Small Grants Programme

The True Colours Trust is seeking applications for its Palliative Care Development in Africa. The Trustees of the True Colours Trust have set aside funds towards a small grants programme for hospices and palliative care providers across Africa to support the development of palliative care.

Funding Priorities

• Trustees favour support for items which directly improve the patient experience and the standard of palliative care services for people of all ages.
• Please note: For this round, prevention of and protection against Covid-19 for health workers, patients and their families will be included as crosscutting issues across all the funding priorities. This round they are therefore accepting applications for work designed to allow services to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Priority is given to the following, in no particular order:
• Training courses for palliative care services providers held in Africa (applicants must supply a curriculum/outline of the topics to be covered, Curriculum vitae (CVs) of the trainers, fill out the training template and supply the name of the accrediting body. Funds will be released on receiving the letter of acceptance for the training institution for those applying to undertake courses). For this round, training in dealing with Covid-19, including prevention, containment, referral and use of PPE, will also be considered.
• Equipment for patients (e.g., beds, wheelchairs). For this round, equipment may also include PPEs for staff and patients, or any other equipment to support palliative care patients during the Covid-19 crisis.
• Projects supporting paediatric palliative care services (this could include purchasing toys, integrating paediatric services into an existing programme, developing materials for advocacy, etc.)
• Palliative care Essential Medicines and Personal Protection Equipment. For this round, medicines and equipment may include that intended to ensure the safety of patients and staff including PPE; masks, aprons, gowns, face shields, temperature guns, hand sanitizer, soap, etc.
• Capital improvement costs (such as refurbishing buildings to improve the patient experience, buying furniture, etc.) for this round, capital improvement costs may include the adaptation of existing spaces to ensure the safety of staff and patients during the Covid-19 crisis.

Funding Information

The size of grants ranges from £500 – £5,000.

Ineligible

Grants will not be approved for:

• Attending conferences
• Education courses outside Africa
• General work with children and young people which does not adhere to the WHO definition of palliative care.
• Per Diems or grants to individuals or governments.
• Salary costs since multi-year grants are not considered.
• Only registered hospices and/or palliative care providers in any setting of care can apply.
• Any organization currently funded by the True Colours Trust even if that funding is not from the small grants programme.

For more information, visit

https://africasmallgrants.truecolourstrust.org.uk/how-to-apply/

3. A Chance to win up to £25,000 under LUSH Spring Prize

Submissions are now open for the 2023 LUSH Spring Prize to build capacity for those repairing the earth’s damaged systems and leaving the world lusher than they found it. the LUSH Spring prize is for organizations working to revive damaged social and natural environments and who want to share what they are doing to inspire and inform others. People worldwide are developing ways to live in harmony with nature. They generate renewable resources, restore ecosystems, nurture solidarity, and build health, wholeness, and resilience. They bring life back to damaged land and oceans and reversing silent springs. The Lush Spring Prize is here to support these regeneration movements through:

• A biennial £200,000 prize fund. This is open to communities, organizations, and businesses from the International stage through to Young and Established organizations and Influencers.
• Events that bring people together to share their skills and experience.
• Publicity to raise awareness of regeneration and its potential to heal damaged systems, create resilience to crises, and grow abundance.

Award Information

For 2023, the prize categories again cover the ideas stage, through to young and established organizations, and campaigns to influence policy or public opinion towards a more regenerative society.

• Intentional Award – at least 4 awards of up to £10,000
• Young Award – at least 3 awards of up to £20,000
• Established Award – at least 2 awards of up to £25,000
• Influence Award – at least 2 awards of up to £25,000
• Two additional collaborative prizes – with prize funds of £10,000 and £15,000

Eligibility Criteria

• They accept applications from anywhere in the world.
• You can also nominate an organization or project and they will contact them – encouraging them to apply.
• Lush, the company funding the Spring Prize, is a vegetarian company. As such, money awarded will not be channeled towards the direct slaughter o ill-treatment of animals.
• They will not fund organisations or projects involved in animal testing.
• They will not fund organisations or projects involved in destructive environmental and social practices.
• Although organisations farming animals will not be excluded, priority will be given to organisations which encourage alternatives to animal consumption.
• Any project which does not quite fit these eligibility guidelines is welcome to apply if they feel they can provide a strong argument for why they should consider them.
• Organizations may only submit an application to one category.
• No organization will receive a prize two years in a row.
• Prizes are for ongoing work (not as a reward for past work).

For more information, visit

https://springprize.org/

4. Common Futures Conversations to Get your Voice Heard

The Chatham House is pleased to announce the Common Futures Conversations, an online community of young people from Africa and Europe who want to make government better. Most young people feel cut off from the leaders and governments who shape society. That is why Chatham House created Common Futures Conversations. Their platform lets you speak directly online with presidents, prime ministers and other policy makers from Africa and Europe. It is your chance to help them understand your views and tell them how they could do things better.

Benefits

• Joining Common Futures gives you access to great career-building benefits:
• Contribute to articles and podcasts published on their website;
• Take part in their events;
• Learn about international affairs careers from Chatham House experts;
• Meet other young people from Africa and Europe who are interested in international affairs;
• Get your ideas heard by key people in African and European governments;
• Develop your writing, speaking and research skills.

Eligibility Criteria

To apply for Common Futures you must be:

• Ages 18-30;
• Based in a European or African country;
• Interested in developing real solutions to global challenges like climate change, inequality and security.
• You will also need a working knowledge of English.
• You do not have to have a degree or set experience to apply. They want to hear how you would help build a better world.

For more information, visit

https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-departments/communications-and-publishing-department/common-futures-conversations

5. Call for Proposals – Global Disability Summit Grants

 The International Disability Alliance (IDA) is seeking applications for Global Disability Summit Grants to support local and national initiatives contributing to the implementation and monitoring of GDS commitments for change.

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Funding Information

• Grants budget and duration: Between 4,000 EUR and 7,000 EUR for a period of seven months.
• Maximum number of grants: 15
• Duration and amount of the program: 85,000 EUR between 03 October, 2022 and 30 April, 2023.

Eligibility Criteria

• Organizations of persons with disabilities. Registration certificate will be requested.
• Application organizations must meet the following requirements and qualifications:
• Being a legal entity or organization of persons with disabilities.
• Being legally incorporated (registration documents will be required).
• Currently operating in the country which they are applying.
• Having a bank account in the name of the organization and the financial capacity to pre-finance 20% of the activities.
• Showing project management skills, as evidenced by the successful delivery of projects and grants of similar size.
• Being able to provide evidence of experience in the field of the call for proposals and a vision that corresponds to the objectives of the call.
• Ability to work proficiently in English for project management and reporting purposes (with delivery to be conducted in local languages).

For more information, visit

https://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/blog/call-proposals-global-disability-summit-grants

6. Grants to Support Access to Justice for Migrants in West Africa

 The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is pleased to announce the launch of its call for proposals for the award of grants aimed at promoting and protecting the human rights of migrants in Africa of the West by improving their access to justice. Under the joint PROMIS project between OHCHR and UNODC, funded by the Netherlands, these grants will be awarded to civil society organizations (CSOs), law firms and national human rights institutions (NHRIs) who provide legal assistance to migrants in one – or more – of the right project countries (Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, Nigeria or Senegal).

Funding Information

Grants awarded will each be for an amount of less than USD 20,000 for a maximum duration of 12 months.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible, organizations applying for the grant must meet the following criteria:

• Be a civil society organization, law firm or national human rights institution legally incorporated and registered for at least one year:
• Work and be based in one of the following countries: Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, Nigeria or Senegal;
• Have in their mandate the assistance to migrants, the protection of the rights of migrants, and/or the promotion of access to justice for migrants in the country concerned, as well as being already engaged in one or more activities of which the subject of this call for applications.

For more information, visit

https://westafrica.ohchr.org/CALL-FOR-PROPOSALS-GRANT-TO-STRENGHTEN-ACCESS-TO-JUSTICE-FOR-MIGRANTS-IN-WEST.html?var_mode=calcul

7. 5^th Youth Capacity Building Workshop in Africa

The African Union’s International Center for Girls’ and Women’s Education in Africa (African Union CIEFFA) is accepting applications for Youth Capacity Building Workshop. Through the YCB program participants gain access to a community of successful female and male role models and mentors who are movers and shakers within their communities of influence. The program offers participants the opportunity to learn and get updated on new knowledge and information at policy and practice levels within the continent that affect women’s socio-economic development and education, and extends to existing legal frameworks in support of gender equality in education in Africa; the education and training, as well as gender and youth-related strategic frameworks.

Benefits

• Fully funded trip to the three (3) day workshop (Economy tickets and accommodation);
• DSA for the duration of the workshop to cover dinners;
• Access to a network of over 240 girls’ and women’s education (GWE) youth champions in Africa.

Eligibility Criteria

• Be an African youth aged between 23 – 33 years of age;
• Be able to demonstrate the following: leadership abilities and aspirations; a commitment to the promotion of girls’ and women’s education;
• Have a clear understanding of one or both of the workshops’ languages; English or French;
• Hold a valid African passport (Passport must be valid by the 1^st of June 2023);
• Applications from African youth holding valid African passports but residing outside of Africa are also accepted.

For more information, visit

https://cieffa.au.int/en/5th-youth-capacity-building-workshop

8. 2022 GFFJ NGO Grant Awards

2022 GFFJ NGO Grant Awards are now open to recognize and reward Non-Profit Organisations worldwide who have dedicated their time and resources for global impact. The objective and goals of GFFJ is to embark on poverty alleviation programs and projects that is also in line with the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The Global Fund for Jesus (GFFJ), in line with its mandate to do that which Jesus would have done if He were still physically present amongst us; calls for Motivational Proposals and Expressions of Interest in the GFFJ Grant Awards from NGOs sharing the same passion as GFFJ for the poorest of the poor. The Global Fund for Jesus focuses specifically on uplifting the disadvantaged through the implementation of projects and programs to address the need for education, health, infrastructure development, poverty alleviation, food security and employment creation.

Funding Information

The GFFJ Thanksgiving Programme that entails the granting of cash awards of R100 000 to 20 selected NGOs and/or other forms of donations and/or assistance in kind; in line with the objectives of the Fund.

Eligibility Criteria

NGOs across the are encouraged to submit their proposals.

Terms and Conditions

• The Global Fund for Jesus reserves the right to conduct site visits at applicants’ corporate offices and/or at their operational sites if so required.
• The Global Fund for Jesus reserves the right to request all relevant information, agreements and other documents to verify information supplied to GFFJ in the call for proposal responses.
• The applicant hereby gives consent to The Global Fund for Jesus to conduct background checks, including FICA verification on the applicant entity.
• The awarding of any kind of donation/s to NGO’s are subject to the sole discretion of GFFJ and GFFJ’s decision will be the final. No negotiations will be entered into in this regard after completion of the selection process.
• No submissions will be accepted after closing date and incomplete applications will not be considered.

For more information, visit

https://www.facebook.com/GlobalFundForJesus

9. Alliance for Advancing Health Online’s Vaccine Confidence Fund

The Alliance for Advancing Health Online (AAHO) is excited to launch a second Request for Proposals (RFP) for global research focusing on harnessing the power of social media to increase vaccination confidence and uptake with an emphasis on enhancing routine immunization and educating health care workers on addressing vaccine hesitancy. The Alliance for Advancing Health Online is bringing collaborators from the technology, health, global development, and academic sectors together to advance public understanding of how social media can best be utilized to better understand and increase the health and resiliency of communities around the world.

Funding Information

The range of awards will vary based on the scope of the research, but award amounts will range between $250,000 and $450,000. Please note this Fund is willing to consider proposals up to $500,000 provided there is strong justification for why additional funding is needed.

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Eligibility Criteria

Research that takes place in any country is eligible. The goal of the RFP is to ensure diversity of research globally – both high-income and low-income countries.

For more information, visit

Vaccine Confidence Fund

10. Electric South XR Social Impact Grant in Africa

Electric South invites emerging as well as accomplished African XR creators to apply for a new XR Social Impact Grant. The aim of the grant is to give African creators access to skills, expertise, tools and networks to create a prototype or proof of concept using RT3D/XR technology, or to help finish an already existing project.

What will the grant entail?

• Seven extended reality projects (augmented or virtual reality) will be selected to receive $5,000 USD each in rant funds to develop their proof of concepts, or to complete projects already in progress. Artists will retain full ownership of all work that is produced.
• In addition, creators will participate in a few group sessions with experts, and will receive one-on-one technical support from specialists and advisors. All sessions will take place online in October and November, 2022.

Eligibility Criteria

• They are looking for immersive media artists, creative technologists and developers who have some experience using RT3D/XR and who have an existing project or concept that utilizes the medium in some way. Creators should be change makers in their fields with a keen focus on social impact-driven stories.
• Existing projects which are near completion and could use grant funds and access to experts to get over the finish line, are welcome to apply. In addition, artists with concepts who are looking to build a prototype/proof of concept are also welcome to apply. Proof of concepts, prototypes or projects must use RT3D/XR in a meaningful and impactful way.
• Applicants must be citizens of an African country and based in Africa for the majority of the time (at least 6 months/year). They welcome participants from across the African continent, and encourage applicants from identities that have been historically under supported or underrepresented within the fields of art and technology to apply, including those who are disabled, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and others.
• Either well versed in a game engine (Unity or Unreal etc.) or technically proficient in similar real-time content creation, 3D modeling or animation software (for example, Blender, Maya or Autodesk 3DS Max).

For more information, visit

Electric South