The Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund supports pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge (or an affiliated institution such as the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and NIAB) and sub-Saharan African institutions, across all disciplines, to initiate and/or strengthen research collaborations.
Application Deadline: 4th September 2023.
Eligible Countries: Sub-Saharan African Countries (Including Sudan)
Fields of Grant: Applications should generally fall into one of these four research-related categories:
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- Workshop/research training course, in Africa
- Travel between Cambridge and Africa
- Research Project
- Equipment
About the Award: The Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund competitively awards grants of between £1,000 and £20,000, for:
- research costs (such as reagents, fieldwork and equipment)
- research-related travel between Cambridge and Africa
- conducting research training activities in Africa (e.g. setting up courses/workshops).
Type: Grants
Eligibility:
- Applications should be submitted jointly by an applicant based in Cambridge and an applicant based in a university or research institution in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Both applicants must be at the post-doctoral level or above, and by completing an application, it is understood that they are both doing so with support from their Senior Researcher/Head of Group/Principle Investigator, if they are not in this position themselves.
- Both applicants should have a formal link to a research group/department/faculty in their home institution.
- The Cambridge applicant must be either working at the University of Cambridge, or at a research Institute affiliated with the University. Previous successful Cambridge applicants have included those from: Wellcome-Trust Sanger Institute; MRC Human Nutrition Research; National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB).
- The African applicant must be from a sub-Saharan African research Institution or university. The Cambridge applicants will act as the lead applicants, for administrative purposes, as the awards must be paid to their Cambridge departments/faculties/institutes.
- Requests for additional support from returning Cambridge or African recipients will only be considered in the following instances:
- For supporting courses and workshops in Africa that have been previously funded, or are new. Applicants must provide justification that includes evidence that other sources of funding have been sought, and what plans there are for future funding sustainability. Also, a report(s) should have been submitted for the previous funding received
- Request for funding for research (reagents, equipment or travel) with the old or a new collaborator, but a new project. Report(s) should have been submitted for the previous funding received.
Number of Awards: Not specified
Value of Program: Grants are between £1,000 and £20,000. Awards will range from £1,000 – £20,000, and limits apply for categories as follows:
- Maximum of £20,000 for applications in the sciences (including equipment)
- Maximum of £6,000 for applications in the social sciences and humanities
- Maximum of £5,000 for a workshop/course in Africa
- Maximum of £3,000 for a travel award
How to Apply:Â
- The online application form has been designed to allow both applicants (Cambridge- and Africa-based) to log in, update, save and eventually submit electronically.
- To access the form, the Cambridge based applicant must Register Here. Only applicants with @cam.ac.uk, @sanger.ac.uk, @babraham.ac.uk, @bas.ac.uk and @niab.ac.uk email addresses can register.
- The Cambridge-based applicant must then log in to the Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund application form, where they will see the words “Invite a 2nd applicant to view/edit this submission”. Click on this link in order to invite the Africa-based applicant to register and edit the forms.
- If you are eligible to apply, but are unable to register on the page above, then please contact [email protected].
- If you have already registered, please Log In to access the form.
The deadline to submit an application for collaborative research funding is Monday 4th September 2023
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