Are you a talented early-career scientist who
has already produced excellent supervised work, is ready to work independently,
and shows potential to be a research leader? The African Research Initiative
for Scientific Excellence Pilot Programme (ARISE-PP) Grant is an opportunity
for you to further develop your research career and become a principal
researcher leading your own grant.
Objectives
- To enhance the capabilities of
emerging African research leaders committed to a research and teaching
career in Africa
- To strengthen institutional
research management and support systems to enable panAfrican research to
thrive
- To support the generation of
cutting-edge research in contribution to the transformation of Africa into
a knowledge-based and innovation-led continent and towards the
transformation of lives in Africa through science
Funding Information
The maximum grant amount per grantee is a lump
sum of EUR 500,000 for a period not exceeding 60 months (5 years). An
ARISE grant can cover up to 100% of the total eligible direct costs of the
research plus a contribution of up to 7% of the total eligible direct costs
towards indirect costs.
Language
All applications and their supporting documents
must be submitted in English. Supporting documents issued in a language other
than English should be accompanied with their English translation.
What proposals are
eligible?
The ARISE-PP grants are open to applications
from all fields of research. Proposals should take into account the
priorities of the AU-EU High Level Policy Dialogue on Science Technology and
Innovation (Public Health, Green Transition, Innovation and Technology,
Capacities for science).
Eligibility Criteria
- African researchers who are African
nationals with 2-7 years of research experience since completion of
their PhD, a scientific track record showing great promise, and an
excellent research proposal to conduct excellent research in an African
university or research institution.
- Research must be conducted
at an eligible university or research institution located in one
of the African Union member states. The Host Institution (HI)
must be a legal entity and a leading African institution able to
provide an excellent research environment and facilities that match the
requirements of the proposed research project.
- Applications for an ARISE grant
must be submitted by the lead Principal Investigator (PI) in collaboration
with, and on behalf of, their African Host Institution. Grants are awarded
to the HI with the explicit commitment that this institution will
offer appropriate conditions for the PI to direct the research
independently and manage its funding for the duration of the project.
- The PI does not necessarily
have to be working at the proposed host institution at the time of
submission of the proposal. However, a mutual agreement and the host
institution’s commitment on how the relationship will be established are
necessary, should the proposal be successful. The PI should be planning to
work with the students and faculty based at the proposed host institution
to enhance the HI’s capacity to undertake cutting edge research.
- The call targets to award one
grant per country. Therefore, researchers seeking to work at Host
Institutions in countries often not awarded grants in pan African research
funding calls are encouraged to apply.
Post Date - 18-Jun-2021