[Tprisf] Fwd: [CEGA-EASST] May Funding and Research Opportunities
Mwema Felix
mwema.felix at gmail.com
Thu May 7 07:52:27 EAT 2015
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From: Kuranda Morgan <kmorgan at berkeley.edu>
Date: 7 May 2015 at 07:22
Subject: [CEGA-EASST] May Funding and Research Opportunities
To: easstopportunities at lists.berkeley.edu
Dear EASST Opportunity Seekers,
Please scroll down for new and previously mentioned funding and research
opportunities available to East African researchers. Please pass among your
colleagues and networks.
Best,
Kuranda
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*May 2015 Announcements:*
1. NEW! May, 2015: Impact Evaluation Field Coordinator in Tanzania
<(bnhill at worldbank.org)>
2. NEW! May, 2015: M&E and Analyst Job Opportunities with One Acre Fund
<http://www.oneacrefund.org/careers/job-openings/#sec-tab-01>
3. NEW! May 13, 2015: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation- Grand
Challenges Explorations
<http://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/explorations/pages/introduction.aspx>
4. NEW! May 14, 2015: Economic and Social Research Council (ESCR) and
the UK Department for International Development 2015 Call for Raisin
Learning Outcomes in Education Systems Research
<http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/funding-opportunities/33605/esrc-dfid-raising-learning-outcomes-in-education-systems-call-2015-(14-may).aspx>
5. NEW! May 15, 2015: Urban Poverty Graduate Student Paper Competition
<http://wilsoncenter.org/article/urban-poverty-graduate-student-paper-competition-2015?utm_source=HESN+News+You+Can+Use+-+March+25&utm_campaign=HESN+NYCU+March+30&utm_medium=email>
6. NEW! May 22, 2015: Securing Water for Food- Request for Concept Notes
<https://screendoor.dobt.co/swff/rd3?utm_source=HESN+News+You+Can+Use+-+March+25&utm_campaign=HESN+NYCU+March+30&utm_medium=email>
7. NEW! May 22, 2015: National Institute of Health (NIH) International
Research in Infectious Diseases
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-14-080.html>
8. NEW! May 24, 2015: Laterite Ltd. is Hiring
<http://www.laterite-africa.com/work-with-us/>
9. NEW! May 28, 2015: Public Health Intervention Development Scheme
(PHIND)
<http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/browse/public-health-intervention-development-scheme-phind/>
10. May 31, 2015: 3ie Replication Window 3: HIV Prevention
<http://www.3ieimpact.org/en/funding/replication-window/replication-window-3-hiv-prevention/>
11. May 31, 2015: Rotary International Peace Fellowships
<https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/get-involved/exchange-ideas/peace-fellowship-application>
12. NEW! June 1, 2015: Organic Health Response (OHR) is hiring an
Executive Director
<http://organichealthresponse.org/executive-director-position/>
13. NEW! June 2, 2015: Spencer Foundation- Small Research Grants
<http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/budgets-50000-or-less>
14. NEW! June 5, 2015: NIH Dissemination and Implementation Research in
Health <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-055.html>
15. NEW! June 13, 2015: MIT- Hosted Contest on Climate Change Solutions
<http://climatecolab.org/>
16. NEW! July 15, 2015: Global Infectious Disease Research Administration
Development Award for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions
17. NEW! July 29, 2015: Global Infection Disease Research Training Program
(GID)
<http://www.fic.nih.gov/Programs/Pages/infectious-disease.aspx?utm_source=funding-news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=funding-news>
18. NEW! June 30, 2015: Economic and Social Research Council Research Grants
<http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/funding-opportunities/3717/research-grants.aspx>
19. NEW! August 1, 2015: Call for Papers- Structural Transformation of
African Agriculture and Rural Spaces Conference <staars at cornell.edu>
20. Ongoing: Twaweza is Recruiting! <http://twaweza.org/go/jobs-jan-2015>
*Funding and Research Opportunities:*
*NEW! **May, 2015: Impact Evaluation Field Coordinator in Tanzania
<(bnhill at worldbank.org)> *
The World Bank Group’s Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) seeks a
Short Term Consultant (STC) to provide partner coordination and evaluation
design support for gender-informed impact evaluations and quantitative
analytical projects in Tanzania. The STC will work on rigorous impact
evaluations on projects related to agriculture, private sector development
and nutrition primarily in southern Tanzania and the Africa region. For
more information, see the attached Terms of Reference.
*NEW! **May, 2015: M&E and Analyst Job Opportunities with One Acre Fund
<http://www.oneacrefund.org/careers/job-openings/#sec-tab-01>*
One Acre Fund (www.oneacrefund.org) is currently recruiting for M&E and
Analyst roles: 1) Monitoring and Evaluation Associate (Rural Rwanda)
<http://www.oneacrefund.org/careers/job-openings/#sec-741_283_19_18>:
Conduct monitoring and evaluation on One Acre Fund projects, as well as
data analysis, to inform recommendations and decision-making. 2) Agriculture
Research Associate/Manager (Rural Rwanda)
<http://www.oneacrefund.org/careers/job-openings/#sec-741_432_34_33>: Help
the Agriculture Innovation team to find the most impactful agricultural
practices and products for Rwandan farmers through research, agricultural
education, and field trial management. 3). Strategy and Research
Analyst/Specialist (Nairobi preferred)
<http://www.oneacrefund.org/careers/job-openings/#sec-741_298_30_29>: Work
with the Internal Consulting Team to support the organization's growth and
strategy through research and analysis. For more information on these
positions and to apply, go here.
<http://www.oneacrefund.org/careers/job-openings/#sec-tab-01>
*NEW! **May 13, 2015: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation- Grand Challenges
Explorations
<http://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/explorations/pages/introduction.aspx>*
Grand Challenges Explorations fosters innovation in global health research.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $100 million to encourage
scientists worldwide to expand the pipeline of ideas to fight our greatest
health challenges. The grant program is open to anyone from any discipline,
from student to tenured professor, and from any organization—colleges and
universities, government laboratories, research institutions, nonprofit
organizations and for-profit companies. For more information, go here.
<http://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/explorations/pages/introduction.aspx>
*NEW! **May 14, 2015: Economic and Social Research Council (ESCR) and the
UK Department for International Development 2015 Call for Raisin Learning
Outcomes in Education Systems Research
<http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/funding-opportunities/33605/esrc-dfid-raising-learning-outcomes-in-education-systems-call-2015-(14-may).aspx>
*
ESRC and DFID are inviting applications to a second call under their joint
program "Education and Development: Raising Learning Outcomes in Education
Systems." The 2015 call will focus on the theme of "challenging contexts",
where education systems face particular challenges, and what enables or
inhibits the raising of learning outcomes. Specific contexts of focus will
include remote rural areas, urban slums and border cities.
*NEW! **May 15, 2015: Urban Poverty Graduate Student Paper Competition
<http://wilsoncenter.org/article/urban-poverty-graduate-student-paper-competition-2015?utm_source=HESN+News+You+Can+Use+-+March+25&utm_campaign=HESN+NYCU+March+30&utm_medium=email>*
To encourage a new generation of urban policy makers and promote early
career research, USAID, International Housing Coalition (IHC), World Bank,
the Wilson Center, and Cities Alliance are co-sponsoring the sixth annual
paper competition for graduate students, seeking abstracts on urban poverty
in the developing world. Winning papers will be published and selected
authors will be invited to present their work in a policy workshop to be
held at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. in January, 2016. The grand
prize winner will also receive $1000. Papers must be linked to one of the
following sub-topics: 1) Metropolitan Approaches for the Urban Poor 2)
Making Smart Cities Inclusive 3) Innovation in Urban Water and Sanitation
4) Cities Through a Gender Lens. For more information, go here.
<http://wilsoncenter.org/article/urban-poverty-graduate-student-paper-competition-2015?utm_source=HESN+News+You+Can+Use+-+March+25&utm_campaign=HESN+NYCU+March+30&utm_medium=email>
*NEW! **May 22, 2015: Securing Water for Food- Request for Concept Notes
<https://screendoor.dobt.co/swff/rd3?utm_source=HESN+News+You+Can+Use+-+March+25&utm_campaign=HESN+NYCU+March+30&utm_medium=email>*
This Request for Applications
<https://screendoor.dobt.co/swff/rd3?utm_source=HESN+News+You+Can+Use+-+March+25&utm_campaign=HESN+NYCU+March+30&utm_medium=email>
(RFA)
is a funding competition to source and accelerate innovations that will
enable the production of more food with less water or make more water
available for food production, processing, and distribution. The three
areas that are deemed critical to reducing water scarcity in the food value
chain are listed as: 1) Improving water efficiency and reusing agricultural
wastewater to significantly extend the productivity of limited water
resources. 2) Effective water capture and storage systems for extending
temporal availability of water supply in regions where precipitation is
seasonal. 3) Management of salinity in water supplies, as it is a major
threat to food production. Securing Water for Food anticipates disbursing
$12.5 million USD in award funding. For more information, go here.
<https://screendoor.dobt.co/swff/rd3?utm_source=HESN+News+You+Can+Use+-+March+25&utm_campaign=HESN+NYCU+March+30&utm_medium=email>
*NEW! **May 22, 2015: National Institute of Health (NIH) International
Research in Infectious Diseases
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-14-080.html> *
NIAID has a long-standing interest in and commitment to global health and
international research. Topics of interest for this program are limited to
research on infectious diseases, including emerging infections that are of
public health significance within the applicant country. The purpose of
this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage the submission
of R01 applications from institutions in eligible foreign countries to
conduct studies in infectious disease research. Collaborations with
investigators in the United States (U.S.) are encouraged but not required.
These grants will serve to build independent research capacity by providing
direct funding to investigators who do not currently have NIH-funded grant
or contract awards for research projects. The intent of these activities is
to advance the development of local scientific expertise.
*NEW! **May 24, 2015: Laterite Ltd. is Hiring
<http://www.laterite-africa.com/work-with-us/>*
Laterite <http://www.laterite-africa.com/>, a data, research, and advisory
firm dedicated to social and economic development is looking to hire a
Project Manager, Research Associate, and a Research Analyst to join its
Kigali office. Applicants should have strong quantitative skills and
excellent fluency in English. For more information, please see the attached
Terms of Reference, or go to http://www.laterite-africa.com/work-with-us/.
*NEW! **May 28, 2015: Public Health Intervention Development Scheme
(PHIND)
<http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/browse/public-health-intervention-development-scheme-phind/>*
The Medical Research Council Public Health Intervention Development scheme
(PHIND) supports the early stages of development of public health
interventions. Studies funded by the scheme will develop a solid
theoretical framework and generate evidence on the design specification and
feasibility of the intervention. Essential knowledge obtained from these
preliminary studies will provide the foundation for future pilot testing
and evaluation, with the ultimate aim of improving the effectiveness of public
health interventions. Applicants can apply for up to £150K for a maximum of
18 months. For more information and to apply, go here.
<http://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/browse/public-health-intervention-development-scheme-phind/>
*May 31, 2015: 3ie Replication Window 3: HIV Prevention*
<http://www.3ieimpact.org/en/funding/replication-window/replication-window-3-hiv-prevention/>
3ie invites expressions of interest from researchers to conduct internal
replications of influential, innovative, or controversial impact
evaluations of biomedical, behavioural, social and structural HIV
prevention interventions. By internal replication, 3ie means the
reconciliation and re-analysis of the findings of an original study using
the study’s own raw data and perhaps also using data from different sources
for the same population. More information here
<http://www.3ieimpact.org/media/filer_public/2014/05/06/reoi_for_rw3_hiv_prevention_update_060114.pdf>
.
*May 31, 2015: Rotary International Peace Fellowships*
<https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/get-involved/exchange-ideas/peace-fellowship-application>
Applications for the 2016-2017 Rotary Peace Fellowship program are now
being accepted. Each year, Rotary funds some of the world's most dedicated
and brightest professionals to study at Rotary Peace Centers. Through
training, study, and practice, Rotary Peace Fellows become leaders and
catalysts for peace and conflict resolution; many go on to careers in
national governments, NGOs, the military, law enforcement, and
international organizations like the United Nations and World Bank. For
more information and to apply, go here.
<https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/get-involved/exchange-ideas/peace-fellowship-application>
*NEW! **June 1, 2015: Organic Health Response (OHR) is hiring an Executive
Director <http://organichealthresponse.org/executive-director-position/>*
Organic Health Response seeks to strengthen the health, resilience, and
voice of the greater Mfangano Island community located in Lake Victoria,
Kenya. OHR is seeking a dynamic Executive Director who will serve as the
organization’s strategic leader. The ED will lead a global team, develop
and implement OHR’s fundraising strategy, steer our program vision and
liaise between the organization and its Board of Directors.
Responsibilities include managing a growing, motivated team, cultivating
partnerships and increasing the organization’s profile in Kenya and in the
United States. The start date is August 1, 2015. For more information go
here <http://organichealthresponse.org/executive-director-position/>.
Contact the Operations Director, Kelsi Hines, at
khines at organichealthresponse.org.
*NEW! **June 2, 2015: Spencer Foundation- Small Research Grants
<http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/budgets-50000-or-less>*
The Small Research Grants program is currently accepting proposals with a
total budget of $50,000 or less. Areas of focus include research questions
about educational outcomes, purposes, practices, policies, and enabling (or
constraining) organizational contexts and processes. Proposals must be
submitted in English and budgets must be proposed in U.S. Dollars. For more
information and to apply, go here.
<http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/budgets-50000-or-less>
*NEW! **June 5, 2015: NIH Dissemination and Implementation Research in
Health <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-055.html>*
NIH encourages investigators to submit research grant applications that
will identify, develop, evaluate, and refine effective and efficient
methods, systems, infrastructures, and strategies to disseminate and
implement research-tested health behavior change interventions,
evidence-based prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment and
management, and quality of life improvement services, and data monitoring
and surveillance reporting tools into public health and clinical practice
settings that focus on patient outcomes.
*NEW! **June 13, 2015: MIT- Hosted Contest on Climate Change Solutions
<http://climatecolab.org/>*
At MIT’s Climate CoLab, you can work with people from around the world to
develop ideas and action plans on how to address climate change. There are
currently over 20 active contests to surface the most promising solutions
to climate change that range from low-carbon energy, to building
efficiency, adaptation, shifting public attitudes and behaviors, waste
management, carbon pricing, and more. Authors of winning proposals will be
invited to present their work to governments, business executives, NGO
leaders, and scientists who can help move toward implementation. There is
also a $10,000 Grant Prize for winning proposals. For more information, go
here <http://climatecolab.org/>.
*NEW! **July 15, 2015: Global Infectious Disease Research Administration
Development Award for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions*
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite
applications from research institutions in low- to middle-income countries
(LMIC) to provide senior administrators from these institutions with
advanced training in the management of NIH grants. The ultimate goal is to
improve oversight of NIAID grant awards and compliance with NIH funding
policies and Federal research funding requirements for NIAID-supported
foreign institutions in low to middle-income countries. For more
information, go here.
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-15-131.html>
*NEW! **July 29, 2015: Global Infection Disease Research Training Program
(GID)
<http://www.fic.nih.gov/Programs/Pages/infectious-disease.aspx?utm_source=funding-news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=funding-news>*
The *Global Infectious Disease (GID)* program addresses research training
needs related to infectious diseases that are predominantly endemic in or
impact upon people living in developing countries. The training programs
include a variety of research training options to match the needs of the
developing country institution. The ultimate goal is to build a critical
mass of researchers and support staff to conduct independent infectious
disease research in developing country institutions. For more information,
go here.
<http://www.fic.nih.gov/Programs/Pages/infectious-disease.aspx?utm_source=funding-news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=funding-news>
*June 30, 2015: Economic and Social Research Council Research Grants
<http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/funding-opportunities/3717/research-grants.aspx>*
Awards ranging from £200,000 to £2 million (100 per cent full Economic Cost
(fEC)) can be made to eligible institutions to enable individuals
or research teams to undertake anything from a standard research project
through to a large-scale survey and other infrastructure or methodological
development. There is considerable flexibility when it comes to subject
area, too. As long as you always make sure that your suggested topic falls
within ESRC's remit, you are free to concentrate on any research area. For
more information and to apply, go here.
<http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/funding-opportunities/3717/research-grants.aspx>
*NEW! **August 1, 2015: Call for Papers- Structural Transformation of
African Agriculture and Rural Spaces Conference <staars at cornell.edu>*
Cornell University, in in partnership with the African Development Bank
(AfDB), the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), the Partnership
for Economic Policy (PEP), and the World Bank, invites the submission of
papers to be considered for presentation at a high-level conference on the
Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces, to be
held on *December 4-5, 2015* in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, immediately
following the AERC Biannual Research Workshop. Extended abstracts (of
length 3-5 pages) explaining precisely the core question(s), data and
methods used, and (anticipated) findings or complete papers should be
submitted by email to staars at cornell.edu before *August 1, 2015*.
Acceptance decisions will be communicated within six weeks of the
submission deadline. The African Development Bank will cover all economy
class travel costs for one author/presenter of a limited number of the
papers selected for inclusion in the program. For more information, contact
Dr. Paul Christian at staars at cornell.edu. See the attached Call for Papers
for further information.
*Ongoing: Twaweza is Recruiting!* <http://twaweza.org/go/jobs-jan-2015>
Twaweza has just started to implement a new four-year strategy. They are
therefore looking to recruit keen and motivated candidates to fill several
exciting posts to support implementation of the new strategy. At this
stage, there are 26 positions available. More information on each position
and information on how to submit your application can be found here.
<http://twaweza.org/go/jobs-jan-2015>
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