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African Union Research Grant Programme- 2018 Open Call for Proposals

March 1 2018
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The African Union Commission, with the support of the European Union, has launched the 2018 Open Call for Proposals of the 2nd Phase of the African Union Research Grant on February 23, 2018.

This call for proposal supports Africa’s Science Technology and Innovation Strategy-2024 which addresses the aspirations identified under Agenda 2063 and Priority 3 on Human development of the EU-Africa partnership. The call supports research on: Food, Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) with particular attention on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition.

The African Union Research Grant (AURG) is one of the programmes initiated within the Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology (DHRST) to support a Pan African research and development through grants and direct funding. The programme provides the needed opportunity to use Science and Technology (S&T) as a tool for sustainable development, building and strengthening Africa’s S&T capacities.

The Commission through the support of the European Union secured a sum of 17.5 million euro under the EU Pan-African Programme to launch 2 calls for research proposals in Africa in 2016 and 2018. The full Guidelines for Applicants, Application form and other supporting documents are available for downloading at: https://au.int/en/documents/20180222/african-union-research-grants-ii-open-call-proposals-2018-edition

Document relevant to the topics: Development of new potato varieties , Processing techniques and technologies , Production and post-harvest technologies and practices , Quality management along the seed potato value chain , Research and Innovation
Document relevant to the regions and countries: EU and Others , Kenya , Rwanda , Tanzania , Uganda
Related website: https://au.int/en/documents/20180222/african-union-research-grants-ii-open-call-proposals-2018-edition
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