Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund

The Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund was established in 2012, with generous support from The ALBORADA Trust. The 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, NIAB and British Antarctic Survey) and sub-Saharan African institutions, across all disciplines, to initiate and/or strengthen research collaborations. To date, more than 240 awards have been made, to enable Cambridge researchers to engage with African colleagues from 31 African countries. Some awardees have been able to use the preliminary results from their seed fund / research collaboration to apply for and win significant funding (e.g. Royal Society/Leverhulme Awards, Global Challenges Research Fund, etc.).

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund 2021, applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • There must exist a research collaboration between applicants from Cambridge and sub-Saharan African institution where both applicants agree to work together.
  • Both applicants must be based at the University of Cambridge or its affiliated institution and a research institution or university in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Both applicants must be at post-doctoral level or above, and by completing an application it is understood that they are both doing so with support from their Head of Department or equivalent.
  • Both applicants should have a formal link to a research group/department/faculty in their home institution

Benefits

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 (bearing in mind feasibility of travel due to COVID restrictions)
  • conducting research training activities in Africa (e.g. setting up courses/workshops).

Application

  • Both applicants must register and complete a savable online application form, available on the CambridgeAfrica website. Final submissions should include the following documents:
  • Case for support and a lay summary
  • An itemized budget (template provided)
  • A letter of support from the department/faculty of the CambridgePI
  • A letter of support from the department/institution of the AfricanPI
  • CVs (maximum 2 pages) for both the Cambridge and Africa PI

The details of two suggested referees are also required; these should be individuals who have no conflicts of interest
with the project or investigators (e.g. they should not be from the same Department).
The deadline for submission is 3rd September 2021 but applications can be submitted at any time before this. Any
queries should be sent to alboradafund@cambridge-africa.cam.ac.uk

For more details: https://www.cambridge-africa.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/2021-call/

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