African Union Research Grants: 2016 – Open Call for Proposals

African Union Research Grants: 2016 – Open Call for Proposals  

Reference: [HRST/ST/AURG-II/CALL1/2016]

The African Union Commission is seeking proposals for research in Africa focusing on the thematic area: Food, Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) with a focus on Sustainable Intensification as articulated within the Africa’s Science Technology and Innovation Strategy-2024 adopted by the AU Executive Council decision EX.CL/839(XXV), which addresses aspirations identified under the Agenda 2063 and Priority area 3 on Human development of the EU-Africa partnership under the implementation mechanisms of the EU-Africa HLPD for STI. The programme is financed through financing assistance from the European Commission Pan-African Programme (PanAf).

The full Guidelines for Applicants, Application form and other supporting documents are available for downloading from the Internet Site http://au.int/en/AURG

The deadline for submission of proposals is 17 August 2016 at 1700 hours (+3 GMT) Addis Ababa.

Contact:
Programme Management Unit of the
African Union Research Grant
Department of HRST
African Union Commission
P. O. Box 3243
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Email: research-info@africa- union.org