Nuffield Foundation Africa Programme grants

£3 million in total to fund training initiatives in science, technology and public service provision in Africa.

Grants of up to £400,000 are available for UK and African universities and/or NGOs working in partnership, often together with African government departments or quasi government bodies such as training and research institutions, to develop training initiatives in science, technology and public service provision.

The programme supports projects that:

• benefit Southern or Eastern Africa
• develop training initiatives that focus primarily on health, science, engineering, technology and mathematics. Proposals in education, law and social welfare may also be considered
• build expertise at research and professional level

Eligibility

Only UK-based non-profit organisations - academic institutions and NGOs - can apply. These organisations must have well-established links with partner organisations in the country/region where the proposed work is to take place and must have developed the proposal together with these partners.

Funding

Grants are awarded for small pilot projects of £5,000 to larger projects of up to £400,000 over five years. These larger projects are funded in phased stages. Applications for co-funding are welcome, for example, where the Programme would fund the training element of a larger project.

Applying

Applications can be made anytime but actual decisions on suitability will be made three times a year. The 2010 cut off dates for submission of outlines are in 19 March, 9 July and 5 November.

• Download the guidelines (PDF 43.5KB) for full details of the programme and how to apply.

The Nuffield Foundation is UK charitable trust. It supports work which will bring about improvements in society, and which is founded on careful reflection and informed by objective and reliable evidence.