The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) announces an open competition (see eligibility information in Funding Announcement), under the Toxic Chemicals earmark to reduce and mitigate environmental contamination and human exposures…

Maximum award: USD 739,875

Closing date: 29 Jul 24

This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing.

Maximum award: £8,000,000

Closing date: 30 Jul 24

Duties: The successful candidate will be expected to: (i) teach post-graduate and undergraduate level courses in Anatomy and Physiology to Health Science; (ii) supervise post graduate and undergraduate student’s projects as need may arise; (iii) participate in the academic, governance and social engagement in range ecology or related field; (iv) and perform any other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Head of Department.

Closing date:  Open until filled

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Innovate UK, through the Global Alliance Africa project is investing in three UK-Nigeria collaborative pilot projects towards the adoption of circular fashion business models in Nigeria.

Maximum award: £40,000

Closing date: 05 Aug 24

This enables postdoctoral fellows from any mathematical discipline to undertake projects on a topic that is relevant to the understanding, modelling or response to climate change. A total of 15 fellowships are available, each worth CAD 32,000 per year for two years.

Maximum award: CAD 64,000

Closing date: No deadline

Education grants are awarded to women from developing and middle-income countries who, upon obtainment of their degree, intend to work in, or with, a developing country to improve the lives of women and/or children.

Pograms:

• US & Canada program
• Trinity Washington University program
• South Africa…

Maximum award: USD 15,000

Closing date: 14 Sep 24

The grants support higher and further education institutions and sector bodies in the UK and 10 other countries to build partnerships and enable systemic change in priority themes relating to gender equality.

Maximum award: £25,000

Closing date: 16 Sep 24

This funding opportunity is open to UK and Africa-based researchers to collaborate on physics-led projects in:

• climate
• energy
• fundamental physics for the African economy

Workshop registration can be found in the additional information section.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for STFC funding and have a project co-lead based at a research organisation in an eligible African country.

Projects must start by March 2025. STFC will fund 80% of the full economic cost (FEC) for projects lasting up to 24 months. STFC will fund 100% of the costs for international applicants.

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This recognises individuals with achievements in the field of medical research who have combated infectious and other diseases in Africa, thus contributing to the health and welfare of the African people and of all humankind. The prize is worth JPY 100 million.

Maximum award: JPY 100,000,000

Closing date: 20 Sep 24

JSPS is now accepting nominations for the Medical Research Category of the 5th Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize.

In the footsteps of Hideyo Noguchi, this Prize recognizes and honours individuals who have made highly meaningful contributions to the fields of medical research accruing to the cure and treatment of infectious and other diseases prevalent in Africa. This Prize was also established to recognise those who have contributed significantly to the improvement of public health on the African Continent, thus contributing to the health and welfare of the African people and by extension, to all humanity.

The nomination deadline is Friday, 20 September 2024.

For more information about this prize and how to make a nomination, please visit the following website:

https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-noguchiafrica/index.html

These support research that will develop practical solutions to global health challenges and inequities.

Maximum award: £2,000,000

Closing date: 03 Dec 24