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Uganda and other eligible low- and middle-income countries · On Site
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Uganda and other eligible low- and middle-income countries · On Site
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Uganda and other eligible low- and middle-income countries · On Site
Full opportunity detailsScience Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa
Participating African countries · On Site
Full opportunity detailsAfrica Medical and Behavioral Sciences Organization
Uganda / Africa · On Site
Full opportunity detailsSwarovski Foundation
Global · On Site
Full opportunity detailsGerman Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Germany · On Site
Full opportunity detailsRoddenberry Foundation
Global · On Site
Full opportunity detailsThe Pollination Project
Global · On Site
Full opportunity detailsArab Gulf Programme for Development
Global · On Site
Full opportunity detailsClean Captive Installations for Industrial Clients in Sub-Sahara Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa · On Site
Full opportunity detailsUnited Nations Environment Programme – Kunming Biodiversity Fund
Eligible developing-country Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity · On Site
Full opportunity detailsInternational Fund for Agricultural Development
Global · On Site
Full opportunity detailsAU-EU Youth Action Lab
Uganda and 11 other African focus countries · On Site
Full opportunity detailsFund for Innovation in Development
Global projects in eligible low- and middle-income countries · On Site
Full opportunity detailsWallace House Center for Journalists, University of Michigan
United States · On Site
Full opportunity detailsGlobal EbA Fund
Global projects in ODA-eligible countries · On Site
Full opportunity detailsGlobal EbA Fund
Global with priority for least developed countries and small island developing states · On Site
Full opportunity detailsGlobal Environment Facility Small Grants Programme and International Union for Conservation of Nature
African eligible countries including Uganda · On Site
Full opportunity detailsUnited Nations Environment Programme
Uganda and other East African Community and South Caucasus countries · On Site
Full opportunity detailsAU-EU Youth Action Lab
Uganda and 11 other African focus countries · On Site
Full opportunity detailsGates Foundation Grand Challenges
Multiple countries · On Site
Full opportunity detailsGates Foundation Grand Challenges
Multiple countries · On Site
Full opportunity detailsFAO and Smart Africa
Africa — Uganda is a priority deployment country
Full opportunity detailsWorld Health Organization
Online — worldwide
Full opportunity detailsParticipating African countries · On Site
Uganda is explicitly listed among the participating countries. Eligible Ugandan researchers and institutions may participate in qualifying multi-country consortia involving institutions from participating African countries and addressing one of the call\'s priority themes.
The SGCI Multilateral Research Call funds African-led collaborations aligned with the African Union\'s Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa 2034. Priority areas include health, agriculture, artificial intelligence and digital technologies, energy and environment.
Benefits
Each funded consortium member may receive between CAD 50,000 and CAD 300,000. Projects may run for up to 36 months, with support for collaborative research, research-capacity strengthening, policy engagement and research uptake.
Requirements
Applicants must form an eligible multi-country consortium and prepare an Expression of Interest describing the research problem, scientific approach, partner institutions, consortium structure, capacity-strengthening activities, policy relevance, research-uptake pathway and proposed budget.
How to apply
Review the official call and participating-country requirements, establish the required consortium and submit the complete Expression of Interest through the SGCI application platform by 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time on 2026-09-25.