THE AFRICAN UNION-
CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR RESEARCH IN AFRICA FOCUSING ON THE THEMATIC AREA: FOOD, NUTRITION SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE (FNSSA) WITH A FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS FOR NUTRITION AS ARTICULATED WITHIN THE AFRICA’S SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION STRATEGY

AFRICAN UNION RESEARCH GRANTS: 2018 – OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS
REFERENCE: [HRST/ST/AURG-II/CALL2/2018]

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 Agriculture and food systems for nutrition 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
Website: http://au.int/en/AURG

The deadline for submission of proposals is 22 May 2018 at 1700 hours (+3 GMT) Addis Ababa.

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