Research Opportunities
Grants, scholarships, fellowships and other opportunities, with the information you need to assess fit before you apply.
Verified 19 September 2026. Confirm final details on the official page before applying.
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UK Government / Chevening
UK Government scholarship programme for eligible applicants pursuing postgraduate study in the UK and demonstrating leadership potential.
Best for: Professionals seeking a funded UK master's degree with leadership potential
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Global Financing Facility / Civil Society and Social Innovation Alliance
Funding for local partnerships advancing advocacy and accountability around health financing for women, children and adolescents.
Best for: Eligible civil-society and youth-led partnerships with health-financing advocacy capacity
Check fit →African Risk Capacity Ltd / Global Shield Solutions Platform
Twelve postgraduate scholarships for technical study connected to insurance, actuarial science, agricultural statistics and climate or disaster risk finance.
Best for: Graduates pursuing technical careers in insurance, actuarial science and climate or disaster risk finance
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Association of Commonwealth Universities
Seven grants supporting early-career academics at ACU member universities to participate actively in an eligible in-person conference in another Commonwealth country.
Best for: Early-career academics presenting or chairing at an eligible conference in another Commonwealth country
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Bayer Foundation / AGNES
A doctoral research grant supporting defined PhD activities in biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture.
Best for: Doctoral researchers needing targeted support for a defined research activity
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African-German Network of Excellence in Science
A one- to two-month mobility grant for registered PhD researchers to complete thesis-related work at a host institution in another sub-Saharan African country.
Best for: Junior researchers who need short access to a host, facility or expertise elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa
Check fit →Browse
UK Government / Chevening
UK Government scholarship programme for eligible applicants pursuing postgraduate study in the UK and demonstrating leadership potential.
Best for: Professionals seeking a funded UK master's degree with leadership potential
Check fit →Global Financing Facility / Civil Society and Social Innovation Alliance
Funding for local partnerships advancing advocacy and accountability around health financing for women, children and adolescents.
Best for: Eligible civil-society and youth-led partnerships with health-financing advocacy capacity
Check fit →African Risk Capacity Ltd / Global Shield Solutions Platform
Twelve postgraduate scholarships for technical study connected to insurance, actuarial science, agricultural statistics and climate or disaster risk finance.
Best for: Graduates pursuing technical careers in insurance, actuarial science and climate or disaster risk finance
Check fit →WHO/IBP Network — SPARK
Up to US$20,000 for youth-led, women-led or Indigenous-led community organisations applying WHO SRMNCAH guidance in locally led ways. Initial application is a short 500-word concept note.
Best for: Youth-, women- or Indigenous-led community organisations already using WHO health guidance
Check fit →JST + JICA SATREPS
Major 3–5 year Japan–developing-country research partnerships in environment/energy, bioresources and disaster prevention, requiring both a Japanese research partner and a partner-country ODA request.
Best for: Ugandan institutions with an established Japanese research partner and government ODA channel
Check fit →Association of Commonwealth Universities
Seven grants supporting early-career academics at ACU member universities to participate actively in an eligible in-person conference in another Commonwealth country.
Best for: Early-career academics presenting or chairing at an eligible conference in another Commonwealth country
Check fit →CONNECT-VAX / participating Science Granting Councils
Multi-country vaccine research funding across Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Sierra Leone, with large awards up to US$156,750 and early-career awards up to US$47,000.
Best for: Multi-country vaccine research teams across Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Sierra Leone
Check fit →University of Michigan African Studies Center
Five-month University of Michigan research residency for early-career African university faculty. Ugandan faculty are directly eligible and do not need a U-M nomination.
Best for: Early-career Ugandan university faculty seeking a funded US research residency
Check fit →University of Cape Town / Africa Climate Collaborative
Twelve four-year PhD fellowships in climate and development at UCT for African citizens, with 2027 support valued at R390,000.
Best for: African master's graduates seeking a funded climate and development PhD at UCT
Check fit →ACCEPT-Africa, Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University
Three research awards of up to US$15,000 for focused epidemic and pandemic preparedness research using or linking to ACCEPT-Africa platforms and infrastructure.
Best for: Postgraduate researchers who can use ACCEPT-Africa cohorts, laboratories or platforms
Check fit →Makerere University Directorate of Graduate Training
Up to UGX 10 million for Makerere PhD candidates employed by the university who are near thesis completion, have completed fieldwork and do not have another funding source for the requested period.
Best for: Makerere staff PhD candidates in the final stage of their doctorate
Check fit →Makerere University School of Public Health — WIN-WIN in the Wetlands for Climate Resilience
Makerere School of Public Health is selecting an organisation to design and implement community-based wetland restoration and sustainable-livelihood work in Wakiso, Mukono and Mpigi.
Best for: Organisations able to deliver wetland restoration and livelihood work in Wakiso, Mukono or Mpigi
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