Closing soonGrant2026
African Researchers' Small Grants Programme VIII
Implementation research on neglected tropical diseases
African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ARNTD) with COR-NTD
African-led implementation research grants for neglected tropical diseases, with early-career awards up to US$30,000 and restricted mid-career awards up to US$65,000.
What it funds
- African-led operational and implementation research addressing NTD control and elimination
- Projects addressing implementation or programme challenges
- Work aligned with national NTD programme interests and the WHO 2030 NTD Roadmap
- Research that strengthens African research capacity and leadership
Eligibility
- Institutional base
- A research institution or university in Africa
- Early-career stream
- Up to US$30,000, four awards, for early-career researchers and PhD students
- Mid-career stream
- Up to US$65,000, two awards, restricted to previous SGP I-VI grantees who completed their earlier SGP research
- Programme alignment
- The research should align with the applicant country's NTD programme interests
- Language
- Initial applications in English, French or Portuguese; shortlisted applicants submit in English
Is this a fit?
Apply if
- You are based at an African university or research institution
- Your study addresses an operational or implementation problem in NTD control or elimination
- You can demonstrate alignment with the relevant national NTD programme
- You are an early-career researcher or PhD student applying to the early-career stream
- For the mid-career stream, you meet the prior-SGP-grantee restriction
Skip it if
- Your research is not related to NTD implementation or programme priorities
- You are applying to the mid-career stream but have never been an eligible SGP I-VI grantee
- Your proposal is disconnected from the national NTD programme
- Your work is basic laboratory science without an operational or implementation-research link
What you need to prepare
Needed at application
- Application through the relevant ARNTD form for the chosen stream
- Research problem and objectives
- Operational or implementation relevance
- Alignment with the national NTD programme
- Applicant and institutional information
- Budget
- Capacity-building value
Needed later in the process
- Full proposal and additional documentation in English for shortlisted applicants
Key dates
- Call opened
- 2026-07-24T17:00:00 GMT
- Call closes
- 2026-08-24T17:00:00 GMT
- East Africa equivalent
- 24 August 2026
The Methods Bench take
- Best suited for
- Early-career African researchers who already have a focused NTD implementation question and a relationship with the relevant programme or research institution.
- The main hurdle
- Programme relevance matters. A good academic question is not enough if it is detached from NTD control or elimination priorities.
- Start early on
- Confirming the correct funding stream, national-programme alignment and a tightly scoped implementation question.
- Watch out for
- The US$65,000 mid-career award is not a generic mid-career call. It has a previous-SGP-grantee restriction.
Before you start, check
- Are you based at an African research institution or university?
- Does the study address an NTD programme or implementation problem?
- Is the work aligned with national NTD programme interests?
- Are you applying to the correct career stream?
- If applying mid-career, are you a qualifying previous SGP grantee?