SGCI STISA-2034 Multilateral Research Call
Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI)
Supports collaborative multi-country African research aligned with STISA-2034 priorities through participating national science granting councils.
- Deadline
- 25 September 2026, 11:59 PM EDT
- Funding / benefit
- Up to UGX 500,000,000
- Duration
- Up to 36 months
- Career stage
- Not stated
- Eligibility
- Africa
This call is closed. The deadline was 25 September 2026. This page remains available for reference.
Methods Bench assessment
Is this a good fit?
Our interpretation of the call, not official eligibility advice.
Worth pursuing if
- Your consortium includes eligible partners from multiple participating SGCI countries
- The proposal falls under a participating thematic area
- Each national team meets its own council's requirements
Prepare first: Country partners, council-specific budgets and cross-country work-package allocation.
Eligibility
- Uganda
- Eligible across all five listed themes; Ugandan consortium-member ceiling UGX 500 million
What you need to prepare
- 1. Stage 1 — Expression of Interest
Multi-country consortium submits EOI under an eligible theme.
- 2. Stage 2 — Full proposal
Shortlisted consortia develop full proposals under participating council requirements.
- 3. National and multilateral approvals
Awards depend on participating councils and final approval processes.
How applications are assessed
- Research quality
- 65%
- Team composition and strength
- 25%
- Capacity building, gender, equality and inclusivity
- 10%
- Fundable threshold
- 75% minimum total score
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