The Nestlé Foundation invites applications for Pilot Grant (PG). The Foundation initiates and supports research in human nutrition with public health relevance in low-income and lower-middle-income countries according to the World Bank classification (see http://www.worldbank.org). The results of the research projects should ideally provide a basis for implementation and action which will lead to sustainable effects in the studied populations as generally applicable to the population at large. They should also enable institution strengthening and capacity building in a sustainable manner in the host country and further cooperation and collaboration between Institutions in developed and developing countries. At present the Foundation’s work is primarily concerned with human nutrition research issues dealing with: maternal and child nutrition, including breastfeeding and complementary feeding, macro-and micronutrient deficiencies and imbalances, interactions between infection and nutrition, and nutrition education and health promotion. The Pilot Grant PG) Program of the Foundation provides support for pilot research that has a high potential to lead to a subsequent full research project grant. Usually, the Foundation does not support nutritional survey research. Often to be able to identify areas of problems for potential intervention one has to collect baseline data. A pilot study (pre-study or baseline study) will create the needed data for a larger research project. The PG program may assist this. The pilot study and PG usually represent the starting point for a later full research grant application(i.e. a Small Research Grant or a Large Research Grant) to the Foundation. Funder: Nestle Foundation. URL: https://www.nestlefoundation.org/research.html Deadline: May 10, 2022. Courtesy of: Office of the Associate Vice-Chancellor (RIE), University of Nairobi.

Seeding Labs seeks applications from universities and research institutes in low- and middle-income countries for Instrumental Access, a program that provides high-quality scientific equipment for research and education at an affordable price. The program removes a key barrier to research and science teaching by making laboratory equipment available to universities in low- and middle-income countries. As an Instrumental Access awardee, your institution would have an opportunity to “shop” in our extensive inventory of donated laboratory equipment, glassware, and consumables to select items that meet your needs for teaching and research. A typical shipment consists of 100+ individual items and fits into a 20-foot freight container. Funder: Seeding Labs. URL: https://seedinglabs.org/programs-and-impact/instrumental-access/about_ia/rfa/ Deadline: May 20, 2022; August 19, 2022. Courtesy of: Office of the Associate Vice-Chancellor (RIE), University of Nairobi.

Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) wishes to announce the 3rd cohort call for applications for undergraduate Scholarships to study at Kyungdong University, South Korea, commencing in September 2022 for study of Bachelor’s degree in Smart Computing, Hotel Management and Business Administration.    A total of thirty (30) scholarships are available and each EAC Partner State is entitled to five (5) scholarships. Details of the scholarships and application procedure are in the attached Call. IUCEA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kyungdong University Global Campus with the eventual goal of promoting sustainable development through training of qualified middle-level professional manpower in East Africa. This goal will be achieved through establishment of Academic Collaboration Centers in EAC Partner States and facilitating the training of students from EAC Partner States in South Korea.    For more information:  https://www.iucea.org/3rd_kdu_iucea/   Courtesy of: Director of Corporate Affairs, Office of the Vice-Chancellor, University of Nairobi.