Dear Research colleagues,
Greetings from the team at Research Africa,
Welcome to the second part of the "How to write a successful proposal" article by senior Research Africa journalist, Deborah-Fay Ndhlovu. As indicated previously, this 4 part series of articles is designed to keep East African research managers and principal investigators abreast of critical issues.
To recap from the first part of the article, which was published last week, leading funding bodies from around the world offer practical advice on writing successful grant proposals. Some of the issues covered in the article include focusing on one good idea in your proposal, knowing and adhering to deadlines, the impact of the proposed project including the dissemination of the findings, as well as various other criteria that need to be taken into account when preparing your proposal. Please feel free to regularly refer to the guidelines outlined in the article as you put together various funding proposals for your institution.
Donor interest is crucial for the sustainability of research projects in Africa, as there is only limited research income available from universities or national governments. However, funders are deluged with proposals. The competition is intense. As a result of all of these issues, your funding proposal has to be of world-class standard.
Click here to download part two of the Research Africa article which highlights some key tips and pointers to bear in mind when putting together a research funding proposal.
We trust that you will find the information contained in this article of great value and we welcome your feedback. We hope that this article will serve as a catalyst for debate and discussion within the East African research community and beyond!
As you may or may not be aware, Research Africa provides the African research, science and development communities with the most comprehensive online system of funding opportunities and research-related news. We’re helping to build an African community of science and innovation policy-makers and researchers, who are harnessing research to address the problems experienced by Africa’s people.
About Research Africa
Research Africa was established in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2006. Our key product offering is Research Professional Africa , an essential online resource for researchers, research and innovations managers, development officers and policymakers in Africa, with authoritative and appropriately highlighted information of over 7,000 research funding opportunities to enable sustained research for African development.
Moreover, an African-staffed newsroom, together with a network of regional news correspondents, cover the African science, policy and research news relevant to Research Africa readers weekly.
Research Africa has also broadened its services to the research and development community in Africa over the past three years to include providing communication services to key EU-funded and research-driven development projects.
Universities, government departments, research institutes and development agencies from 22 African countries are amongst the many subscribers and users of Research Professional Africa.
Ultimately, Research Africa provides a solution to the isolation of African policy-makers and researchers and connects East Africans with the global research community. A subscription to our world leading platform, Research Professional Africa will ensure that you and your institution are connected to the global research community in order to facilitate development.
We look forward to sharing the next issue of this four part series of valuable information with you soon!
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