Belmont Forum: Africa Regional call for proposals

Research Closed Call 2 Sep 2024 Multiple Countries SNSF
Description Informations
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Description
Status
Closed Call
Deadline
2 Sep 2024
Type
Research
Countriess
Botswana, Brazil, Congo, Germany, Ghana, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Turkey, United States of America, France
Institution
SNSF

The SNSF is participating in the Belmont Forum’s Africa Regional call for proposals. Since 2009, the Belmont Forum, whose members include funding organisations, scientific councils, and regional consortia, has been funding calls for proposals, also known as Collaborative Research Actions (CRA), to promote international transdisciplinary research in the context of global environmental change. As a full member of the Belmont Forum, the SNSF will participate in the Africa Regional CRA.

Call Details

Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents regarding climate change, and many areas have already been adversely affected. These effects range from loss of biodiversity, water shortages, and decreased agricultural yields to the increased impact of heat stress-related diseases, exacerbation of national security issues, and conflicts, to name just a few. This call for proposals aims to bring together international and transdisciplinary research teams led by African scientists and stakeholders to meet the priorities and requirements they have identified, grouped under three different topics:

  1. Water, energy, food, and health nexus
  2. Pollution
  3. Disaster preparedness, responsiveness, and recovery

Given the complexity and scale of the challenges, research consortia must be transdisciplinary and, therefore, include researchers in the fields of:

  1. social sciences, humanities, economics, and
  2. natural sciences, physical sciences, technology, as well as
  3. social partners (i.e. citizens, industrial partners, community organisations, and other stakeholders), using a participatory, joint design, joint development, and joint implementation approach.

Eligibility Criteria

Each project must address at least one of the specified themes and include at least three eligible senior researchers from three funding organisations from at least three different countries taking part in the programme. At least two of the countries represented in the consortium must be African. For consortia with a large number of participating countries, at least half of the countries must be African.

At least one non-academic partner (e.g. a community or industrial organisation) must be included in the consortium. Familiarise yourself with the national directives and get in touch with the contact person for further information and to check beforehand whether you meet the eligibility conditions.

More information here.

Application Process

Please note that a letter of intent must be submitted by 02 September 2024 before a full proposal can be submitted on 31 December 2024. Full proposals are to be submitted on the platform indicated by the Belmont Forum and in parallel on mySNF for applicants based in Switzerland.