FUNDing research
EASST awards research and catalyst grants to stimulate joint research projects between East African Researchers and CEGA faculty, and to enable research and professional development opportunities for Visiting Fellow alumni upon returning to their home institutions. Research funding builds substantive collaborations between U.S. and East African researchers, growing the capacity of local actors and improving the quality of social science research in the region.
Click here to read about our current research funding opportunities
Click here to read about our current research funding opportunities
Research Grant Competition
EASST invites pairs of researchers from East Africa and the CEGA faculty network to submit grant applications for the evaluation of innovative interventions in health, education, economic development, energy, and other sectors. Grants are awarded to proposals that have a feasible implementation plan, demonstrate strong partnership between researchers, and exhibit potential for scale-up and translation to development policy. CEGA implements a rigorous peer review to select projects for funding. Successful projects enhance East African researchers’ skills and capacity to lead future evaluations.
Applications for the 2016 Research Grant Competition have now closed.
Click here to read about awarded projects.
Applications for the 2016 Research Grant Competition have now closed.
Click here to read about awarded projects.
Catalyst Grants
Seed funding is available to previous Visiting Fellows to initiate impact evaluation courses at local institutions and improve local capacity building initiatives. Fellows may choose to pilot data collection for a new research study, establish a seminar series with visiting lecturers, convene a regional conference, or support other relevant activities that will enhance the practice of impact evaluation in their home country, enriching regional research institutions and developing lasting capacities for research translation.
