Out of 352 applications, 30 scholars have been chosen to conduct research 18 African countries as part of the Africa Initiative Research Program. Research topics will include health care, cancer research, migration and population research in Ghana, South African agriculture, climate change and food security, and post-conflict elections in Cote d’Ivoire.
“Through this funding, we’re supporting research that will address substantive challenges facing African countries,” said Thomas Kwasi Tieku, lead researcher for the Africa Initiative.
The recipients of the research grants are evenly divided between African-based and Canadian-based researchers, with all supported field-based research taking place in Africa. The short-listed proposals were reviewed by the Africa Initiative’s Editorial Review Panel, made up of distinguished international experts.
“We gave special consideration to projects that aim to develop innovative policy, collect data that can be used by policy-makers in Africa, and answers questions that are amenable to cross-national comparison,” Tieku said. “We received a number of excellent proposals from African and Canadian scholars, and encourage applicants to re-apply during our next round of submissions.”
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