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Eligibility

Who can apply for the funding?

Organisations, individuals and NGOs are eligible to apply for this funding.

  • Our funding forms part of the UK’s foreign aid budget.  Our grants therefore have special requirements in regard to the involvement of Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC) on the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) List of Official Development Assistance Recipients.  There are some exceptions: organisations in China, India, or in countries due to graduate from the DAC list are not eligible to lead on a project.
  • NGOs can apply for grants, but projects must be research focused.
  • All Lead Organisations will have to provide evidence of their capacity to lead and deliver research projects and to carry out projects in accordance with our funder’s terms and conditions (e.g., in respect to finances and good governance).
  • Each project must be composed of a Principal Investigator (PI) (responsible for the leadership of the project).
  • Projects can have one or more Co-Investigators (Co-Is).
  • Grant proposals do not need to include a UK investigator/organisation, but a UK partnership or partnership with a DEPA Network partner are strongly encouraged.
  • We encourage applicants to allocate around 70% of the funds to Africa DAC countries.  We will consider other grants where the costings are justified.
  • Please note - only UK-based individuals can apply for the Individual Researcher Grants.

Organisations applying should have:

  • Audited Accounts: demonstrate that they are financially stable and can submit audited accounts for the last 3 years. This documentation will need to be submitted with the due diligence documentation.
  • Bank account that is in its legal name and that can be reconciled to the appropriate finance management system, which provides suitable storage for supporting documentation. 
  • Satisfactory procedures in place for the following:
    • Provision of appropriate policies, procedures and audited financial statements
    • Leadership
    • Ethics and Safeguarding
    • Monitoring and Evaluation.

Individuals applying should:

  • Be UK-based only.
  • Provide letter(s) of support.

Which host institutions are eligible?

Host institutions must meet the following criteria:

  • Demonstrate in-house capacity and infrastructure to host the research project.
  • Commitment to providing appropriate leadership.
  • Commitment to principle of Open Access Publications.
  • Governance to manage risk and ensure contingency measures are put in place where needed.
  • Appropriate policies in place for the following: preventing, detecting, reporting and responding to allegations of slavery, fraud, bribery and corruption.
  • Have, or be willing to establish, satisfactory processes to ensure that effective safeguarding policies and practices are approved, implemented, and monitored prior to commencing the research.
  • Have mechanisms in place to ensure ethical requirements (such as dealing with allegations of misconduct) are in place.
  • Have satisfactory procedures in place for the following:
    • Provision of appropriate policies, procedures and audited financial statements
    • Leadership
    • Ethics and Safeguarding
    • Monitoring and Evaluation.

Can NGOs apply?

Yes. As long as proposals are research-focused and include contributions from research-focused partners. Applications from PIs based in non-academic organisations that involve collaboration between DAC list countries and UK partners, and meet all other eligibility requirements, are encouraged. Non-academic organisations should provide evidence of their capacity to lead and deliver research projects and attention should be given to issues such as support for the career development of researchers involved in the project and access to appropriate support facilities (e.g. for data management) and advice (e.g. on research ethics, safety etc.).

Can applications be led by PIs from non-Academic organisations, such as NGOs and major in country delivery partners?

Yes. As long as proposals are research-focused and include contributions from research-focused partners, applications from PIs based in non-academic organisations that also meet all other eligibility requirements, are eligible. Non-academic organisations should provide evidence of their capacity to lead and deliver research projects and attention should be given to issues such as support for the career development of researchers involved in the project and access to appropriate support facilities (e.g., for data management) and advice (e.g. on research ethics, safety etc.).

Can projects previously funded through the DEPA Network apply?

Existing DEPA Network projects – either Proof of Concept or Phase II – should be completed or very near to completion in order to apply.