<div>Dear All, </div>
<div>There is a call for DFID proposal and I have developed concept notes: see the attached</div>
<div>Unfortunately I dont have a UK collaborator. Can any body help me out with a linkage? Please help. Contact me on <a href="mailto:pfeglo@gmail.com">pfeglo@gmail.com</a>, <a href="mailto:pfeglo@yahoo.com">pfeglo@yahoo.com</a> or <a href="mailto:pfeglo.sms@knust.edu.gh">pfeglo.sms@knust.edu.gh</a>.</div>
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<div>Dr Patrick Feglo</div>
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<div>Please see the call:</div>
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<div class="plainMail">The Royal Society-DFID Africa Capacity Building Initiative is a £15.3 million partnership initiative between the Royal Society and the Department for International Development (DFID). The initiative will bring together scientists working across sub-Saharan Africa with UK-based researchers aiming to strengthen research and training capacity across sub-Saharan Africa by creating sustainable scientific networks. This Initiative will concentrate on three research areas: • Water & sanitation • Renewable energy • Soil-related research The website provides further information about this Initiative (<a href="http://royalsociety.org/grants/schemes/africa-capacity-building/" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">http://royalsociety.org/grants/schemes/africa-capacity-building/</font></a>) and this e-leaflet provides further information in French (<a href="http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_Society_Content/grants/schemes/Royal_Society-DFID_Africa_Capacity_Building_Initiative/RS-DFID%20capacity%20building%20initiative%20PG%20flyer%20French.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_Society_Content/grants/schemes/Royal_Society-DFID_Africa_Capacity_Building_Initiative/RS-DFID%20capacity%20building%20initiative%20PG%20flyer%20French.pdf</font></a>). The Initiative is currentlyopen for the 2nd round of Programme Grant applicationson the Royal Society’s eGAP2 website (<a href="https://e-gap.royalsociety.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">https://e-gap.royalsociety.org</font></a>). The Programme Grants will offer funding for research consortia to undertake research as well as provide research training over a period of five years. There will be up to 5 Programme Grant awards available in this round and each award is up to£1,243,000. The deadline for approved application for this round isThursday 19 March 2015 and the application must be commenced by the UK-based researcher using an access code, which needs to be obtained from the Royal Society (email address:<a href="https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/compose?to=panafrica.awards@royalsociety.org"><font color="#000000">panafrica.awards@royalsociety.org</font></a>). For further detailed information regarding the Programme Grant awards please refer to the scheme notes(<a href="https://royalsociety.org/~/media/grants/schemes/RS-DFID-Programme-Grants-Round-2-Scheme-Notes.pdf" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">https://royalsociety.org/~/media/grants/schemes/RS-DFID-Programme-Grants-Round-2-Scheme-Notes.pdf</font></a>). We have also setup a LinkedIn group for networking purposes (<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Royal-SocietyDFID-Africa-Capacity-Building-8161312/about" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Royal-SocietyDFID-Africa-Capacity-Building-8161312/about</font></a>) I would greatly appreciate if you could circulate this emailto your colleagues and collaborators both in the UK and in sub-Saharan Africa who may be interested in this Initiative. Please contact me if you do have any queries. With kind regards, <br>Anbu Dr Anbalakan Paramasivam<br>Scheme Manager - Grants<br><br>T +44 20 7451 2223<br><br>The Royal Society<br>6-9 Carlton House Terrace<br>London SW1Y 5AG<br><a href="http://royalsociety.org">royalsociety.org</a><br><br>Registered Charity No 207043 <br><br>This email is sent on behalf of The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG, United Kingdom.<br>You should carry out your own virus check before opening any attachment. The Royal Society accepts no liability for any loss or damage which may be caused by software viruses or interception or interruption of this email.<br>The contents of this email and any attachments are intended for the confidential use of the named recipient(s) only. They may be legally privileged and should not be communicated to or relied upon by any person without our express written consent. If you are not an addressee (or you have received this mail in error) please notify us immediately by email to:<a href="https://us-mg5.mail.yahoo.com/compose?to=ithelpdesk@royalsociety.org"><font color="#000000">ithelpdesk@royalsociety.org</font></a><br>Registered charity no. 207043 |<br><br>|<br><br><br></div></div></div>
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