Four innovative research teams in Nigeria, have been awarded a $250,000 grant by the Science Granting Council’s Initiative.
This is inview of the successful implementation of the Research for Impact Initiative (R41) under the auspices of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) where four teams were shortlisted to advance their developed ideas through a collaborative research grant established under SGCs with Innov8 Technology Hub as the technical partner.
At the project inauguration and initial bootcamp of SGCI funding in Abuja, the Director, Research and Development, TETFund, Dr. Saliba Bakare, said, though Nigeria joined the SGCI in 2020, five years after the program’s inception the impact of the collaboration is poised to be transformative.
He said the grant will help bridge the gap between research and practical application, fostering innovations that can be commercialized.
Other speakers at the ceremony applauded the gesture saying the grant will help Nigeria and other African research institutions to develop their innovations into market-ready prototypes.
The grant originates from the SGCI, a multi-funder initiative aimed at strengthening the capacities of 17 Science Granting Councils (SGCs) in sub-Saharan Africa.
It would be recalled that TETFund is one of 17 members of the Sub-Saharan Africa Science Funding Councils Initiative (SGCI) which seeks to strengthen Science Financing Councils in supporting research and evidence-based policies that contribute to the socioeconomic development of countries.
