CLOC Eastern Africa

The Cluster of Cooperation (CLOC) Eastern Africa is a network of researchers and institutions that aims to foster North-South partnerships for research and education. It works to strengthen the capacities needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and Africa’s strategic framework, Agenda 2063, by providing an adequate platform to promote knowledge generation, information exchange, and opportunities for academic collaboration between Swiss universities and key actors in Eastern Africa.

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Eligibility

The call CLOC Eastern Africa is open to all scientific disciplines and fields of research and targets researchers with affiliations to African and Swiss Higher Education Institutions.

• one applicant of a Higher Education Institutions in Ethiopia or Kenya was identified as the “main applicant (primary lead)”.
• one applicant of a Higher Education Institutions in Switzerland was identified as the “main applicant (co-lead)”
• additional participants from Higher Education Institutions or policy/practice organisations from Switzerland, and/or the CLOC Eastern Africa region if relevant (Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Ruanda, Burundi, Uganda).

The main applicant (primary lead) – African Scientist must be affiliated with an accredited African Higher Education Institution (university, university of applied sciences, university of teacher education, college, etc.). He/she must hold a faculty or scientist position lasting until the end of the project and have several years of research or practical experience.

Eligible costs:

• Personnel costs: time dedicated to the project by staff in the African and Swiss institution(s).
• Local travel costs in the CLOC Eastern Africa region: directly linked to the research project.
• Mobility grant: a grant of up to 2,000 CHF is provided per project for young African researchers for an exchange visit to Switzerland in the frame of the project.
• Project consumables are directly linked to the proposed objectives.
• Material and equipment: for direct use on the project and not exceeding 10% of the total award. Equipment and facilities that generally form part of the basic infrastructure, operation, and standards of a scientific institution may not be funded.
• Miscellaneous: other costs related to the project activity.

Benefits

• The maximum amount for a Seed Money Grant is CHF 17,000.

Application process

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