About this opportunity
If you are a researcher in Africa sitting on climate and health data that has not yet become a paper or a policy brief, this award is built for you. The Climate and Health Catalyst Awards, run by Amref Health Africa with the ARCH Programme Consortium, offer up to US$5,000 to help you shape that evidence into something the world can actually use.
The funding is meant for the thinking and writing stage, not fresh data collection. That means money can go toward secondary analysis, manuscript preparation, policy briefs, open access publication fees and sharing your findings at a webinar or conference. Selected recipients also get expert coaching, scientific editing support, capacity building workshops and access to a regional network of peers.
This is a strong fit for doctoral students who have finished gathering data, and for postdoctoral and early career researchers within five years of completing their doctorate. You need an institutional affiliation and a climate and health dataset ready to analyse, and you must be a citizen or lawful resident living in one of the nine eligible countries.
The award runs for up to twelve months, and every successful applicant is expected to deliver one main technical output, one dissemination output, and a short reflection report on what they learned along the way.
What you receive
- Up to US$5,000 to convert existing climate and health data into finished outputs
- Expert coaching and technical assistance
- Capacity building workshops and scientific editing support
- Access to a regional research network and professional events
- A project window of up to twelve months
Who can apply
- Currently enrolled PhD students who have finished collecting their research data
- Postdoctoral and early career researchers within five years of completing their doctorate
- A valid institutional affiliation
- A ready to analyse climate and health dataset
- Citizenship or lawful residency, while actively living, in Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania or Uganda
Who should not apply
- No funding for primary data collection or for researchers still gathering data
- Not for salary top ups, personal allowances or tuition fees
- Not for large equipment, unapproved travel, entertainment, gifts or alcohol
- Not for political or religious activities, unrelated commercial activities, or unapproved institutional overheads
Documents to prepare
- A motivation letter of no more than one page
- A curriculum vitae of no more than four pages
- A concept note of no more than five pages
- An institutional support or affiliation letter
- Two reference letters
- Ethics approval documentation where relevant
- A detailed work plan and budget within the US$5,000 limit
- All files as PDF, no larger than 750 KB each
How to apply
- Open the official Amref application portal for the Climate and Health Catalyst Awards
- Complete the nine section online form, which takes roughly 30 to 45 minutes and lets you save and return
- Upload your PDF documents within the 750 KB file size limit
- Submit to receive a unique application reference number
Selection process
- The consortium reviews applications offline
- Only applicants who pass the initial screening are contacted for the next stage
Sources and verification
Questions applicants ask
Can I use the grant to collect new data?
No. The award is designed for analysis, writing and dissemination of climate and health evidence you already have.
How long is the project?
The active project window runs for a maximum of twelve months.
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