Wednesday 24 October 2012

Vote for us

Two of our MSc students have entered the Dell Education Challenge. Help them get to the semifinal voting for them on the challenge website. Help empower these two promissing scientists make their idea of promoting science among children a reality.

note: I think you have to register to vote for them. Please, take a few minutes to do it and help us out.

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Wednesday 17 October 2012

We look for partner institutions in the US

In case someone new to this blog arrives to this post, let me introduce ourselves. The Kampala International University is a non-for-profit private tertiary institution with base in Uganda. It has campuses in Kampala (capital of Uganda), Ishaka (Western Uganda) and Dar-es-Salam (largest city in Tanzania). The person typing the keys is the director of the Institute of Biomedical Research that KIU recently created at the School of Health Sciences in Ishaka.

Our efforts are focussed in providing facilities, training and support to local researchers so they can develop their research agendas aimed to alleviate Africa’s disease burden. In these efforts, we are open to collaborations with any institution that values the social impact that science and scientists can have. their role in the development of low and middle income countries. Below you can find information about a call that could help us pursue our goals together with yours.

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http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=204133

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: APS-ASHA-13-000001
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Oct 15, 2012
Creation Date: Oct 15, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 15, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 15, 2013
Archive Date: May 15, 2013
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education, Health
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s):
98.006 -- Foreign Assistance to American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
Agency for International Development
Description
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA), is accepting funding applications from U.S. Organizations that assist schools, libraries and medical centers outside the United States to serve as study and demonstration centers for American ideas and practices.