Overview

Donor: AGNES-BAYER Science Foundation
Application procedure: Online Application
Donor base: Benin
Reference number: -
Eligible applicants: Individual
Deadline: 09.11.2025

Financial details

Grant size: Small - up to $100,000
Minimum grant size: -
Total available budget: -
Funding type: Grants
Maximum grant size: 3.000€
Funding ratio: up to 100%

Sectors

  • Agriculture & Rural Development
  • Research, Technology & Innovation

Project Locations

  1. Africa

      Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Description

1) Objective

AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grant for Junior Researchers (generally for male and female candidates) is generously funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and with support of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH). The grant aims to strengthen the scientific capacity and networking of young male and female researchers in all fields of science and from Sub Saharan Africa through active co-operation with senior researchers in the same region.

The AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grant enables young male and female researchers (Doctoral students) from sub-Saharan African countries to spend 1-2 months research stays at a university/research institute in another sub-Saharan African country, where they will be collaborating with an experienced researcher.

2) Eligibility

Direct applications from junior researchers having published at least 1 scientific paper (in a non-predatory journal) will be considered for the grant. The applicant should be working in the field of Biodiversity conservation and/or Sustainable Agriculture. Candidate must be officially registered for a Doctoral degree at a university/tertiary institute in sub-Sahara Africa and a national of a sub-Saharan African country. Applicants must demonstrate clearly that their work is relevant to development in sub-Saharan African countries.

3) Location

Actions must take place in Sub-Saharan Africa.

4) Budget

A maximum grant of € 3,000 will be awarded to each successful applicant.

5) Application

The application deadline is 9 November 2025.

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