Harvard University 2022 Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund for Africa

The Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund for Africa is made possible by a generous gift from the Motsepe Foundation. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research will administer the Fund together with the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs, in collaboration with the Center for African Studies.

• Table of Content
• About Harvard University
• Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund
• Aim and Benefits of Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund
• Requirements for Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund

Application Deadline	30 Nov 2022
School to study	Harvard University
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	Harvard University
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund

The primary purpose of the Fund is to support faculty-led and student-driven research projects that focus on advancing key challenges and opportunities facing Africa, including, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Emerging technologies and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
• Climate change and its effect on health, livelihoods, agriculture, water, and/or sanitation
• Renewable energy and its benefit to infrastructure and/or society
• Health
• Aging
• Materials science
• Governance and policies needed for an entrepreneurial economy

Requirements for Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund Qualification

Please note that this fund is only open to Harvard faculty members.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund

Special consideration will be given to projects that propose multidisciplinary collaboration between Harvard faculty across more than one School and/or that include collaboration with Africa-based academics, and proposals that integrate the arts and humanities into STEM projects (STEAM).

Application Deadline

November 30, 2022

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Harvard University on harvard.communityforce.com to apply

For more details, visit Harvard University website.