Category: Opportunities
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Join the RIF-8 Sensitisation Webinar — Tuesday, 8 September 2026
Join Mak-RIF online on Tuesday 8 September 2026 at 12:00pm (EAT) for a live sensitisation webinar on the RIF-8 Call for Applications — categories, themes, eligibility, budgeting, how to apply, and a live Q&A.
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MakRIF Round 8 (RIF-8) Call for Applications — FY 2026/27 Now Open
Mak-RIF invites applications for Round 8, Track 1 — New Research & Innovation Agenda-Based Grants (FY 2026/27). UGX 6 billion for at least 58 awards. Applications open 31 August and close 2 October 2026.
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Call for Applications Round 6: FY 2024/25
SECTION A: BACKGROUND A1. Funding opportunity description Makerere University received special funding from the Government of the Republic of Uganda, to support high impact Research and Innovations that contribute to national transformation. The Financial Year 2024/25 will be the sixth year of this fund’s availability. The fund illustrates the increasing importance that the Government attaches
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Join us for the Launch of the Mak-RIF Round 5 Track 2: PhD Research Grants 2023/2024 Awards on Friday, August 9, 2024 from 10am (EAT)
On behalf of the Grants Management Committee (GMC), we are honored to invite you to Launch the Mak-RIF Round 5 Track 2: PhD Research Grants 2023/2024 awards scheduled for Friday 9th August 2024 From 10:00 a.m. (EAT). Please use the following details to join the launch. When?:Friday, August 9, 2024 From 10:00 AM Kampala Register
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Request for Applications (RFA); Round 5, Track 2: PhD Research Grants 2023/2024
Background Funding opportunity description: Makerere University received special funding from the Government of the Republic of Uganda, to support high impact Research and Innovations that will accelerate national development. The Financial Year 2022/24 is the fifth year of this fund’s availability. The fund illustrates the increasing importance that the Government attaches to Research and Innovation
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Round 4, Track 4: Extensions for Multi-Year Projects Financial Year 2022/2023
BACKGROUND Funding opportunity description: Makerere University received special funding from the Government of the Republic of Uganda, to support high impact Research and Innovations. The Financial Year 2022/23 is the fourth year of this fund’s availability. The fund illustrates the increasing importance that the Government attaches to Research and Innovation as a driver of socio-economic
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Call for Applications: Research and Innovation Scaling and Commercialization Grants 2022/2023
BACKGROUND Funding opportunity description: Makerere University received special funding from the Government of the Republic of Uganda, to support high impact Research and Innovations. The Financial Year 2022/23 will be the fourth year of this fund’s availability. The fund illustrates the increasing importance that the Government attaches to Research and Innovation as a driver of
