Two major research funding opportunities are available for African universities and research institutions, announced by Professor Dahiru Murtada Abubakar of Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Nigeria. The first, the Seed Grant for New African Principal Investigators (SG-NAPI), offers up to US$67,700 to early-career PhD holders (within 5 years post-PhD, age 40 or below) based at African institutions. Eligible research fields include agriculture, engineering, information and communication technology (ICT), medical sciences, artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, and quantum technologies. This grant aims to strengthen Africa’s research leadership and laboratory capacity, supporting innovative projects led by emerging African researchers.

The second opportunity focuses on the Economics of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa, providing US$80,000–120,000 per project to universities and research institutions. This grant supports research on financial and policy decision-making for climate adaptation, with the goal of informing evidence-based planning and strengthening national resilience strategies. Both opportunities are highly competitive and designed to foster research excellence and capacity building across the continent.

Applicants for the SG-NAPI must be early-career PhD holders affiliated with African institutions, while the climate change adaptation grant is open to universities and research institutions. Interested candidates should search for the respective calls—'SG-NAPI 2026 Call for Proposals' and 'Economics of Climate Change Adaptation Africa 2026 call'—to access detailed application instructions and submission guidelines. The deadline for the SG-NAPI is March 31, 2026, and for the climate change adaptation grant is March 5, 2026. These opportunities are ideal for researchers in agriculture, environmental science, economics, computer science, medical science, and related fields seeking to advance their research and contribute to Africa’s development.