Up to $5,000 Climate Health Grant

Amref Health Africa and the ARCH Program Consortium, through the Pan-African Center for Research and Policy in Climate Change and Health (CPRCCH), are funding early career researchers in nine Eastern and Southern African countries who already hold climate-and-health data. Each award of up to USD 5,000 pays for turning that existing data into a finished manuscript, policy brief or technical paper within 12 months. It does not fund new data collection.

What you get:

• Up to USD 5,000 in catalytic research funding
• Structured mentorship and technical guidance on analysis, interpretation and writing
• Capacity strengthening in research skills
• Support turning findings into evidence for policy and practice
• Connection to a Pan-African network of climate and health researchers and practitioners

What you'll do:

• Analyse an existing climate-and-health dataset you have already collected
• Produce one primary technical output: a manuscript, policy brief, evidence brief or technical paper
• Produce one dissemination output and a final reflection report
• Take part in the programme's mentorship, training, peer learning and dissemination activities, which are a condition of the award
• Deliver the work within a maximum of 12 months

Key dates:

• Applications close September 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EAT
• Projects run for up to 12 months after award

More information:

• Application takes about 30 to 45 minutes and progress can be saved
• Required documents: 1-page motivation letter, 4-page CV, 5-page concept note, institutional support letter, two reference letters, ethics approval where applicable, and a month-by-month work plan and budget
• All documents as PDF, maximum 750 KB each
• Only shortlisted applicants are contacted; no feedback on unsuccessful applications
• Enquiries: ECR.CatalystAwards@amref.org

• PhD candidate enrolled in a PhD programme with data collection completed, or a postdoctoral or early career researcher within five years of PhD graduation
• Must already hold a climate-and-health dataset; applicants still collecting data will not be considered
• Citizenship or legal residence in Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania or Uganda, and currently residing in that country
• Registered at or affiliated with an eligible institution
• Able to complete the work within 12 months
• Must agree to take part in mentorship and learning activities
• Budget must not exceed USD 5,000 and cannot include salary top-ups, personal allowances, tuition fees, large equipment, unapproved travel or unapproved institutional overheads