RSIF awards competitive research and innovation grants that complements the PhD training at African universities by supporting research that promotes scientific excellence and use of knowledge for development impact.
Projects
Innovative Biosystems for Self-sufficiency in Molecular Biology Reagents in Africa
Education, research, and innovation in African Universities have a great role and potential to play in achieving the objectives of STISA-2024 and Africa’s socioeconomic transformation….
Institutional framework to enhance the Agri-innovation ecosystem within the University of Ghana (IFEA-Eco)
Food security-agribusiness linkage is a phenomenon that has been driven by the natural tendency for eating what one does not grow. Food is needed by…
Large-Scale Manufacturing of Personal Protective Equipment for the Medical Industry in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa via 3D Printing
Preamble COVID-19 is a communicable respiratory disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus that has exponential cases in most countries around the world since…
Practical development of microparticles-based assay for direct detection of viral RNA from non-invasive and complex animal matrices.
Preamble Early detection of disease-causing pathogens including viruses of both animal and human, is the most important epidemiological activity towards prevention and control of infectious…
Real time Assessment of the indoor air pollution in Sub-Saharan households (Case study: Rwanda rural and urban areas)
Indoor air pollution is an imminent problem especially in developing countries where people heavily rely on solid biomass fuel. Indoor air pollution has more significant…
Research and development of photovoltaics based on lead-free perovskite solar cell technology
One of the major social challenges in Africa is the availability of affordable energy mostly to the rural communities. Most of the African population (about…
Self-Cleaning Solar Module for Enhanced Electrical Output
Preamble Over the years, photovoltaics has shown great potential as an alternative source of energy to complement the fossil fuel for energy generation. Several…
Smart Bee Hiving Technology
Beekeeping in Africa has been practiced for many years through successive generations and along inherited patterns. The activity has basically been traditional and of non-commercial…
Solar-assisted heat pump dryer with energy storage for drying biomaterials
Fruits, medicinal herbs and vegetables which are traditionally sun-dried, are often of poor quality due to the complexity in controlling the rate of drying and…
Strengthening Institutional Infrastructure for an Innovation Ecosystem
Innovation ecosystems encompass the economic, social, political, organizational, and institutional elements that, influence the development and diffusion of innovations. African researchers are under pressure to…
Sustainable and innovative yam production in Côte d’Ivoire through post-harvest pest control
Yam is a staple food in many of the tropical countries of Asia, South America, and Africa, and particularly West Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa supplies 95%…
Tools for East African Lakes (TEAL)
Preamble: The East African Region has many lakes of all sizes that provide important ecosystem services to the communities adjacent to the lakes. Among the…
RSIF Results
RSIF aims to strengthen the institutional capacity for quality and sustainable doctoral training, research and innovation in transformative technologies in sub-Saharan Africa. The infographic below shows the status of progress against key targets.
18485% of totalPhD Scholars enrolled
39100% of totalFemale PhD Scholars
264220% of totalStudents & staff trained in cross-cutting courses
6249% of totalResearch papers published
Impact Map
In the first diagram below you can explore the number of current students by cohort and by nationality.
Point on the colored countries on the map to get information about the African Host Universities and number of current students registered for PhD there. Use the filter options to get more detailed info by country, by thematic priority area or by African Host University.
In the last diagram you see the distribution of current students registered by African host university.