The Strategic International Collaborative Research Program is now accepting applications for its 2025 Africa-Japan Collaborative Research (AJ-CORE).
The cohort programme supports joint research and innovation projects in defined science fields between researchers from Japan and 18 African countries whose ministries and granting councils are participating members in the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI).
The countries include Botswana, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Three research organizations (and/or private and public practitioners) from three different countries are invited to submit project proposals for research and innovation.
The proposal development and execution should be based on local demand and include an approach that contributes to enhancing impact.
The AJ-CORE project aims to build and connect knowledge to increase the impact of research; explore new development paths, and enhance human capacity development in science, technology, and innovation.
Other objectives are to find new ways to accelerate transitions to sustainable development and contribute to SDGs.
Focus areas
- Solving of complex economic, ecological and social challenges to improve lives in a sustainable way using comprehensive system-oriented approaches
- The expected impact of research and likelihood of uptake contributes to solutions and evidence for policy change to significantly improve economies, well-being, and resilience
- Research and innovation projects with potential impact at national or regional scales
- Contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Funding
The total budget for this call amounts to 1 957 000 USD.
How and when to apply
The application deadline is August 7, 2025. Click HERE to begin the process.
The Strategic International Collaborative Research Program is accepting applications for its 2025 Africa-Japan Collaborative Research (AJ-CORE) initiative.
This program supports joint research projects in science fields between Japan and 18 African countries, including Botswana, Ghana, and Kenya, among others.
Research organizations from three different countries are encouraged to submit proposals that are driven by local demand and focus on enhancing impact.
The AJ-CORE project aims to connect knowledge to boost research impact, explore new development avenues, and foster human capacity development in science, technology, and innovation.
It also seeks to accelerate transitions to sustainable development and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The focus areas include solving complex economic, ecological, and social challenges through comprehensive approaches, improving economies, well-being, and resilience through impactful research, and contributing to the SDGs.
The total available funding is USD 1,957,000, and the application deadline is August 7, 2025. Interested parties can apply through the provided online link.
