The Leader of Africa Institute Grant Writing and Funding (GWF) Program 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025 Leader of Africa Institute Grant Writing and Funding (GWF) Program. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.

Get latest opportunities in your email

About Leader of Africa Institute Grant Writing and Funding Program

Opportunity Details

  • Date Published: February 01, 2025
  • Application Deadline: February 21, 2025
  • Category: Training

The Grant Writing and Funding Program is a flagship program of the Leaders of Africa Institute. The program builds on the curriculum of the Institute’s award-winning Research Methods Program by offering personalized mentorship, stakeholder and resource mobilization skills, rigorous and advanced grant writing instruction, and a supportive international research community. 

The program is open to all fields and to individuals from all countries internationally. It is a perfect fit for researchers, lecturers and professors, graduate students, practitioners, monitoring and evaluation specialists, institutional administrators, and social innovators.

Benefits of Leader of Africa Institute Grant Writing and Funding Program

  • Official LoAI Certificate
  • A Partial or Completed Grant for a Specific Opportunity OR a Template for Future Opportunities
  • Experience with Grant Budgeting
  • Access to the Leaders of Africa Institute Professional Network

Leader of Africa Institute Grant Writing and Funding Program Requirements

The advanced Grant Writing and Funding Program is open to all fields and from all countries internationally.

Application Date and Process

The Grant Writing and Funding Program requires a brief application. You will provide the following information on the application:

  • Basic contact information
  • Curriculum vitae / resume
  • Statement of Interest (maximum of 500 words)
    • What are your research, thematic, and professional interests?
    • What shaped your interest in research and/or social innovation?
    • What do you hope to learn from the Grant Writing and Funding Program at the Leaders of Africa Institute?
    • What is your experience applying for research funding and grants? What successes have you had and what challenges have you faced? If you do not have experience, you can share this.
    • How will this program help you meet or achieve your career and educational goals?

Application Timeline:

  • Applications Open: January 23, 2025
  • Applications Close: February 21, 2025
  • Program Dates: March 2025 – May 2025

Application Deadline

21 February, 2025

Scholarship Application Portal

View details of Leader of Africa Institute Grant Writing and Funding Program

Apply for Leader of Africa Institute Grant Writing and Funding Program

Get latest opportunities in your email