This BAA serves to inform the public of the opportunity for possible funding from USAID for innovative applied research to address development challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Office of International Programs coordinates several grants for our faculty and staff to receive funding.
ACES Grant Programs
Seed Grants Program
The International Seed Grants Program was initiated by OIP to stimulate and promote strong relationships between our faculty and international faculty. Each project was funded through the Arlys Conrad Endowment Fund.
We are not currently accepting seed grant proposals. Check back during Spring 2025.
Joint Research Program
The International Joint Research Program is administered by OIP with the support of our Office of Research.
View past joint research program recipients
This program provides support to our faculty to work on projects abroad that are funded at a matching level to work on the same project. Our contribution will be made directly to the Illinois scholar and the matching support may be made to the collaborating researcher at the peer institution. Illinois researchers may request up to $20,000 to be used within 24 months. Collaborating researchers abroad must receive at least the same amount to work on the same project.
Research Proposal Themes
- Economic and Community Development
- Food Security (Availability, Access, & Utilization of Food by at-risk populations)
- Global Climate Change
- Energy
- Natural Resources and Sustainability
- Nutrition and Human Health
Pre-approved Peer Institutions
- Belgium: Catholic University of Leuven (KUL)
- Brazil: Federal University of Viçosa
- China: Zhejiang University, China Agricultural University, Beijing
- Ghana: University of Ghana at Legon
- Mexico: National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi (UASLP)
- The Philippines: University of the Philippines at Los Baños
- Singapore: Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
- Taiwan: National Taiwan University (NTU)
- International: IRRI, CIMMYT, ICRISAT
External Funding Opportunities
Grants
Sponsor:
USAID
Closing Date:
N/A
Sponsor:
Office of the Provost and administratively supported by Illinois International
Closing Date:
12/31/2024
The Implementation Grant provides funding to support activities and/or programs across campus that seek to specifically address one or more actions under the priorities outlined in the Vision 2030 Global Strategy. Proposals that arise from collaborations across one or more academic or administrative units are highly encouraged.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until funds are depleted.
Sponsor:
ACES and Embrapa
Closing Date:
03/31/2025
The Office of International Programs in the College of ACES with the support of the ACES Office of Research is soliciting proposals for joint research projects with researchers at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Organization (Embrapa).
This program enables ACES faculty to work on joint projects with researchers based at Embrapa. ACES will fund two, 2-year proposals at $25,000 per year per project for two years. Embrapa will provide the same level of funding to two Embrapa projects, but these projects will not necessarily be the collaborators of the Illinois-funded projects. In order to receive funding, the activities of an ACES-funded project must form an integrated research program with an Embrapa collaborator.
The lead PI from the College of ACES must be a tenure track professor or research-focused specialized faculty and must have an active Hatch project related to the proposed activities. Successful ACES applicants will only receive funds if there is an appropriately defined Hatch project into which the funds can be transferred. Consult with Amanda Lombardo (alombar@illinois.edu) in the ACES Office of Research to establish an appropriate Hatch project.
Proposals must identify an investigator from the partner institution and must provide evidence that this investigator has applied for support or has secured support for the same joint research activity. The activities of the ACES investigator and the collaborator must form an integrated research program.