Nominees from Bingham University, Nasarawa State, have participated in a four-day intensive grant writing workshop held in Entebbe, Uganda, and organised by the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC) under the Good Grant Practice Virtual Academy (GGP-VA).
The workshop, which aimed to strengthen participants’ skills in grant proposal development and fundraising, brought together delegates from 15 institutions across Africa. Bingham University was among three institutions from Nigeria and the only private university represented at the event.
Participants also attended the 7th Eastern Africa Research and Innovation Management Association (EARIMA) Annual Conference, themed “Driving Research and Innovation for Socio-Economic Transformation.”
The conference featured sessions on leveraging research for development, preparing for the future of research management, and translating knowledge into tangible societal benefits.
Facilitators provided training on identifying funders, project planning, budgeting, and proposal writing, along with practical guidance on funding platforms such as Devex, FundsforNGOs, Grants.gov, IDRC (Canada), Wellcome Trust, Gates Foundation, World Bank, AfDB, and EU portals.
The workshop was facilitated by top APHRC experts, including Dr Joseph Gichuru, Deputy Executive Director; Dr Patrick Owilo, Programme Manager; Prof. Marcella Mwaka, Training Coordinator; Dr Kirimi Sindi, Programme Manager; Dr Gift Dzombo, Programme Coordinator; and Kevin Kiiru, Programme Accountant.
A major highlight was the group task involving participants from three countries who jointly developed and presented grant proposals. The event concluded with certificate presentations and a group photograph.
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