KENET has as one of its mandates, the role of catalyzing collaboration in research and education among member universities and research institutions. KENET promotes collaboration through facilitation of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) in priority academic areas, discovery of active researchers/faculty, provision of research and innovation grants to researchers and member institutions, as well as travel grants for faculty and/or graduate students in SIG areas.

This Call for Proposals for the Computer Science and Information Systems (CS/IS) Research and Innovation Grants is intended to promote early-stage CS/IS research and development in current and emerging research areas, as well as strengthen the CS/IS SIG. The Research and Innovation grants target early-stage researchers, enabling them to undertake proof-of-concept work to support R&D ideas and concepts. It is envisioned that the Research and Innovation grants, which are ideally targeted at junior faculty, will position recipient researchers in good footing to further their research and expertise in these areas, and subsequently attract more research funding.

Through this round of funding, KENET hopes to not only support individual research teams, but to facilitate institutional collaboration and formation of communities of practice in the research areas of focus, leading to enhanced research capacity in member institutions.

CS/IS Research and Innovation Grant: Areas of Focus

The areas of focus for this round of funding are:

1. Research in Computer Science and Information Systems: Natural Language Processing for low-resourced Kenyan Language(s)
2. Enhancing Teaching of Computer Science and Information Systems Courses: Use of technology for the effective teaching and learning of fundamental computer science competencies

Eligibility

This call is open to full time computer science or information systems faculty at any of the KENET member institutions. 

a) Research Call Eligibility Requirements

1. Open to full-time faculty in computer science and information systems
2. Applicants must hold a PhD awarded within the past five (5) years
3. Demonstrated active research interest is required

b) Teaching with educational Technologies Call Eligibility Requirements

1. Open to faculty/researchers with a PhD awarded more than five (5) yeras prior to the date of this call
2. Applicants must have been actively teaching computer scince and/or information systems courses in the past five (5) years
3. Evidence of engaging teaching materials and/or laboratory exercises developed within the last five (5) years is mandatory 

Proposal Submission.

Proposals with all supporting documentation should be sent via email to csisgrants@kenet.or.ke on or before February 28, 2025 5.00 PM East African time

Enquiries and applicant support

All enquiries and requests for further information related to this call should be addressed to grantsadmin@kenet.or.ke.

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