RISA FUND

That's why the RISA Fund is supporting African institutions tackling the continent's most complex social, economic, and health challenges. Research institutes, think tanks, universities, private sector organisations, international and national NGOs are all eligible to apply for a competitive RISA grant. By building sustainable partnerships, and through its grants, the RISA Fund supports these institutions to access the knowledge, partners, investors, and markets they need to generate actionable research and influence policy. Actionable research drives technology, products, and businesses... The RISA Fund brings together two pre-existing programmes funded by UK International Development from the UK Government into one new, joint fund. The two complementary programmes are called Strengthening Research Institutions in Africa (SRIA), and the African Technology and Innovation Partnerships (ATIP), which are designed to support a more effective realisation of the synergies between research..

Also known as: RISA