SHARPER Research & Innovation Fellowship Grants 2026

Source-based overview

SHARPER Research & Innovation Fellowship Grants 2026 is a research fellowship from SHARPER Consortium. Funding, mentorship and institutional support for early-career African investigators. It focuses on Pandemic preparedness; health systems resilience; evidence uptake and is relevant to Africa; eligible institutional affiliation. The recorded deadline or key date is Closes 30 Sep 2026, 23:59 GMT. Applicants should review the official page for the complete eligibility rules, required documents, assessment criteria, funding conditions, deadline time zone and submission route.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants and locations: Africa; eligible institutional affiliation. Confirm any institutional, citizenship, career-stage and partnership requirements on the official call page.

Funding and benefits

US$40,000 for 6 months; three awards

Funding, mentorship and institutional support for early-career African investigators.

Themes and supported activities

Pandemic preparedness; health systems resilience; evidence uptake

Research Fellowship

Africa; eligible institutional affiliation

Deadline and timeline

Closes 30 Sep 2026, 23:59 GMT: Closes 30 Sep 2026, 23:59 GMT: Sep 30, 2026.

Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.

How to apply

Open the official call page, confirm the current requirements and deadline time zone, prepare the requested documents and submit through the funder or organiser's stated route.

Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.