All 10 Funding Windows
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- Evidence generation for policy development
- Data systems and administrative registries
- Regulatory impact studies
- Baseline surveys aligned with NDP priorities
- Digital governance infrastructure research
Applicant must be a government ministry, sub-vented agency, or regulatory body operating under Gambian law. NAQAA accreditation not required for this window.
- Technical and scientific merit
- National development impact
- Team capacity and qualifications
- Implementation plan and timeline
- Budget justification
Minimum passing score: 7.0 / 10
- Research methodology training programmes
- Institutional research capacity building
- Fellowship and mentorship schemes
- Research management systems development
Open to universities, government agencies, LGAs, civil society organisations, and innovation intermediaries legally registered in The Gambia.
- Capacity building methodology
- Reach and beneficiary impact
- Institutional sustainability plan
- Team qualifications
- Budget efficiency
Minimum passing score: 7.0 / 10
- Laboratory and research facility upgrades
- Data management and open-access repository development
- Research equipment procurement
- Shared infrastructure for multi-institutional use
Current NAQAA accreditation evidence required. Institutions must demonstrate an existing research mandate and capacity to maintain funded infrastructure.
- Infrastructure need and gap analysis
- Sustainability and maintenance plan
- Multi-user access provisions
- Alignment with FAIR data principles
- Budget justification
Minimum passing score: 7.0 / 10
- Prototype development and product iteration
- Market feasibility and commercialisation studies
- Regulatory pathway navigation support
- Scale-up and market access activities
Applicant must be a registered innovation hub, start-up, or SME legally registered in The Gambia. Evidence of prior development stage required.
- Innovation potential and originality
- Commercial viability
- National economic impact
- Team and operational capacity
- Milestone plan and budget
Minimum passing score: 7.0 / 10
- Undergraduate and postgraduate research projects
- Student innovation competitions and showcases
- Supervised applied research with national relevance
- Student-led innovation lab initiatives
Applicant must be an enrolled undergraduate or postgraduate student at a NAQAA-accredited institution. Applications must be co-signed by a faculty supervisor.
- Research quality and methodology
- Supervisor endorsement and support
- National relevance
- Student development potential
- Budget appropriateness
Minimum passing score: 7.0 / 10
- TVET curriculum reform and modernisation
- Industry-linked skills development programmes
- Workforce readiness research
- Applied skills innovation pilots
Applicant must be a TVET institution affiliated with NAFTI and hold current NAQAA accreditation. Applications must demonstrate direct linkage to labour market needs.
- Labour market alignment
- Curriculum innovation quality
- NAFTI affiliation and NAQAA accreditation
- Graduate employment outcomes plan
- Budget justification
Minimum passing score: 7.0 / 10
- Design and implementation of M&E frameworks
- Impact evaluation studies and baseline assessments
- Learning documentation and knowledge management systems
- Data quality assurance and results measurement systems
- Programme evaluation commissioned by public institutions
Applicant must be a research institution, government agency, or CSO with a demonstrated M&E mandate or credible capacity development plan. Activities must generate learning that can inform national programme delivery.
- M&E design quality and methodological rigour
- National learning and accountability value
- Team M&E expertise and track record
- Stakeholder engagement and dissemination plan
- Budget justification
Minimum passing score: 7.0 / 10
- Local development evidence and data collection
- Provincial service delivery innovation
- Community-based research initiatives
- Local government capacity and systems strengthening
Applicant must be a legally constituted LGA or Area Council operating under the Local Government Act. Funds channelled through established Area Council structures.
- Local development relevance
- Community engagement and co-design
- LGA institutional capacity
- Sustainability after grant period
- Budget justification
Minimum passing score: 7.0 / 10
- Joint research and innovation consortia projects
- Cross-sector knowledge exchange programmes
- Public-private research partnerships
- Multi-stakeholder innovation platforms
Applicant must be a formally constituted consortium of at least three organisations from different sectors. Lead institution must be registered in The Gambia.
- Consortium composition and complementarity
- Partnership governance structure
- Cross-sector value creation
- Sustainability and knowledge transfer plan
- Budget and cost-sharing
Minimum passing score: 7.0 / 10
- Diaspora-led research initiatives with Gambian institutions
- International joint research projects
- Technology and knowledge transfer programmes
- Diplomatic and bilateral research partnerships
Lead applicant must be a Gambian diaspora professional or international institution. A Gambian co-applicant institution registered in The Gambia is required. Joint activities must have direct national benefit.
- National benefit and knowledge transfer
- Diaspora or international partner credentials
- Gambian co-applicant capacity
- Sustainability and local embedding
- Budget justification
Minimum passing score: 7.0 / 10