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Call Opening Date: 7th August 2020 Call Closing Date: 4th September 2020 1.0       BACKGROUND The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) of the Republic of Zambia, the National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) of the Republic of Malawi and the Fundo Nacional de Investigação (FNI) of the Republic of Mozambique are Science Granting Councils (SGCs) participating in the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) for Sub Saharan Africa. The SGCI seeks to strengthen the capacities Read more…

1.0 BACKGROUND The Department of Research of the Ministry of Health (DR-MOH) and the National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) are in partnership for the management of a small grant scheme to support research proposals in health systems operations research as one of the identified national research priority areas in Malawi. This scheme has been instituted as part of the implementation efforts of the Health Research Policy of December 2019. The Policy calls for Read more…

1.0 BACKGROUND The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) of the Republic of Malawi and the Research Council of Zimbabwe (RCZ) are participating in Phase Two of the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI). This continuation builds on Phase One’s SGCI objective of seeking to strengthen the capacities of Science Granting Councils (SGCs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to support research and evidence-based policies that will contribute to socio-economic development. During this phase, NCST and RCZ Read more…

On 3rd June, 2020, the Board and Management of the National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) joined the Government of Malawi in fighting against COVID-19. The Commission donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth K 5,000,000.00 to Salima District Hospital in a bid to compliment Government’s efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation is part of the Commission’s social responsibility. Other than fulfilling its mandate, the Commission appreciates that it has an obligation to Read more…