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External Research Grants
| External Grants YR 1718 | |||||||
| Principal Investigator/Awardee(S) | Project Title | Donor | Year of Grant Award | Project Duration | Grant Amount | Total Grant Amount in Ksh | |
| 1 | Francis Wambalaba/Paul Wachana/Amos Njuguna/Salome Asena | To evaluate the effectiveness of and scale up the metroAgrifood living lab for gender inclusive entrepreneurship development among the youth in Kenya | IDRC | 2018 | 24months 1st October 2018-31st December 2020 | CAD 741,000 | 56879160 |
| External Grants YR 1718 | |||||||
| Principal Investigator/Awardee(S) | Project Title | Donor | Year of Grant Award | Project Duration | Grant Amount | Total Grant Amount in Ksh | |
| 1 | Prof Scott Bellows | To undertake research on the cooperatives performance in Kenya | COOPERATIVE HOUSING FOUNDATION | 1718 | 3 Months (July 2017-September 2017) | KES 999,501 | 999501 |
| 2 | Prof Maria Canudo/ Prof Patrick Wamuyu | Establish an SIMLab in USIU-A and conduct baseline research( we are yet to receive the funds) | SIMLab Africa | 1718 | 1 year (September 217-September 2018) | USD 204,462.50 | 20323572.5 |
| 3 | Prof.Edith Amuhaya | To carry out a research entitled Canada South Africa Trilateral Research Chair in Nanomaterials for Clean water | IDRC-TRC | 1718 | 60 months(1-July 2017-30september 2022) | CAD 500,000 | 38010700 |
| 4 | Prof. Paul Zeleza | To provide fellowships for African born academics working in higher education in Canada and US to Sub Saharan Africa. On reimbursment basis | CARNEGIE | 1718 | 2 years (October 2017-September 2019) | USD 452,882.24 | 45016494.66 |
| 5 | Prof. Dorothy Njoroge/ Robi Koki | To carry out a project on Building the capacity of civil Society Organizations for strategic Advocacy | Amplify Change | 1718 | 01 August 2017-31st December 2018 | EURO 99,515 | 11516627.14 |
| 6 | Prof.Amos Njuguna | Study whether Retirement Benefit Scheme members should be involved in the decision making process | RBA-Retirement Benefit Authority | 1718 | 6months | KES 3,569,150 | 3569150 |
| 7 | Prof.Amos Njuguna | Network for Impact Evaluation in Africa/NIERA | The William and Flora Helwette Foundation | 1718 | USD 175,000 | 17395000 | |
| 8 | Prof. Francis Wambalaba | Inclusive and climate smart business modelsin Ethopian and Kenya Dairy Value | VHL | 1718 | 30 months | EUR 42,984.54 | 4974495.502 |
| 9 | Prof.Patrick Wanuyu | NRF | NRF | 1718 | 3 years | Ksh. 18,138,000 | 18138000 |
| 10 | Prof. Maria Canudo/Prof.Patrick Wanuyu | NRF | NRF | 1718 | 3 years | Ksh. 6,077,500 | 6077500 |
| 166021040.8 |
| External Grants | ||||||
| Principal Investigator/Awardee(S) | Project Title | Donor | Year of Grant Award | Project Duration | Grant Amount | Total Grant Amount in Ksh |
| Elaine Wachira/ Rosalind Muiga all under Prof Amos Njuguna | To provide women entrepreneurs around the world with practical business education, business advising, and networking. | Goldman Sacchs | 1617 | 1year | USD 165,652.50 | 16465858.5 |
| Prof Elizabeth Otieno/ Munyae Mulinge | To conduct crine and Violence Training in Kenya | WORLD BANK | 1617 | April 2017-December 2018 | USD 258,885 | 25733169 |
| Prof. Dorothy Njoroge/ Robi Koki | Countering violent extremesim(currently awaiting the final disbursment of the funds) | DAI | 1617 | 4 January 2017-15April 2017 | USD 71,645 | 7121513 |
| Prof.Amos Njuguna | To determine the detreminants of cost efficiency of retirement benetit schemes in Kenya | RBA-Retirement Benefit Authority | 1617 | 150days from 23rd June 2016 | KES 5,489,436 | 5489436 |
| Moses Onyango | Jean Monnet Network | EU | 1617 | 3years | EUR 35,858.19 | 4149780.476 |