Sub-Saharan Africa – 2025 Call for Application Find out more about the current edition of the Sub-Saharan Africa regional program. This year 30 prizes will be given to the Sub-Saharan Africa program. 25 phDs and 5 Postdocs from the 48 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. To apply click the following link Read more…
Applications Open Feb 11, 2025 to Mar 25, 2025 The Grand Challenges family of initiatives fosters innovation to solve key health and development problems. See below for Grand Challenges six (6) grant opportunities with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as sole or contributing funder The link is provided below: Read more…
The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) joins the International Community as we commemorate the 2025 International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We remember this day under the theme “Celebrating Achievements, Advancing Gender Equity and Honouring Excellence in Science.” This year’s theme reminds us of the gender Read more…
Request for Proposals (RFP) Grant Title Management of Collaborative Research and Innovation Grants in Rwanda and Malawi: Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) in Manufacturing processes for industrial growth Grant No: NCST-RW/NCST-MW/2024 FUNDERS: The NRF South Africa awarded a grant to Rwanda National Read more…
1.0 BACKGROUND The National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) is a parastatal organisation established by the Science and Technology (S&T) Act number 16 of 2003. Its mission is to promote, support, co-ordinate and regulate the development and application of research, science, technology and innovation for wealth creation and improvement Read more…
CALL FOR GRANT PROPOSALS IN HEALTH SYSTEMS OPERATIONS RESEARCH 1 to 30 September 2024 1.0 BACKGROUND The Department of Research of the Public Health Institute of Malawi under the Ministry of Health (DR-PHIM) and the National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) are in partnership for the management of a Read more…
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NCST)VACANCIES The Malawi Gazette Supplement Notice No. 1 of 20th February 2009, appointed 14th November 2008 as the day on which the Science and Technology Act, No. 16 of 2003 came into operation. The Act establishes the National Commission for Science and technology (NCST) Read more…
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 The Grand Challenges (GC) Network¹, a family of global partners fostering innovation to solve key global health and development problems, today announced a group of more than fifty grant recipients leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle the world’s most pressing health challenges. Emerging technologies, such as Read more…
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Sosten Gwengwe, on 29th may 2024 evening led local and international dignitaries at the launch of Eka-Lite LED bulbs, products made by DEK Engineering and Electrical Contractors Limited. The company is owned by Daniel Kwizombe, a Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) Read more…
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Sosten Gwengwe, on 29th may 2024 evening led local and international dignitaries at the launch of Eka-Lite LED bulbs, products made by DEK Engineering and Electrical Contractors Limited. The company is owned by Daniel Kwizombe, a Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) Read more…