D4D Hub 2025 Data Governance in Africa Research Fund for Course

  •  Course
  •  11-Mar-2025
  •   Africa
  • $$  Varies

Applications are now open for the D4D Hub 2025 Data Governance in Africa Research Fund. Join the Data Governance in Africa Research Fund to shape data governance and data policies in African countries. The Initiative seeks African-based researchers to study current data governance trends and identify policy recommendations.

Under the  Data Governance in Africa Initiative, Mozilla Foundation and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) African Union collaborate to increase awareness on and support the domestication of the  African Union Data Policy Framework through the Data Governance in Africa Research Fund. 

The Data Governance in Africa Research Fund welcomes proposals which contribute to:

  1. Legitimate and trustworthy data systems
  2. Public value of data
  3. Harmonizing sector policies to enhance data value
  4. Optimizing innovation

Eligibility Criteria

  • Be individuals, networks, and/or organizations that are based in Africa
  • Be legally able to receive funds in the form of grants from the Mozilla Foundation, a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

Offered Benefits

The Data Governance in Africa Research Fund is looking to recruit four African-based researchers to undertake research that will respond to current data governance trends in the region.

Researchers will be supported with USD 10 000 to conduct an empirical study proposed according to their expertise.

Researchers are also expected to be a part of a regional strategy to distribute and share the findings and recommendations of the research to different stakeholder groups, particularly policy influence makers in the focus countries or regions of their study.

Application Process

Go to Digital for Development (D4D) Hub on mozilla.fluxx.io to apply
Apply Here
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