THE FOREIGN RESEARCH GRANTS
FOREIGN GRANTS:
| S/N | Title | Client | Value | Beneficiary/Role | Faculty |
Status |
| 1 | Demand-Led Pre-Breeding Characterization of Two Indigenous Leafy Vegetables amongst Smallholder Farmers of Southern Nigeria | Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building In Agriculture (RUFORUM), Kampala, Uganda | $60,000.00 | University of Port Harcourt – PI: Dr. Blessing Odogwu | Agriculture | 1st May 2024 – 30th April 2026 |
| 2 | Metagenomic Analysis of Rumen Microbial Community in Three Nigeria Cattle Breeds For Mitigating Climate Change Crisis | Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), Kampala, Uganda | $60,000.00 | University of Port Harcourt – PI: Prof. Folashade O. Ajayi | Agriculture | 1st May 2024 – 30th April 2026 |
| 3 | Early Career Young Academics and Researchers | Society For the Advancement of Management Studies, UK | £3,000.00 | Prof. Mercy Ebere Ndubueze-Ogaraku & Prof. Adana Henri-Ukoha | Agriculture | May 2024 – Ongoing |
| 4 | AAKTP: Development of a Novel Hybrid Solar PV/Thermal Pre-cooler for Smallholder Farmers | Innovate UK | £83,930.00 | Dr. E. O. Diemuodeke | Engineering | April. 2022 – June. 2023 |
| 5 | Renewable Energies For Africa: Effective Vaporization of Agri-Food Wastes (Reflect Africa) | European Commission | €359,842.50 | Lead (University of Port Harcourt) | Dec. 2021 – Nov. 2026 | |
| 6 | Nigeria Deep Decarbonisation Pathways Project | AFD (IDDRI) | €327,000.00 | Dr. E. O. Diemuodeke | Engineering | Completed |
| 7 | Native and Modified starches from some wild tubers as emulsifiers and demulsifies in the oil industry | (R21-6517928353) Royal Society of Chemistry | £4,000 | Dr. Ozioma Achugasim | Science | Ongoing |
| 8 | Dr. Vivian Ambassador Outreach | AXA Research Fund Community Grant | €8,000 | Dr. Vivian Ugwuje | Completed | |
| 9 | African Centre of Excellence IMPACT Project (ACEPUTOR & ACECEFOR) | FGN/AAU/WORLDBANK/AFD | $16,000,000 | University of Port Harcourt | 2019- 2024 | |
| 10 | PASET-RSIF-ICBD Strengthening Institutional Infrastructure for Innovation Ecosystem – Up – Ecosin Project | World Bank/Sub-Saharan African Government | $50,000 | Profs. Onyewuchi Akaranta & Ibisione Etela | Ongoing | |
| 11 | PASET-RSIF-RA Developing Orange Mesocarp and Red Onion Skin into Multifunctional Materials for Oil Field Applications. Up-MFM project | World bank/Sub-Sahara African Governments under the African Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund for Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology | $83,994 | Prof. Onyewuchi Akaranta, Dr Williams Eke & Dr Cynthia Victor-Oji | Ongoing | |
| 12 | Strengthening Institutional Capacity For Quality And Sustainable Doctoral Training, Research, And Innovation In Transformative Technologies In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). | African Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF). An Applied Science, Engineering and Technology Project. | $90,000 yearly | University of Port Harcourt | Ongoing | |
| 13 | International Masters Programme In Embedded Artificial Intelligence | European Commission | €114,000.00 | University of Port Harcourt | Awarded in February 2023 – Ongoing | |
| 14 | The Sub-Award Fund For Insight Development Grant 259914 (SSRHC 430-2022-00486) | McGill University, Canada | $4,417.20 | S. O. Ejeba, Ph.D | Ongoing | |
| 15 | Dr. Vivian Ambassador Outreach | AXA Research Fund Community | €3,900.00 | Dr. V. C. Ugwuja | Completed | |
| 16 | Africa Agrifood Knowledge Transfer Partnership between Aston University, University of Port Harcourt and Coldhubs Limited | An Innovate UK Funded Research Grant | $4,556.76 | Dr. E. O. Diemuodeke | Engineering | Completed |
| 17 | Strengthening Rural Women Resilience to Climate Change Through Targeted Advisory Service and Knowledge Building | Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) Micro Grant | £14,763.80 | Dr. C. C. Ifeanyi-Obi | Ongoing | |
| 18 | Simulation of Water Fluxes in Central Asia Based on Remote Sensing Invention Model and Machine Learning | 2022 National Foreign Experts Project (Foreign Youth Talent Program) of the Ministry of Science and Technology | 300,000 Yuan ($43,000.00) | Dr. Friday Uchenna Ochege | Ongoing | |
| 19 | Postpartum Anaemia Intravenenons Ferric Carboxymaltose Versus Oral Ferrous Sulphate for Treatment of Pastparum Anaemia in Nigeria Women (IVON-PP) | Bills & Melinda Gates Funded Research | $159,659.00 | Prof. Ngozi Orazulike | Medicine | Ongoing |