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The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) will launch the African Research Initiative for Scientific Excellence – Pilot programme (ARISE-PP) on 15th - 17th June 2023 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Upper Hill in Nairobi, Kenya.

The ARISE-PP is a €25 million programme supporting 44 early- to mid-career African researchers from 38 countries in Africa with research grants of up-to €500,000 to implement 5-year cutting-edge research projects in contribution towards the transformation of Africa into a knowledge-based and innovation-led continent. The programme is implemented by the AAS with support from the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU). The meeting will convene the ARISE-PP Fellows and other stakeholders to officially launch the ARISE-PP Fellowships.

The ARISE-PP Fellows shall introduce their research projects, generally categorized into the following thematic areas:

• Public health

• Green transition

• Innovation and technology

• Capacities for science and higher education