1. Scholarships and Research Grants’ Awards
Recipient | Department | School | Nature of award | Duration of award | Title | Collaborator/ supervisor |
Tenable at | Funding Body | Effective date | Est. value (US$) |
Ms. Irene Muchira | Electrical, & Electronics Engineering Technology | Engineering | Ph.D scholarship Electronics and Instrumentation | 3 years | Electronics and Instrumentation | Dr. W. K. Njoroge, Kenyatta University, Nairobi Kenya | Department of physics, school of pure and applied sciences, Kenyatta University, Kenya | Africa development bank | January 4, 2016 | 8,800 |
Mr. David Waweru Nderu | Health sciences | Health sciences | Research grant | 1 year | Plasmodium falciparum histidine rich protein 2 (pfhrp2) gene diversity and its impact on malaria diagnosis using rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) in Kenya | Malaria Section, Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development (KEMRI), Nairobi Kenya | Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Nairobi Kenya | International society for infectious diseases (ISID) | September 30, 2015 | 7,000 |
Ms. Irene Okello | Pure and applied sciences | Pure and applied sciences | Ph.D scholarship, computational mathematics | 3 years | The spectrum of a Norlund operator | Dr. J. R. Akanga (JKUAT, Kenya) Prof. A. N. Wali (JKUAT Kenya) |
Pan African University JKUAT. | Africa Union | February 2015 | 43,600 |
2. External Research Grants’ Applications
Applicant/S | Department | School | Title | Collaborator/S | Funding Body | Est. value (US$) | Status |
Mr. David Waweru Nderu | - | Health Sciences | Plasmodium falciparum histidine rich protein 2 (pfhrp2) gene diversity and its impact on malaria diagnosis using rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) in Kenya | N/A | International federation for science (IFS) | 7,000 | Submitted |
Dr. Samuel Mburu | Biomedical Sciences | Health Sciences | Optimization of an Oral and Intranasal CMV-Vector Based Prime-Boost Vaccine for Prevention of HIV Mucosal Acquisition |
Prof. Omu Anzala of KAVI-ICR-University of Nairobi |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | 100,000 | Submitted |
Dr. Samuel Mburu | Biomedical Sciences | Health Sciences | An Oral and Intranasal CMV-Vector Based Prime-Boost Vaccine for Prevention of HIV Mucosal Acquisition |
Prof. Omu Anzala of KAVI-ICR-University of Nairobi |
National Institute of Health (NIH), Betheseda, USA | 650,000 | Submitted |
3. Internal Research Grants’ Applications
Applicant/S | Department | School | Title | Collaborator/s | Funding Body | Est. value (US$) | Status |
Mr. Jackson Maina | Business studies | Business and Economics | 'Evaluation of the factors affecting accessibility of youth funds in Kirinyaga county' | Dr. Grace Kiiru & Dr. Jamleck Muchangi, School of business and Economics KyU | KyU | 900 | Undergoing review |