Mawazo Institute
Project Title
For fellowships supporting early-career women researchers
Date
Jun. 05, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
Women remain underrepresented in African research and academic leadership, comprising only 33.5% of researchers and leading fewer than 3% of universities. The Mawazo Institute, based in Nairobi, Kenya, is an African women-led organization supporting early-career women researchers through training, mentorship, funding, and peer support. With Corporation support, Mawazo will support fellowships for women pursuing their PhDs, provide flexible funding for collaborative projects and research and policy engagement activities, and support fellows in entrepreneurship, policy engagement, and leadership development. The Corporation will also support the launch of the Mawazo-DSV Venture Science Doctorate Fellowship, an accredited PhD program, to train women researchers in conducting scientific research and using it to build science-driven startups that are focused on solving challenges on the continent.