{"id":3635,"date":"2026-07-27T14:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/?page_id=3635"},"modified":"2026-07-27T14:44:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:44:45","slug":"grants-and-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/grants-and-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Grants and projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-ast-global-color-4-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-620c519d537263ac4437e638ed853a92\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1983\" height=\"793\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3383 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/slide-v-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/slide-v-1.jpg 1983w, https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/slide-v-1-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/slide-v-1-1024x409.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/slide-v-1-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/slide-v-1-1536x614.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1983px) 100vw, 1983px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(0,0,0) 26%,rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-123e7e7a6de158a365c7147e721b0e95\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\"><strong>Grants and projects<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-ast-global-color-8-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e6e511b18cf7280215d613cab1a6005d wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:200\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">        <div class=\"uptb-table-wrapper\">\n            <table class=\"uptb-frontend-table\">\n                <thead>\n                    <tr>\n                                                    <th>Project Title<\/th>\n                                                    <th>Partner<\/th>\n                                                    <th>PDF Document<\/th>\n                                            <\/tr>\n                <\/thead>\n                <tbody>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            From Waste to Harvest                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            Uganda Leather &amp; Allied Industries Association - Kawumu Leather Tannery Uganda                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/From-Waste-to-Harvest.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Building Socio-ecological resilience of communities to Flash Flooding in the Rwenzori Mountains (B-SaFFeR)                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            Mountains of the Moon University (MMU) \u2013 Uganda Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) \u2013 Belgium KU Leuven \u2013 Belgium Join for Water (JfW) \u2013 Uganda THRIVE Research and Innovations Facility (THRAIF) \u2013 Uganda                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UMU-B-SaFFeR.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Boosting Agricultural Studies in Sub-Saharan Africa                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            Uganda Martyrs University &amp; Mountains of the Moon University (UG), Universite Gaston Berger &amp; Universit\u00e9 du Sine Saloum El-H\u00e2dj Ibrahima NIASS \u2013 Senegal, University of Kara &amp; Catholique de l\u2019Afrique de l\u2019Ouest, Unit\u00e9 Universitaire du Togo, University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf \u2013 Germany, and Vrije Universiteit Brussels \u2013 Belgium.                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UMU-BASIS-Description.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Strengthening of Higher Education, Research and Science Communication in Agroecology in the Rwenzori Region in Western Uganda | AER-Phase II                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU; Bernhard Freyer), Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi (Pius Mbuya Nina) and Sasakawa Africa Association (Frances Nakakawa)                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UMU-APPEAR.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Potentials of Agro-Ecological Practices in East Africa with a Focus on Circular Water-Energy-Nutrient Systems (PrAEctiCe)                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            HOCHSCHULE KARLSRUHE (HKA) -Germany, Coordinator of the project MAKERERE UNIVERSITY (MAK) \u2013 Uganda GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET (UGOT)- Sweden UNIVERZA V MARIBORU \u2013 Slovenia MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE LIVESTOCK AND FISHERIES (DALF)- Kenya REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES FORUM FOR CAPACITY BUILDING IN AGRICULTURE (RUFORUM) - Uganda NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION (NARO) MASENO UNIVERSITY (MSU) \u2013 Kenya SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TANZANIA AQUAGRI IIM - INTERNATIONAL IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT (AQG), - Portugal ALLIANCE FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IN AFRICA (AFSA) \u2013 Uganda AFRICA AGRIBUSINESS ACADEMY (KENYA) STEINBEIS 2i GmbH (S2i) \u2013 Germany AQUABIOTECH LIMITED (ABT) - Malta                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Praectice-project.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Environmental Risk Management under Increasing Extremes and Uncertainty.                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Makerere University, University of Dar es salaam and Haramaya University                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MERIT.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Inclusive Learning, Co-creation and Sharing of Knowledge on Transiting to Agroecology catalyzed by access to markets                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            Centre for Ecosystem Research and Development Popular Knowledge Women\u2019s Initiative Atekere Soroti Initiative                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Mcknight-funded-project.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Promoting inclusive homegrown clean energy solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation in Africa                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            Federal University of Technology, Minna, University of Nigeria, Makerere University, University of Zimbabwe, Universite D&#039;Abomey-Calavi, Instituto Politecnico Do Porto, West African Science Services Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HCE.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Google Gift TensorFlow Outreach award                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            Google Ireland Limited (Through TensorFlow Outreach Program)                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Google-gift-project.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Executive Ph.D. Programs in Management and Agriculture for Academic Professors from Africa                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            Universit\u00e0 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, E4IMPACT Foundation                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DE-Africa-project.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Collaborative Graduate Training to Enhance Climate Smart Agriculture and Biodiversity ConsErvATion in East and Central Africa                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            Haramaya University (HU) (located in Haramaya, Ethiopia) - The \u201cCoordinator\u201d; University of Eldoret (located in Eldoret, Kenya) \u2013 The \u201cPartner Institution\u201d; The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) (located in Arusha, Tanzania) \u2013 The \u201cPartner Institution\u201d; Makerere University (located in Kampala, Uganda) \u2013 The \u201cPartner Institution\u201d; Universit\u00e9de Lubumbashi (located in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo) \u2013 The \u201cPartner Institution\u201d; Uganda Martyrs University (located in Mpigi District, Central Region, Uganda) \u2013 The \u201cPartner Institution\u201d; Polytechnic Institute of Porto (located in Porto, Portugal) \u2013 The \u201cTechnical Partner\u201d.                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/COCREATE.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Empowering Uganda Youth through Agribusiness Incubation and Enterprise Development                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            StartHub Africa                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ABED.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Learning mobility for higher education students and staff                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            University of Pavia, Italy                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/University-of-Pavia.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Learning mobility for higher education students and staff                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Germany                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/University-of-Applied-Sciences-Germany.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Higher Education Students and Staff Mobility                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            Sapienza University of Rome, Italy                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sapienza.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Learning Mobility for Higher Education Students and Staff                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            University of Groningen, Netherlands                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Groningen.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                            <tr>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Project Title\">\n                                                                            Higher Education Student and Staff Mobility                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"Partner\">\n                                                                            University of CADIZ, Spain                                                                    <\/td>\n                                                            <td data-label=\"PDF Document\">\n                                                                                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/umu.ac.ug\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cadiz-University.pdf\" class=\"uptb-download-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                                                View PDF\n                                            <\/a>\n                                                                                                            <\/td>\n                                                    <\/tr>\n                                    <\/tbody>\n            <\/table>\n        <\/div>\n        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