Governance

The Africa Research Excellence Fund is a UK registered charity which was initially established as a charitable trust by the Medical Research Foundation. In early 2021, AREF was incorporated and established its own Board of Trustees who are responsible for the governance of AREF.

Our Board, led by Professor Nick Lemoine, includes trustees with expertise in science and funding science in Africa, as well as governance, finance, fundraising and communications.

Our trustees act in a voluntary role and do not get paid for the work they do for us.

Board of Trustees

Programme Strategy Committee

Grand Challenges Canada’s Stars in Global Health program

The Stars program is seeking bold ideas that will improve the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women, adolescents, children and LGBTQI+ people in Sub-Saharan Africa. Deadline for registration 20 May 2021.
Prix Galien Africa Prize 2021

The Prix Galien Africa aims to reward researchers, pharmaceutical institutions and industries in the public or private sector that have developed initiatives, services, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, herbal medicine, diagnostic products and medical devices recently introduced to the African market. Deadline Wednesday 30 June 2021.
Governance Manager

Full-time, Permanent, ca. £38,000
Wellcome Trust funding opportunities

There are 7 funding opportunities in their final rounds which are open to researchers who are based at host organizations in low- and middle-income countries.