Funding Flow

This website examines the diverse flows of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) funding to Africa, analyzing how resources are directed from various funding organizations to specific targets such as recipient countries, institutions, and fields of research. The funding flows are defined by the number of grants received and the total grant value received in USD. The following funding flows are identified and presented in this website:

• STI Funding Flow from Country to Country
• STI Funding from Organization to Country
• STI Funding Flow from Organization to Organization
• STI Funding Flow from Organization to Fields of Research
• STI Funding Flow from Organization to Country to Fields of Research
• STI Funding Flow from Organization to Country to Research Topics

Overview of the Funder Dashboard

The Funder Dashboard provides an interactive overview of STI funding flowing to Africa disaggregated by funding organizations. It offers several statistics, allowing users to quickly learn more about STI funding from a particular funding organization of interest. The core functionality centers on key metrics like the Total Funding allocated, the number of funded locations, and the Number of funded organizations, giving a clear picture of the scale of operation. In addition, the dashboard visualizes the distribution of funding by main scientific fields. It further enhances strategic analysis by disaggregating funding according to the recipient type (e.g., Universities, Non-Profits). This detailed functionality transforms raw data into actionable intelligence, enabling stakeholders to benchmark funder activity, identify investment trends, and align their own efforts with the broader financial currents in the research ecosystem.

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Overview of the Country Dashboard

The Funded Country Dashboard provides an essential overview of STI funding within a specific nation or location (region). Its core functionality is designed to offer a transparent assessment of the country's funding of research ecosystem from a multi-angle perspective. Key statistics highlight the scale of engagement, including the total number of funding organizations disbursing funding in the country and the total number of funded organizations. The dashboard breaks down the origins of funding by funder type (e.g., Governmental, Grant-Making Foundation). Furthermore, it offers strategic insights into the focus areas by detailing funding by scientific fields. This tool is hoped to assist policymakers, research institutions, and international collaborators, providing the necessary data to identify funding gaps, track sector growth, and strategically leverage international partnerships to advance national research priorities.

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Searchable STI Funding Database

The Data Portal provides a comprehensive and searchable interface to the project's underlying database. Users can explore granular project information and filter records by funder, location, year, field of research, and more. This tool is intended for deep dives into specific grants and allows for the export of filtered results for further analysis.

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Methodology Overview

The creation of the underlying funding database relies on a rigorous, multi-step scientific methodology to ensure data quality and analytical accuracy. The process begins with identifying key funders and data collection from diverse sources. This raw, heterogeneous data then undergoes intensive data preprocessing. Grants are filtered to distinguish Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) grants from general development or humanitarian grants using keywords, funder mission statements, and project descriptions. A critical step is the organization disambiguation of both funder and recipient names to correctly map name variants to a single entity. Field Classification is carried out to categorize grants by scientific discipline. An organization typology is developed and each funder / recipient is assigned a type to enable the detailed statistical breakdowns presented in the dashboards.

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