{"id":1549,"date":"2020-04-14T11:24:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T11:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/global.kibu.ac.ke\/?page_id=1549"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:24:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T12:24:32","slug":"external-funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/global\/external-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"External Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1549\" class=\"elementor elementor-1549\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccb8e52 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccb8e52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-534ef41\" data-id=\"534ef41\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828bce3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"828bce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a5eaa9\" data-id=\"9a5eaa9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31848fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31848fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grant-Writing Support<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4017d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d4017d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"559\">The <strong data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"330\">Directorate of Partnerships and Linkages (DPL)<\/strong> provides support to faculty and staff throughout the grant application process. This includes guidance in developing competitive proposals for external funding to support research, teaching, and community engagement initiatives.<\/p><p data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"747\">The Directorate also assists in identifying suitable funding opportunities aligned with specific project goals, helping researchers connect with local and international funding agencies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5ec28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea5ec28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Beeline<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcff637 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcff637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"1059\"><strong data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"799\">Research Beeline<\/strong> is a platform designed to connect African researchers with funding opportunities. 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