Seeding Labs, a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to helping scientists in the developing world conduct life-changing research, is now accepting applications for its Instrumental Access program.
Through Instrumental Access, Seeding Labs connects universities in low- and middle-income countries with high-quality surplus laboratory equipment provided by donors.
This year, Instrumental Access provided equipment to 16 university partners out of 67 who applied. Those 16 departments are tackling food security, cancer, parasitic infections, HIV and other important areas of research. Read more about them at Seeding Labs’ website.
Participants are selected through a competitive application process and choose equipment from the available inventory to meet their research and teaching needs. They pay a fee that helps to defray some of the costs of procuring, storing, handling, and shipping equipment, as well as administering the program.
The equipment should be used for research projects, graduate student theses or dissertations, classroom teaching, or other research and educational activities.
Applicants must be degree-granting institutions of higher education located in a low- or middle-income country (LMIC) as defined by the World Bank and need equipment typically used by biology or chemistry labs. Individuals may not apply on their own.
The program cannot accept applications from Afghanistan, Burma, Central African Republic, Cuba, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
Check out the Request for Applications for program and application details. The deadline to apply is 29 July 2016.