Grant
Training and Scaling Machine Learning Models for the Global South (Lacuna Fund dataset utilisation RFP)
African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS) and Lacuna Fund
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 13 November 2026, 22 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- Headquartered in an African low- or middle-income country
- Where
- Remote. Online application; applicant must be headquartered in a low- or middle-income country
Up to USD 30,000 in three awards of up to USD 10,000 each, for research teams in Global South low- and middle-income countries to train and scale machine learning models on Lacuna Fund datasets.
The facts
- What you get
- Up to USD 30,000 in total; three awards of up to USD 10,000 each
- Where
- Online application; applicant must be headquartered in a low- or middle-income country
- How long
- Set by the RFP
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- Applying as a research organisation or team headquartered in a low- or middle-income country; individuals must apply through an institutional sponsor
- Headquartered in an African low- or middle-income country
- A project that trains and scales machine learning models on Lacuna Fund datasets
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2. Dates
- Closes 13 November 2026, in 22 days.
- Aim to send it by 10 November 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
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How to apply
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