The Research and Innovation Directorate is pleased to inform the University community that the Coefficient Giving, a Philanthropic Funder and Advisor, is inviting proposals under diverse funding opportunities focused on the implications of transformative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for global health and economic prosperity. The call supports rigorous research, policy development, field-building, and implementation initiatives that improve health and economic outcomes in ways responsive to both the opportunities and challenges of a world transformed by AI. Attention is encouraged for work benefiting Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). 

Award Categories and Duration:

• Exploratory Grants: Less than US$100,000 for research and writing projects, scoping studies, prototypes, and short-form policy work. 

• Standard Grants: US$100,000–US$1,000,000 for larger research programs, new hires within existing organizations, or launching small organizations (1–3 persons). 

• Major Grants: US$1,000,000–US$10,000,000 for new organizations, institutional capacity-building, substantial policy engagement, and preparatory infrastructure projects. 

Grants are typically awarded for up to two years, with renewability depending on project type and performance. 

Illustrative Priority Areas :

• Accelerated biomedical R&D, clinical trial infrastructure, regulatory preparedness, and equitable access to AI-enabled therapeutics. 

• LMIC tax base resilience and economic adaptation under AI-driven labor market disruption. 

• AI exposure mapping for occupations and sectors in LMICs. 

• Digital public infrastructure, data-sharing frameworks, and evidence-generation systems. 

• Policy fellowships, field-building initiatives, training programs, and stakeholder engagement. 

• Social protection, labor market resilience, and alternative growth pathways in AI-transformed economies. 

Eligibility 

• Applications are open globally to individuals, academic institutions, think tanks, nonprofits, and appropriately structured for-profit entities. 
• Applicants based in or with deep working knowledge of LMIC-based organizations are welcome. 
• Applications that have not previously worked on AI futures.
• Applications are expected to include public communication and/or policy engagement components.

Assessment Criteria:

• Importance: Potential contribution to understanding or responding to transformative AI impacts. 

• Neglectedness: Work unlikely to occur, or to occur as effectively, without funding. 

• Tractability: Likelihood of producing actionable outputs within the proposed timeline and strength of the team. 

Deadline 

 August 21, 2026

For more information on the call, kindly visit this link.

All interested person(s) are to communicate their intention to apply to the RID Grants Management Office for institutional guidance and support at rid-grantsmgt@ug.edu.gh with alasante@ug.edu.gh in copy.