Abstract:
Kenya’s contribution to RSIF: Kenya’s initial US$2 million contribution has now been fully exhausted. 80% of Kenya’s contribution
directly supports training of Kenyan scholars and
is currently committed to enrolled students in the
RSIF PhD scholarship programme. The potential of
Kenya’s innovative expansion due to this investment
is multiplied when leveraged by the funds through
matching support from various donors, including
the Government of Korea, international partner
institutions and others.
By being part of RSIF, Kenya benefits from joint
resource mobilization with other countries
and capacity building for PhDs and research
and innovation far into the future. PASET aims
to mobilise over USD 500 million into the RSIF
endowment fund, with an estimated 20% to be
allocated to research and innovation projects
for the benefit of citizens and institutions of
participating countries. Many African countries are
interested to be part of this.
