Hosting a GEN-IMPACT Sub-Study within APCC Cohorts - Expression of Interest

GEN-IMPACT is building genomic and phenotypic capacity across African population cohorts, and this call is the first stage of identifying which cohorts can host a sub-study. The funded work includes harmonised phenotyping, biospecimen collection, and genomic analysis, with explicit priority given to populations that are undersampled in existing genomic datasets—a category most Malawian populations fall into.

Applications may be led by African institutions, research organisations, cohorts or consortia, so a Malawian institution can lead. The binding condition is structural rather than geographic: every sub-study must be embedded within a cohort that belongs to the African Population Cohort Consortium or has applied for APCC membership. Cohorts that are not yet members are told to apply for membership before submitting.

Harmonised phenotyping, biospecimen collection and genomic analyses within an existing population cohort, with priority for proposals addressing significant health challenges and improving representation of undersampled populations.

Submit through the Science for Africa Foundation's Agaseke Grants Management System by the deadline. An information webinar was held on 15 July 2026. Enquiries to Tinofa Mutevedzi at the Foundation.

Timeline: Information webinar 15 July 2026 | EOI deadline 14 August 2026, 18:00 EAT | Selected applicants invited to full application