Bishop Stuart University underscores and focuses on research, research based education and carrying out more meaningful and impact oriented research activities. In her endeavor of being a leading institution in training, research, innovation and community outreach as a core function for development, the university introduced a research support fund to enable staff members to participate in research and innovations alongside teaching, in line with the university’s strategic plan.
The scheme seeks to stimulate research activities and generate new knowledge of high scientific merit that fosters development. The scheme’s focus ensures that funding is distributed in an open competitive ground and promotes innovation and publication across different thematic areas. Within the scope of her responsibility, the university invites proposals for the annual research grants amounting to five million shillings for each of the successful proposals and normally funding is available to 10 – 20 projects.
BSU Research and Grants office has grown to also contribute towards capacity building of staff by securing and identifying funding sources, writing grants winning proposal skills, development support, negotiating agreements, providing funding guidelines, grants contract supervision, designing MoUs with partners and ensuring financial accountability of projects.