Africa Research Excellence Fund

Who we are

AREF’s Mission is to nurture, mentor, and support a community of researchers across Africa to become research experts and leaders, capable of tackling African and global health challenges. 

To stem the loss of young talent and nurture Africa as the next hub for global science and research, our focus is on supporting emerging health researchers in the early stages of their career – specifically those who have received their PhD within the last six years.

We provide outstanding postdoctoral researchers with great opportunities to strengthen technical and transferable skills, extend their professional relationships, and develop high-quality and competitive research ideas and proposals to become tomorrow’s leaders.

In this way we believe we will be able to realise our Vision of an inspired, committed, and talented community of researchers in Africa leading world-class research and participating equitably in international research endeavours for health and wellbeing.