Call for Proposals: Africa Think Tank Platform Initiative 2025 – YOA

Deadline: September 24, 2025

Proposals are invited for the Africa Think Tank Platform Initiative 2025. The African Think Tank Platform (ATTP) goals to determine a sustainable platform to strengthen Africa’s capability for efficient coverage analysis and proof-based mostly policymaking on cross-boundary priorities.

Funded by the World Bank and carried out by the African Union Commission, the platform seeks to help and join African assume tanks engaged on essential continental points, together with financial transformation, local weather change, commerce integration, meals safety, human capital improvement, and digitalization, with a robust emphasis on gender and regional collaboration.

They are inviting purposes from consortia of African assume tanks to apply for funding below the ATTP. Selected consortia will contribute to the platform’s core mission by producing excessive-high quality analysis, partaking in coverage dialogue, and strengthening institutional capability to tell continental policymaking.

Eligibility

Eligible candidates should be registered African assume tanks engaged in public coverage analysis. Applications should be submitted as part of a consortium of assume tanks. Each consortium should:

• Be led by a delegated lead assume tank.
• Include illustration from not less than two sub-areas throughout the continent.
• Demonstrate expertise working in not less than 4 of the six precedence themes of the platform.
• Propose actions aligned with ATTP goals on analysis, engagement, capability constructing, and gender illustration.

Selection Criteria

Applications might be reviewed in a two-stage course of. First, proposals might be screened for eligibility. Second, eligible proposals might be evaluated by an Independent Expert Committee based mostly on:

• The high quality and relevance of the analysis and engagement proposal.
• Capacity of personnel and establishments.
• Potential for coverage impression.
• Financial soundness and justification of the finances.
• Gender and geographic variety.

Application

Proposals should be submitted by September 24, 2025. Late or incomplete submissions won’t be thought-about.

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For extra info, go to ATTP.