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Research Visibility and Discoverability Grant
Support to make research easier to find and cite — persistent identifiers, researcher profiles, metadata and discovery services.
About this call
Good research is often hard to find. This grant concept supports the practical steps that improve discoverability: persistent identifiers such as DOIs and ORCID iDs, complete metadata, researcher profiles and inclusion in appropriate discovery services and indexes.
Support is for meeting the requirements of such services; the Foundation cannot guarantee inclusion in any index.
What this call aims to achieve
Expected outcomes
- Improved metadata and identifier coverage
- Researchers with complete public profiles
Impact framework
- Inputs
- Technical expertise on identifiers, metadata and discovery services; training.
- Activities
- Discoverability audit; identifier and metadata improvements; researcher profile set-up; preparation for relevant discovery services.
- Outputs
- Outputs with persistent identifiers; researcher profiles created.
- Outcomes
- Research that is easier to find, access and cite.
- Long-term impact
- Greater visibility and influence of African research.
How we will measure it
- Outputs assigned persistent identifiers
- Researcher profiles created
- Outputs with complete metadata
The Foundation never charges a fee to apply. Read the Grant Guidelines and How to Apply.
