Makerere University - Quarry Flat No. 70
At the Grants Administration and Management Support Unit (GAMSU), we offer professional, end-to-end support across the entire grant lifecycle. Our services are designed to empower researchers, streamline processes, and promote compliance and excellence in grant-funded research.
We help researchers stay informed and ready to apply by:
- Mapping and curating available funding sources from local and international donors.
- Maintaining a centralized grants database.
- Disseminating timely funding calls, alerts, and opportunities to academic and administrative staff.
We strengthen research networks and promote interdisciplinary and cross-institutional collaboration by:
- Facilitating linkages between researchers within Makerere University and with external partners.
- Supporting collaborations with national, regional, and global research institutions.
- Advising on partnership arrangements and letters of intent.
We increase proposal competitiveness and ensure submission readiness by:
- Supporting proposal writing, technical reviews, and narrative development.
- Providing guidance on budgeting and costing of grant activities.
- Assisting with application packaging, documentation, and formatting.
- Supporting registration on funder portals and navigating submission processes.
We ensure smooth transition from award notification to project kick-off by:
- Guiding Principal Investigators through the negotiation of grant conditions.
- Coordinating internal approvals and the signing of grant agreements by authorized university representatives.
- Ensuring proper documentation and institutional record keeping.
We help projects run smoothly and in alignment with funder and university expectations by:
- Facilitating project onboarding and account setup.
- Supporting implementation with regular compliance checks.
- Coordinating reporting, financial management guidance, and troubleshooting.
- Supporting project close-out, deliverable review, and final reports.
We promote a unified, data-driven, and accountable research environment by:
- Maintaining up-to-date institutional records of all externally funded research grants.
- Preparing quarterly and annual grants performance reports.
- Providing secretariat support to the Grants Management Steering Committee.
- Supporting monitoring, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement of grants management processes.
