Microgrants

PROMISE Labs Africa Microgrant Winners

PROMISE Labs Africa Microgrants awards funding to selected African researchers—fast, flexible, with no overhead and no long delays. Starting with our next cohort, each grant is $100. As funding grows, we aim to award grants of up to $1,000.

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2025 Winners

2025 was a pilot cohort—each winner received ₦100,000.

Ishaya Bitrus Wudiri

Ishaya Bitrus Wudiri (Nigeria)

The Anchor Effect: Optimizing Health Subsidy Design for Long-Term Child Health Adherence in Gwange, Maiduguri

A nursing student examining how anchoring effects can improve health subsidy design for lasting child health adherence in Maiduguri, Nigeria.

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Yewande Lydia Olubodun

Yewande Lydia Olubodun (Nigeria)

Investigating the Challenges Students Face in Mathematics

An educator and NGO founder exploring the behavioral and cognitive barriers that keep students from succeeding in mathematics.

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Ikwu Joseph Mariam

Ikwu Joseph Mariam (Nigeria)

Affordable Health Insurance for Low-Income Nigerians

A data analyst investigating the behavioral factors shaping how low-income Nigerians engage with health insurance.

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