Research Grant

(1)    RESEARCH GRANTS FROM OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COMMITTEE (URC)

S/NO

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

1

Omideyi AK, Ojofeitimi EO, Ijadunola KT, Ogunbodede EO, Asa SS, Bamiwuye OS and Owolabi OO. Male Adult mortality and consequences for health interventions: A case study of Osun State, Nigeria. URC Grant Number URC/2003/IPH/11 (2003).

Two hundred and Eighty nine thousand Naira. (N289,000)

2

OjofeitimiEO, Ogunbodede EO, Fajemilehin BR, Ijadunola KT, Asa SS, Owolabi OO. Nutritional assessment and health status of the elderly in Ife-Ijesha zone. URC Grant Number URC/2003/IPH/1 (2003).

Two hundred and two thousand, nine hundred and eighty naira. (N202,980).

3

Ogunbodede EO, Adebiyi KE, Adegbenro CA. Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and oral health care. A national survey of practices and policies in Nigeria. URC Grant Number URC/2003/HSC/15. (2003).

One hundred and ninety two thousand Naira           (N192,000).

4

Akinnifesi JO, Ogunbodede EO. Synthetic production of high grade plaster of paris and characterisation for optimization of application parameters. URC Grant Number URC/2007/SCI/IV. (2007)

Three hundred and thirty-five thousand five hundred and sixty Naira (N335,560).

 

(2)     INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GRANTS AND AWARDS

S/NO

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

1

Commonwealth Medical Fellowship administered by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (1991/1992). University College London, UK

One thousand two hundred Pounds per month              

(Total = £14,400)

2

University of the Witwatersrand Faculty Grant for Research visit to the Department of Community Dentistry, October 1997

Twelve thousand Rands

(R12,000)

3

Health Systems Trust Research Grant to study HIV/AIDS in Oral health care settings in South Africa (1999)

Forty thousand Rands     (R40,000)

4

Medical Research Council of South Africa – Distinguished Scientist Award (6 months @R7000/month) (1999)

Forty-two thousand Rands

(R42,000)

5

Grant for Presentation of Invited Lecture by the American Dental Education Association June 2003 (US$4000)

Four thousand Dollars   (US$4000)

6

Grant for the development of a journal for the International Association for Dental Research (Nigerian Division). 2003

Four thousand Dollars (US$4,800)

7

Carnegie Corporation of New York. Part of a Two million Dollar ($2,000,000) grant (Grant B.D. 02085 R01) to Obafemi Awolowo University for Institutional strengthening. I was part of the overall Proposal writing team and also Project Director for the Community Oral Health Project. (2003-2006).

Eighty-five thousand Dollars

(US$85,000)

8

Project on “Strengthening the Capacity of Research Ethics Committees in Africa” sponsored by the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) with co-funding from the European Commission. This was a partnership between 14 EU countries, Switzerland and Norway on one hand, and African countries on the other. The participating institutions in Nigeria were University of Ibadan/University College Hospital, Ibadan; Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife; Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi; and the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin. Prof. (Mrs) A. G. Falusi was Principal coordinator for Nigeria. (2006-2008).

  

9

Department for International Development (DFID) sponsored project on Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE). I was the Principal Coordinator for this project which had three partners, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. The project focused on HIV/AIDS Research and Policy. The Grant was for three years (2007-2010).

Thirty Thousand Pounds per Annum               (Total = £90,000)

10

Consortium on Advanced Research and Training for Africa (CARTA) project funded by the Wellcome Trust, UK. Goal of the Project is to strengthen Postgraduate Education in African Universities. I am the Focal Person for Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. The Grant is for four years (2009-2013).

Grant is about Three million Pounds

11

Strengthening Public and Population Health Research and Graduate Training Capacity in Kenyan and Nigerian Universities. Partners: (1) University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria (2) Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria (3) African Population and Health Research Council (APHRC), Nairobi, Kenya. (4) Monash University, Australia (5) University of Warwick, UK and (6) University of Nairobi, Kenya. The Grant is for three years (2010-2013).

Thirty-five Thousand Pounds per Annum

(Total = £105,000)

OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT AND GRANTS SECURED BY THE UNIVERSITY.

  1. I was fully involved in the development of the proposal for the Second round (2006-2009) of Carnegie funding for the University. I read all the proposals and made critical suggestions. I also worked directly with the Centre for Industrial Research and Development in the development of the proposal from that Unit.
  2. I have, over the years, made useful contributions to the successful acquisition of grants and awards by many staff and students within and outside the College of Health Sciences. As Provost of the College of Health Sciences, I contributed to the implementation and renewal of the $1.25 million Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife/Bill and Melinda Gates Institute, Johns’ Hopkins University Baltimore Partnership Program for Population and Reproductive Health based in the Institute of Public Health of our College.