CALL FOR RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL APPLICATIONS FOR 2026–2027 FUNDING CYCLE
The Centre of Excellence on Small-Scale Mining Development (CoESSM) at the School of Mines and Geosciences (SoMG) and UDSM-MRI, anchored at the University of Dar es Salaam, is a multidisciplinary consortium that integrates world-class facilities, collaborative partnerships, and innovative research to advance sustainable mineral development and address complex challenges across the mining sector.
Contributions are invited from researchers focusing on advanced and interdisciplinary approaches to address complex challenges across the mineral-mining sector under the UDSM-BARRICK PROJECT ON TANZANIA MINING DEVELOPMENT, with emphasis on harnessing mineral resources. Of particular interest are innovative technologies and methodologies that support locating resources through exploration and sustainable mining and mineral processing relevant for Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM). CoESSM will support up to 5 (five) research projects for a period of 12-months, commencing on 1st of November, 2026. The financial budget for each project should not exceed 50 million Tanzanian Shillings.
The main foci of this call are to leverage Earth Geological Resources, Mining and Mineral Processing technologies to address present and future challenges in ASM for sustainable development in Tanzania. The projects also intends to improve data systems, strengthen stakeholder collaborations, comprehensively provide training to small-scale miners on environmental and occupational safety, and promote technology transfer for increased productivity and enhanced socio-economic benefits. The central to this year’s call will involve investigations in the Nzega-Tabora and Msalala-Kahama areas in gold mining areas.
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