Research and Grant Institute of Ghana-ReGIG

What Research and Grant Institute of Ghana-ReGIG does

The Research and Grant Institute of Ghana (ReGIG) is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization founded in 2017 and headquartered in Adenta, Accra, Ghana. It was established in response to inadequate support for research and innovation in Ghana and operates as a grant-making, capacity-building, and policy-engagement intermediary targeting the country's research community. ReGIG runs a portfolio of programs rather than a unified software product: the Research Capacity Enhancement Program (ReCEP) for quarterly researcher training; the National Research Communication (NaReC) program for science communication skills; the National Research and Innovation Lecture Series (NaRILS); a multi-scheme Grants and Scholarships Program (ECR-GS, WRSS, GRF, PPRF, STIF, FDF, PSRFS); Knowledge and Technology Transfer services linking researchers to business and government; Research and Innovation Excellence Awards; and consultancy and M&E services.

ReGIG's revenue model is dominated by international donor grants (WHO Alliance for HPSR, Fundación Anesvad, ELRHA's HIF, Grand Challenges Canada, Belmont Forum) supplemented by modest fee-based training income (GH¢150–180 per participant for ReCEP workshops delivered online via Zoom/Teams) and small grant administration fees. Customers span early-career and postgraduate researchers, established university faculty, healthcare professionals, government ministries, and private-sector innovation startups. The institute is governed by a Board of Directors and an External Advisory Committee of international scholars, with Dr. Samuel Adjorlolo (PhD, City University of Hong Kong) serving as Executive Director. Active projects span Skin-Neglected Tropical Diseases, mental health integration in primary care, WASH for obstetric fistula, digital health information systems, COVID-19 genomic sequencing, and youth mental health — with operational reach in Ghana's Oti Region and participation in WHO-coordinated networks across 8 countries.

Name

Research and Grant Institute of Ghana-ReGIG

Legal name

Research and Grant Institute of Ghana

Website

https://regig.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ReGIG is a Ghanaian non-profit founded in 2017 that funds, trains, and convenes Ghana's research community through grant schemes, capacity-building programs, and policy engagement, serving early-career researchers, university faculty, healthcare professionals, and government with international donor backing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Research and Innovation Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541), Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Real-World Evidence (RWE), HEOR & Epidemiology CROs (HLAGAAAK)

Keywords

• Research capacity building
• Research grant funding
• Innovation commercialization
• Health policy research
• Knowledge transfer services

Headquarters

HQ city

Accra

HQ country

Ghana

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Donor Funding: ReGIG operates primarily as a grant-funded institute, receiving research grants from international donors such as the WHO Alliance for Health Policy and System Research (HPSR), Fundación Anesvad, ELRHA's Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF), Grand Challenges Canada, and the Belmont Forum. These grants fund specific research projects, healthcare system strengthening, and innovation programs.
2. Training and Capacity-Building Programs: ReGIG generates revenue through fee-based training programs such as ReCEP workshops. Training sessions (e.g., Systematic Literature Review) are priced at GH¢ 150-180 per participant, covering training delivery and certification. Programs are delivered online via Zoom/Microsoft Teams.
3. Grants and Scholarships to Researchers: ReGIG operates funding schemes that disburse grants to the research community, including Early Career Researcher Grant Scheme (ECR-GS), Women in Research and Science Scheme (WRSS), General Research Fund (GRF), Public Policy Research Fund (PPRF), Science Technology and Innovation Fund (STIF), Faculty Development Fund (FDF), and Postgraduate Student Research Grant Scheme (PSRFS). ReGIG serves as the grant-making body, suggesting operational funding from donors and possibly a small administrative fee component.
4. Research and Consultancy Services: ReGIG provides monitoring and evaluation services, research consultancy, and contract research to government, NGOs, and private sector organizations. This includes policy analysis and technical assistance on public policy and community engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ReGIG is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit research institute that promotes research and innovation in Ghana through competitive research grants, structured capacity-building training, knowledge and technology transfer services, research excellence awards, and policy-oriented consultancy. It operates programs including the Research Capacity Enhancement Program (ReCEP), National Research Communication (NaReC) program, National Research and Innovation Lecture Series (NaRILS), and grants schemes such as Early Career Researcher Grant Scheme, Women in Research and Science Scheme, and Faculty Development Fund. ReGIG also conducts and commissions applied research on health system strengthening (mental health, skin-NTDs, digital health information systems), education, and innovation commercialization, funded by international donors including WHO, Fundación Anesvad, Grand Challenges Canada, and ELRHA.

Product overview

The Research and Grant Institute of Ghana (ReGIG) is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit research organization established in 2017. Rather than a unified software product, ReGIG operates a portfolio of capacity-building and knowledge-transfer programs including: the Research Capacity Enhancement Program (ReCEP) for training researchers; the National Research and Innovation Lecture Series (NaRILS) for stakeholder engagement; the National Research Communication (NaReC) program for research dissemination skills; a Grants and Scholarships Program supporting competitive research; Knowledge and Technology Transfer services for innovation commercialization; Excellence Awards recognizing research contributions; and consultancy/training services. These programs work together to advance research and innovation in Ghana through funding, education, stakeholder engagement, and policy advisory services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research Capacity Enhancement Program (ReCEP) A structured quarterly training curriculum covering research process, methodology, data analysis, publication, research and innovation commercialization, and emerging AI-driven research methodologies, delivered online via Zoom/Microsoft Teams to Ghanaian researchers, graduate students, and academics for a subsidized fee per participant.
• National Research and Innovation Lecture Series (NaRILS) An annual flagship stakeholder engagement platform bringing together students, researchers, private sector, government, NGOs, and development partners to advance discourses on generation, dissemination, and use of research for sustainable development in Ghana, including the National Research and Innovation Excellence Award ceremony.
• National Research Communication (NaReC) Program A capacity-building program designed to equip the research community in Ghana with skills to effectively communicate research findings to the general public and stakeholders in simple, non-technical language to support informed decision making, anchored by the annual National 3-Minutes Thesis Competition offering research-support grants to winners.
• Grants and Scholarships Program A portfolio of competitive grant and scholarship schemes that award funding to support research and innovation projects, provide research-supportive environments, and offer scholarships to students and faculty members across all career stages in Ghanaian universities and research institutions.
• Knowledge and Technology Transfer Services Services that promote research, technology, and innovation uptake through evidence-based strategies, including innovation management, venture services, and contract research that bridges the gap between research, innovation, business communities, government, and other users of research findings.
• Research and Innovation Excellence Awards An annual recognition program that promotes excellence in research and innovation by recognizing and awarding researchers, innovators, and institutions contributing to the research and innovation landscape in Ghana, including organizations and individuals advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.
• Consultancy and Training Services Professional services providing training and capacity building, research and innovation consultancy, monitoring and evaluation, internships, and workshop, seminar, and conference organization for government, NGO, and private sector clients in Ghana.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50% increase in knowledge and skills among 30 trained healthcare professionals for providing mental health services as part of primary healthcare
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• University of Cape CoastcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023University of Cape Coast contributes researchers and health system practitioners to ReGIG's WHO-funded Digital Health Information Management Systems project, alongside Ghana Health Service/Ministry of Health.
• TVET Coalition (Plan Ghana, Girls Advocacy Alliance, Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022ReGIG was the lead organization tasked with undertaking research on the state of TVET strategic plan implementation for the Civil Society Organization coalition on Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Ghana. Coalition members include Plan Ghana, Girls Advocacy Alliance, and Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition.
• University of GhanacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021ReGIG partners with the University of Ghana on multiple projects including the WHO digital health project, SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequencing (via WACCBIP and Noguchi Memorial Institute), and co-hosting of the maiden National Research and Innovation Lecture Series at WACCBIP.
• Government of Ghana (Ministry of Education and Ministry of Business)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019ReGIG was the only Civil Society Organization invited by the Government of Ghana to attend the 2019 National Summit on Tertiary Education and Enterprise Development. The Executive Director presented on 'Research, National Policy and Job Creation', engaging with policymakers across diverse disciplines.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• African Research Excellence Fund (AREF): UK-based charity funding African health-related research and researcher training; matches ReGIG's combination of research grants and capacity-building fellowship/training programs for early-career African researchers.
• Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA): African-led multi-institution consortium that builds research capacity through doctoral and post-doctoral training; closely comparable to ReGIG's ReCEP and fellowship-focused offerings.
• Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA): Pan-African CSO that funds social-science research and builds research capacity across the continent; directly comparable to ReGIG in mission, structure (grants + training + publications), and continental scope.
• African Academy of Sciences (AAS): Africa-wide merit-based science organization funding researchers, building capacity, and influencing policy — directly overlaps ReGIG's grant-making, training, and policy advocacy activities at greater scale.
• African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC): Africa-based non-profit research institute conducting health-policy and systems research across multiple African countries; comparable to ReGIG because both operate as independent research institutes generating evidence and policy outputs in the health-policy domain, though APHRC is much larger and East Africa-focused.
• Science for Africa Foundation: African research-funding and science-system-strengthening foundation with grant and capacity-building programs; comparable to ReGIG's grant schemes and research-capacity-enhancement mandate, but with a continental rather than Ghanaian footprint.

Broad incumbents

• International Development Research Centre (IDRC): Canadian Crown corporation funding applied research and building research capacity in developing countries; relevant as a broad incumbent operating at much larger scale in ReGIG's funding/research-capacity-building space.
• Wellcome Trust: Large UK-based research-funder running global health grants, capacity building, and pandemic preparedness initiatives; broader incumbent with overlapping funding/grants activity to ReGIG's donor ecosystem.

Others

• INDEPTH Network: Network of health and demographic surveillance systems across Africa and Asia conducting population and health research — adjacent ecosystem player rather than direct competitor, but ReGIG's health-systems research overlaps with the kinds of evidence the network produces.

Regional players

• Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences: Ghana's national honorary learned society for arts and sciences — same geographic and institutional ecosystem as ReGIG but with a broader recognition and convening role rather than grant-making or training.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles8 records

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