Tigabu, Aschalew2018-01-082018-01-082017-05http://hdl.handle.net/10625/56811Annex 1 of 9 for Case studies of the political economy of science granting councils in sub-Saharan AfricaEstablished in 2008, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) sets priorities for science, technology, and research. A Research and Policy Directorate under MoST hosts a newly organised National Research Council serving as a Science Granting Council, which has funded research projects since 2015. This national case study sheds light on political, economic and social constraints influencing the performance of the National Research Granting Council. Constraints include limited incentives to researchers, bureaucratic obstacles, limitations of policy implementation, frequent restructuring resulting in limited institutional memory within MoST; limited financial resources, lack of facilities, and brain drain are cited among economic challenges.application/pdfenSCIENCE GRANTING COUNCILSPOLITICAL ECONOMYFUNDINGRESEARCH AGENDASOUTH OF SAHARAETHIOPIACASE STUDIESRESEARCH GRANTSRESEARCH POLICYRESEARCH NEEDSCase Study