Procedure
To utilize the Turkana Basin Institute’s facilities and services for your research project, you will need:
- An affiliation with TBI to receive full logistic support from TBI for your fieldwork. Below you will find links to standard rates tables for TBI facilities and services. For TBI affiliation we need a formal request for affiliation, a copy of your proposal, your latest curriculum vitae (CV) and a signed agreement to submit a final report upon the conclusion of your project. Please address your request for affiliation to TBI Research and Support Compliance Officer James Ombaki: research.support@turkanabasin.org.
- A research permit from National Council of Science and Technology (NACOSTI). Include in your proposal a request to export samples if you plan to do so. Applications must be made at least 30 days before planned arrival in Kenya to ensure issuance of permit on time. Note: To apply for this permit you will need an affiliation with TBI.
- An Exploration and Excavation Permit (EEL) from the Kenya Government cabinet secretary in charge of sports and heritage. You will need an exploration and excavation permit (EEL), and should write a letter to the Director General of the National Museums of Kenya asking that he/she contact the cabinet secretary and request an EEL on your behalf. The EEL has to be renewed annually.
TBI Services & Costs
Rate sheets for TBI Services & Costs can be downloaded for both TBI-Ileret and TBI-Turkwel:
These tables are also available at https://www.turkanabasin.org/facilities/costs