African Peacebuilding Network Individual Research Fellowships
The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) invites research fellowship applications from African scholars, researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners working on conflict and peacebuilding issues at universities and research institutions; or regional, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies or organizations based in Africa.
Fellowships are awarded on a competitive, peer-reviewed basis and are intended to support six months of field-based research, from June 2024 to December 2024. Up to seventeen (17) individual fellowships of a maximum of $15,000 each will be awarded. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
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Application Requirements
All applicants must be African citizens currently residing in an African country. This competition is open to African academics, as well as policy analysts and practitioners. Applicants who are academics must hold a faculty or research position at an African university or research organization, and have a PhD obtained no earlier than January 2013. Applicants who have not been awarded their PhDs by February 10, 2023 will not have their cases prioritized to be eligible as academics. Applicants who are policy analysts or practitioners must be based in Africa at a regional or sub-regional institution; a government agency; or a nongovernmental, media, or civil society organization, and have at least a master’s degree obtained before January 2018, with at least five years of proven research and work experience in peacebuilding-related activities on the continent.
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Required Documents
Completed Application Form
Research Proposal & Bibliography
Expected publication(s)
Current CV
Proposed Research Timeline
Proposed Research Budget
Two Reference Letters
Language Evaluation(s) (if required)
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Contact APN staff at apn@ssrc.org, or by telephone at (+1) 718-517-3669.