The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is seeking applications from scholars based in African universities or research centres for the 2011 session of Advanced Research Fellowship Programme and award of scholarship. This program has been specially designed to promote the culture of concentrated and extended reflection among the scholars from Africa, and is open to candidates from all disciplines of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Objectives
The CODESRIA Advanced Research Fellowship Programme is particularly targeted at a younger generation of post-doctoral African scholars interested in carrying out advanced research on any aspect of the African social reality, historical or contemporary. Through the programme, support is offered to scholars interested in charting new research directions or extending on-going research to new heights, the expectation being that this will contribute immensely to enriching the state of knowledge about different aspects of the historical and contemporary experiences of Africa. Candidates are free to determine the theme on which they wish to work and to specify their preferred methodology for doing so. In identifying candidates whose applications should be supported, emphasis will be placed on the potential for their proposals to lead to the production of new/original insights. The fellowships will be awarded to cover a period of one year, at the end of which a report of publishable quality shall be submitted for evaluation. Each report is expected to be between 50,000 and 80,000 words long and if accepted for publication will be included in the CODESRIA Book or Monograph Series. For the year 2011, the Council will be awarding ten fellowships of a maximum value of USD 8,000. As part of the award, all laureates will be invited to participate in a two-day orientation workshop. The orientation workshop is an integral part of this grant and will be paid for by CODESRIA without impacting the grant amount indicated above.
Eligibility
To be eligible, candidates are expected to be holders of a doctoral degree in any of the social sciences and humanities. The doctoral degree should have been obtained within five years of the date of submission of the application. All applicants are required to be affiliated to an African research institution.
Requirements for Application
Candidates wishing to be considered for the award of a fellowship are requested to submit the following documents:
– Research Proposal
– Work Programme
– Budget
– Reference Letters
– Curriculum Vitae
– Copy of Doctoral Certificate
– Candidate’s Commitment Letter
Selection Process
All applications received will be reviewed by an independent Selection Committee comprising eminent scholars. All candidates will be notified of the results of the selection process.
Last date for submitting the applications is August 15, 2011.
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