Deadline: 30 January 2014
International Association for the History of Religion (IAHR) African Trust Fund is inviting grant applications from young scholars for Research and Publication Grant Program 2014. Aim of the grant program is to encourage and acknowledge the generation of scholars whose research is deemed to hold significant future promise to increase knowledge and contribute to the historical, social and comparative study of religion in the African continent (and nearby islands).
The scholars can be of any ethnic/national origin, working and/or studying in any higher academic or research institution on the African continent (and nearby islands), whose research project needs financial support or whose publication in an African publishing house (scientific journal) requires a subsidy.
Applications from members to the IAHR member associations, namely the African Association for the Study of Religion (AASR), the Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa (ASRSA), and the East African Association for the Study of Religion (EAASR) are encouraged.
Eligibility Criteria –
- Applicants must be scholars resident in Africa and associated with any higher academic or research institution within this context.
Evaluation Criteria –
- The originality, quality, importance and impact of the proposed study as it relates to the historical, social and comparative study of religion in the African continent (and nearby islands).
- Adherence to the best practices of research methodology and theory employed.
- The relevance of the study to the African continent (and nearby islands).
Applicants who receive the grant should submit a copy of the publication or a research report (of no less than 5 pages) that summarizes the project’s findings to the IAHR African Trust Fund. The publication or completed research project should acknowledge the support received in the form of an IAHR African Trust Fund Grant.
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