Deadline for applications: 1 April 2013 (for a scholarship in 2014)
African Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme is offered to scholars in Africa who are engaged in research on the African continent. Female researchers are especially encouraged to apply for these scholarships.
The major objective of the programme of Nordic Africa Institute is to establish and maintain relations with African research communities. This is carried out through a Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme, the aim of which is to provide opportunities for African scholars to pursue their own research projects, thereby indirectly strengthening the academic milieu in African countries, and promoting scholarly exchange with Nordic research communities.
The Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme is directed at scholars in Africa engaged in research on/about the African continent and with a proven track record of extensive research experience. The applicant should be affiliated with an African university or other African research institution. Women are especially invited to apply for these scholarships.
Applications are invited from scholars with research projects related to current thematic research clusters at the Institute:
- Agrarian Change, Property and Resources
- Conflict, Displacement and Transformation
- Globalization, Trade and Regional Integration
- Urban Dynamics
The Guest Researchers’ scholarship includes a return air-fare (economy class), accommodation, a subsistence allowance of SEK (Swedish kronor) 300 (approx. USD 45) a day plus an installation grant of SEK 2,500 (approx. USD 370), a shared office and free photocopying facilities up to a maximum of 1,000 copies. Guest Researchers have access to a computer/MS Word at the office and have to do their own typing. The maximum duration of the stay is 90 days. To be entitled to a refund of the travel costs, the Guest Researcher has to stay for at least two months.
The Institute’s library is specialized in literature on contemporary Africa and focuses on Social Sciences. Guest Researchers also have access to the Uppsala University Library, including their online resources, and to the Library of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Guest Researchers are sometimes invited to write a discussion paper for the Institute’s publications’ series or a short article for the Institute’s website. The draft of the discussion paper should be presented during the stay in Uppsala, preferably in a public forum.
The application should contain:
- A completed application form (2 copies)
- A short motivation of your selection of research cluster (2 copies)
- An up-to-date curriculum vitæ (2 copies)
- A short abstract of the research project to be carried out at the Nordic Africa institute (2 copies)
- A well elaborated research proposal outlining the main features of the research topic. The proposal should focus on the project to be carried out at the Nordic Africa institute and include the expected results. Length of the proposal: 5 pages (2 copies)
- Copies of and/or references to the applicant’s publications; the two most important articles related to the research project to be pursued at the Nordic Africa institute (2 copies of each)
- A signed letter of support from the applicant’s head of department or other senior scholar in the same field
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