Info For You Lot African Invitee Researchers’ Scholarship Programme For Scholars Inwards Africa

African Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme

Course(s) Offered: Any electrical flow inquiry topic at the Institute
Course Level: Postgraduate, research
Provider: Nordic Africa Institute
Country to Study in: Sweden

Scholarship Description
This scholarship programme is directed at scholars inwards Africa, engaged inwards inquiry on the African continent. Female researchers are peculiarly encouraged to apply for these scholarships.

One of import draw of the Nordic Africa Institute is to institute in addition to hold relations alongside African inquiry communities. This is inter alia carried out through a Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme, the aim of which is to furnish opportunities for its participants to pursue their ain inquiry projects, thereby indirectly strengthening the academic milieux inwards African countries, in addition to promoting scholarly telephone substitution alongside Nordic inquiry communities.

The application menstruation for the African Guest Researchers' Scholarships inwards 2013 is over.
The side past times side deadline for applications volition live on 1 Apr 2013 (for a scholarship inwards 2014). Directions for application in addition to application shape volition live on available on this page from spill 2012.

Eligibility (Who tin apply?)
The Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme is directed at scholars inwards Africa engaged inwards inquiry on/about the African continent in addition to alongside a proven rails tape of extensive post-graduate inquiry experience. We would peculiarly similar to encourage women to apply for these scholarships.

Field(s) of Study
Applications are invited from scholars alongside inquiry projects related to electrical flow thematic inquiry clusters at the Institute:
  1. Agrarian Change, Property in addition to Resources
  2. Conflict, Displacement in addition to Transformation
  3. Globalization, Trade in addition to Regional Integration
  4. Urban Dynamics
Please run into this for more details on the inquiry clusters.
NOTE: Applicants are requested to seat inside what cluster their projection fits best.

Scholarship Benefits (The scholarship in addition to facilities)
The Guest Researchers' scholarship includes a render air-fare (economy class), accommodation, a subsistence allowance of SEK (Swedish kronor) 300 (approx. USD 45) a hateful solar daytime addition an installation grant of SEK 2,500 (approx. USD 370), a shared component subdivision in addition to costless photocopying facilities upwards to a maximum of 1,000 copies. Guest Researchers get got access to a computer/MS Word at the component subdivision in addition to get got to create their ain typing.

The Institute’s library is specialized inwards literature on contemporary Africa in addition to focuses on Social Sciences. Guest Researchers too get got access to the Uppsala University Library, including their online resources, in addition to to the Library of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Additional activities
The Guest Researcher is expected to hand a lecture inwards at to the lowest degree i other Nordic country. Train or air tickets (economy class) in addition to accommodation volition live on provided for this trip.

Guest Researchers are sometimes invited to write a give-and-take newspaper for the Institute’s publications’ serial or a brusque article for the Institute’s website. The draft of the give-and-take newspaper should live on presented during the rest inwards Uppsala, preferably inwards a world forum.

Scholarship Duration
The maximum duration of the rest is ninety days. To live on entitled to a refund of the move costs, the Guest Researcher has to rest for at to the lowest degree 2 months.

Please regime annotation that most academic institutions inwards the Nordic countries, including the Nordic Africa Institute, are unopen or at to the lowest degree running at a reduced capacity during the periods xv June–15 August in addition to xv December–15 January. Applicants are hence asked non to pick out these periods for their visit.

Method of Application
The application menstruation for the African Guest Researchers' Scholarships inwards 2013 is over.
The side past times side deadline for applications volition live on 1 Apr 2013 (for a scholarship inwards 2014). Directions for application in addition to application shape volition live on available on this page from spill 2012.

The application should contain:
  • a completed application shape (3 copies)
  • an up-to-date curriculum vitæ (3 copies)
  • a good elaborated inquiry proposal outlining the principal features of the inquiry topic. The proposal should focus on the projection to live on carried out at the Nordic Africa Institute in addition to include the expected results. Length of the proposal: five pages. (3 copies)
  • copies of and/or references to the applicant’s publications; the 2 most of import articles related to the inquiry projection to live on pursued at the Nordic Africa Institute. (3 copies)
  • a signed alphabetic lineament of back upwards from the applicant’s Head of Department or other senior scholar inwards the same field.
Please regime annotation that incomplete applications volition non live on considered. Applications for positions inwards 2013 tin live on sent past times electronic mail or past times post/airmail.
  1. Applications sent past times post/airmail should live on addressed to:

    The Nordic Africa Institute
    The Programme Officer
    The African Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme (AGRP)
    P.O. Box 1703
    SE-751 47 Uppsala, Sweden

    Please note! Airmail from Africa may accept several weeks to hit Sweden.

  2. Applications sent past times electronic mail should live on addressed to:

    Inga-Britt Isaksson Faris, Programme Officer, electronic mail inga-britt.faris@nai.uu.se

    Please note! On the dependent area draw of your email, write: “APPLICATION African Guest Researchers’ Scholarship.” Applications sent past times electronic mail should solely incorporate 1 re-create of each document. Scanned versions of signed back upwards letters tin too live on sent to the higher upwards electronic mail address.
Scholarship Selection
Selection of Guest Researchers volition accept house during May–June 2012.

Contact
For farther information:
Inga-Britt Isaksson Faris, electronic mail inga-britt.faris@nai.uu.se,
telephone +46 xviii 56 22 eleven (direct), or +46 xviii 56 22 00.

Application Deadline: 1 Apr 2012 (for a scholarship inwards 2013)
Open to International students: Yes

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