Knowledge for Tomorrow - Cooperative Research Projects inwards Sub-Saharan Africa
Course(s) Offered: Social sciences
Course Level: Graduate Research
Provider: Gulbenkian Foundation, Volkswagen Foundation
Country to Study in: Sub-Saharan Africa in addition to Germany
Scholarship Description
This Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme, funded past times the Gulbenkian Foundation, the Volkswagen Foundation in addition to other European partners aims at providing sustainable back upwards for enquiry inwards Sub-Saharan Africa. Besides an African-European cooperation, exceptional emphasis is pose on the evolution in addition to extension of academic networks within Africa.
This is a "Call for Pre-Proposals for Postdoctoral Fellowships inwards the Social Sciences inwards Sub-Saharan Africa". This telephone phone is piece of job of the Foundations’ career evolution strategy for African researchers inwards which junior in addition to senior postdoctoral fellows should cause got responsibleness for developing in addition to executing their ain enquiry projection in addition to demo leadership responsibilities for their enquiry grouping (in the example of senior fellows).
The projection must go carried out inwards collaboration amongst a European partner institution. The telephone phone is opened upwards to all scholars from Sub-Saharan Africa active inwards the enquiry fields mentioned below.
Eligibility
The programme is opened upwards to applications from disciplines similar sociology, cultural sociology, political science, economics, social anthropology, in addition to social or political history. Only researchers from Sub-Saharan countries are eligible for funding.
Junior fellowship:
H5N1 3 twelvemonth fellowship (36 months) is offered to outstanding African junior researchers belongings a Ph. D. (not to a greater extent than than 3 years later on completion of Ph. D.). Project ideas must go developed independently past times the applicant in addition to should go realized primarily at an African institution. The fellowship covers salary, research, in addition to move costs upwards to a maximum of 90,000 EUR.
The budget must go justified specifically. Inclusions are every bit found on the official website.
Senior fellowship:
Course(s) Offered: Social sciences
Course Level: Graduate Research
Provider: Gulbenkian Foundation, Volkswagen Foundation
Country to Study in: Sub-Saharan Africa in addition to Germany
Scholarship Description
This Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme, funded past times the Gulbenkian Foundation, the Volkswagen Foundation in addition to other European partners aims at providing sustainable back upwards for enquiry inwards Sub-Saharan Africa. Besides an African-European cooperation, exceptional emphasis is pose on the evolution in addition to extension of academic networks within Africa.
This is a "Call for Pre-Proposals for Postdoctoral Fellowships inwards the Social Sciences inwards Sub-Saharan Africa". This telephone phone is piece of job of the Foundations’ career evolution strategy for African researchers inwards which junior in addition to senior postdoctoral fellows should cause got responsibleness for developing in addition to executing their ain enquiry projection in addition to demo leadership responsibilities for their enquiry grouping (in the example of senior fellows).
The projection must go carried out inwards collaboration amongst a European partner institution. The telephone phone is opened upwards to all scholars from Sub-Saharan Africa active inwards the enquiry fields mentioned below.
Eligibility
The programme is opened upwards to applications from disciplines similar sociology, cultural sociology, political science, economics, social anthropology, in addition to social or political history. Only researchers from Sub-Saharan countries are eligible for funding.
Junior fellowship:
H5N1 3 twelvemonth fellowship (36 months) is offered to outstanding African junior researchers belongings a Ph. D. (not to a greater extent than than 3 years later on completion of Ph. D.). Project ideas must go developed independently past times the applicant in addition to should go realized primarily at an African institution. The fellowship covers salary, research, in addition to move costs upwards to a maximum of 90,000 EUR.
The budget must go justified specifically. Inclusions are every bit found on the official website.
Senior fellowship:
H5N1 3 twelvemonth fellowship (36 months) is offered to researchers amongst a substantial enquiry sense (3 to half dozen years of postdoctoral experience). Applicants volition postulate to demonstrate sense in addition to achievements (as documented past times their publication record) appropriate to the extended funding in addition to enquiry grouping leader responsibilities. The fellowship covers salary, enquiry in addition to move costs upwards to a maximum of 120,000 EUR.
The budget must go justified specifically in addition to could include specifications every bit contained on the official website.
Mentorship Programme:
By taking piece of job inwards the optional Mentorship Programme, the Fellow tin industrial plant life links to 2 leading researchers of her/his alternative – 1 from a European and/or 1 from an African institution. The mentorship offers the possibility of scientific networking in addition to noesis telephone commutation betwixt Mentors in addition to Fellow.
Eligible groups
Citizens of ALL sub-Saharan African countries
Participating Institutions
All accredited academic institutions inwards Africa in addition to Germany
Fields of study
Current social, economical in addition to political developments inwards contemporary Sub-Saharan societies are at the pith of this telephone phone for proposals.
Possible enquiry areas include: processes of urbanization, the emergence in addition to range of tearing conflicts, peace edifice strategies, unusual actors inwards Africa, inter-African relationships, questions of social order, measures aiming at poverty reduction.
All projects should cause got a potent reference to acquaint questions in addition to problems concerning Sub-Saharan Africa in addition to hand off disciplinary boundaries in addition to limitations past times exploring linkages betwixt disciplinary approaches.
Number of awards
Not specified past times sponsors
Sponsorship duration
All fellowships are available for the duration of 3 years (36 months).
Scholarship benefits
This Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme aims at supporting immature African postdoctoral researchers inwards Sub-Saharan Africa by:
The applications for junior in addition to senior fellowships should include a arguing past times the Fellow concerning the establishment she/he intends to collaborate amongst in addition to what enquiry topics volition go covered. The official grant recipient volition go the academic establishment inwards Africa where the Fellow volition go employed. Basic infrastructure should go provided past times the African institution; the fellowship may include administrative costs for this establishment upwards to a maximum of 5,000 EUR.
Mentorship Programme:
For meetings betwixt the Fellow in addition to the Mentors, upwards to 10,000 EUR tin go applied for. The Mentors must handle to human activeness every bit supporters of the Fellow past times encouraging the career development, introducing them to peer networks in addition to assisting amongst publication inwards international journals.
Method of Application
The application is organized every bit a three-stage process, in addition to pre-proposals must go submitted every bit 1 pdf file inwards English linguistic communication past times fifteen June 2011 to socialsciences2011@volkswagenstiftung.de, or alternatively via the electronic application organisation (https://portal.volkswagenstiftung.de/vwsantrag/login.do? siteLanguage=en).
It is of import to read the official telephone phone document, in addition to likewise to watch the official website via link below for consummate details on how to apply.
DEADLINES:
All pre-proposals must go submitted past times 15 June 2011 at the latest.
PLEASE NOTE:
The Foundations tin alone render funds to academic institutions. The Foundations cannot regard applications which cause got been submitted at the same fourth dimension either inwards the same or approximately similar flat to other funding institutions. Also, the Foundations are non able to allocate funding to encompass commitments entered into prior to the receipt of the grant letter.
Application Deadline: fifteen June 2011
Open to International Applicants: No (ONLY Africans)
More Scholarship Information in addition to Application (Volkswagen page)
Related: Scholarships inwards Africa for International Applicants
The budget must go justified specifically in addition to could include specifications every bit contained on the official website.
Mentorship Programme:
By taking piece of job inwards the optional Mentorship Programme, the Fellow tin industrial plant life links to 2 leading researchers of her/his alternative – 1 from a European and/or 1 from an African institution. The mentorship offers the possibility of scientific networking in addition to noesis telephone commutation betwixt Mentors in addition to Fellow.
Eligible groups
Citizens of ALL sub-Saharan African countries
Participating Institutions
All accredited academic institutions inwards Africa in addition to Germany
Fields of study
Current social, economical in addition to political developments inwards contemporary Sub-Saharan societies are at the pith of this telephone phone for proposals.
Possible enquiry areas include: processes of urbanization, the emergence in addition to range of tearing conflicts, peace edifice strategies, unusual actors inwards Africa, inter-African relationships, questions of social order, measures aiming at poverty reduction.
All projects should cause got a potent reference to acquaint questions in addition to problems concerning Sub-Saharan Africa in addition to hand off disciplinary boundaries in addition to limitations past times exploring linkages betwixt disciplinary approaches.
Number of awards
Not specified past times sponsors
Sponsorship duration
All fellowships are available for the duration of 3 years (36 months).
Scholarship benefits
This Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme aims at supporting immature African postdoctoral researchers inwards Sub-Saharan Africa by:
- providing an chance to heighten both skills in addition to academic qualifications
- strengthening partnerships betwixt African in addition to European scholars, and
- developing in addition to extending academic networks within Africa.
The applications for junior in addition to senior fellowships should include a arguing past times the Fellow concerning the establishment she/he intends to collaborate amongst in addition to what enquiry topics volition go covered. The official grant recipient volition go the academic establishment inwards Africa where the Fellow volition go employed. Basic infrastructure should go provided past times the African institution; the fellowship may include administrative costs for this establishment upwards to a maximum of 5,000 EUR.
Mentorship Programme:
For meetings betwixt the Fellow in addition to the Mentors, upwards to 10,000 EUR tin go applied for. The Mentors must handle to human activeness every bit supporters of the Fellow past times encouraging the career development, introducing them to peer networks in addition to assisting amongst publication inwards international journals.
Method of Application
The application is organized every bit a three-stage process, in addition to pre-proposals must go submitted every bit 1 pdf file inwards English linguistic communication past times fifteen June 2011 to socialsciences2011@volkswagenstiftung.de, or alternatively via the electronic application organisation (https://portal.volkswagenstiftung.de/vwsantrag/login.do? siteLanguage=en).
It is of import to read the official telephone phone document, in addition to likewise to watch the official website via link below for consummate details on how to apply.
DEADLINES:
All pre-proposals must go submitted past times 15 June 2011 at the latest.
PLEASE NOTE:
The Foundations tin alone render funds to academic institutions. The Foundations cannot regard applications which cause got been submitted at the same fourth dimension either inwards the same or approximately similar flat to other funding institutions. Also, the Foundations are non able to allocate funding to encompass commitments entered into prior to the receipt of the grant letter.
Application Deadline: fifteen June 2011
Open to International Applicants: No (ONLY Africans)
More Scholarship Information in addition to Application (Volkswagen page)
Related: Scholarships inwards Africa for International Applicants
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