2020 Opportunities
A list of archived opportunities for the year 2020.
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January 2020
Request for Proposals Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP). The Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) today issued a gender-themed request for proposals (RFP) targeting women-led renewable energy projects in Africa. By focusing on women in particular, UK-government funded REPP is aiming to channel sources of funding to help create equal opportunities for women in the continent’s rapidly expanding renewable energy sector. Successful applicants stand to benefit from a host of financing services and support tailored to their unique circumstances and needs, ranging from technical assistance and capacity building to development loans, gap financing and access to risk mitigation instruments. (Deadline: 15 January)
Call for Concept Proposals STAARS Fellowship Program. The Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship program, a multi-institution collaboration managed by Cornell University with support from the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), announces a call for concept proposals from early-career African researchers seeking to become STAARS fellows in 2020 to advance in-depth, rigorous, policy-oriented research on the causal determinants of productivity and income growth, asset accumulation, rural employment and risk management in African agriculture and rural spaces. The fellowship will cover travel and training expenses. (Deadline: 24 January)
Call for Nominations Royal Society Africa Prize. The Royal Society Africa Prize is to recognise outstanding research scientists based in Africa who are making an innovative contribution to the sciences which contributes significantly to capacity building in Africa. The winner will receive a bronze medal, accompanied by a £15,000 grant towards their research project and a gift of £2,000. (Deadline: 27 January)
Call for Applications AquayaLEARN Fellowship Program For Kenyan Students. Are you an MSc or PhD student enrolled in a Kenyan University and specializing in data visualization or the analysis of large data sets? Do you have a passion for applying science and technology to solve fundamental development challenges? Are you looking for an opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers dedicated to safe drinking water and better sanitation in Africa? If you answered yes to all of the above, apply now for a three month research fellowship with the Aquaya Institute that will begin in spring 2020. Aquaya is a non-profit research organization dedicated to safe, equitable, and sustainable water and sanitation in developing countries. Their mission is to improve public health by reducing the burden of waterborne diseases. (Deadline: 31 January)
Call for Applications Food System Vision Prize. The Food System Vision Prize is an invitation for organizations across the globe to develop a vision of the regenerative and nourishing food system that they aspire to create by the year 2050. Food System Vision Prize participants (a.k.a. Visionaries) will be tasked with developing concrete and actionable Visions for their chosen places—towns, state/provinces, regions, bioregions, watersheds, or countries—through a systems approach. A Grand Prize of $200,000 USD each will be awarded to up to 10 Top Visionary Teams. Finalists will also receive entry into an Accelerator, and gain access to advisors and resources from The Rockefeller Foundation. (Deadline: 31 January)
Call for Applications The Cordes Fellowship. If you are an exceptional social entrepreneur or nonprofit leader engaged in building sustainable solutions to poverty and injustice globally, the Cordes Fellowship provides an opportunity to participate as a full Delegate at the Opportunity Collaboration in Cancun, Mexico in October. The purpose of the Cordes Fellowship is to open doors, minds and networks for emerging social entrepreneurs and nonprofit executives; enrich OC with new, emerging leaders; and infuse OC discussions with a diversity of perspectives. Financial need is a primary consideration. Applicants from both for-profit and nonprofit organizations with adequate resources are less likely to be considered. (Deadline: 31 January)
Call for Applications The ONE Africa Award. The ONE Africa Award celebrates African efforts aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the world’s blueprint for a better future. The 2019 ONE Africa Award will recognise Africa-driven and Africa-led advocacy efforts that have demonstrated success at the community, national or regional level. The award recognises, rewards and advances the exceptional work of organisations founded by Africans and based in Africa, dedicated to advancing development goals in Africa. The US$100,000 award will recognise innovative African initiatives to fight extreme poverty and incentivise more of such efforts. (Deadline: 31 January)
February 2020
Call for Applications 2020 FIG Foundation PhD Scholarships. The FIG Foundation will be providing scholarships of up to 4,000 euros plus possible funding for conference travel to PhD students. Applicants shall: (1) be studying for a PhD degree and registered solely in a surveying/geomatics academic programme that teaches surveying in a country listed by the World Bank as a low-income, lower-middle or upper-middle income economy, (2) have had a paper accepted by a peer reviewed international journal based on their doctoral research project, and (3) should not have submitted their final thesis at the application deadline. (Deadline: 1 February)
Call for Applications The Canadian Institute For Advanced Research (CIFAR) Azrieli Global Scholars Program. The CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program supports exceptional early-career researchers with funding, mentorship, a global network, and professional skills development. It provides unrestricted research support of $100,000 CAD, leadership training, mentorship, and opportunities for highly-promising early-career researchers in the first five years of a full-time research position to collaborate with colleagues from diverse disciplines. (Deadline: 5 February)
Call for Applications Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Training Program. The MEST Training Program is a 12-month, full time, fully sponsored program in which the cohort – known as Entrepreneurs-in-Training (EITs) – complete a graduate-level course in software development, business and communications, with a focus on practical implementation. The MEST program provides rigorous entrepreneurial training and extensive hands-on project work, designed to ensure EITs master industry-proven methodologies for developing startups. This coursework is supplemented by a series of guest lectures, bringing in the experiences and insights of internationally-recognized executives and successful entrepreneurs. (Deadline: 7 February)
Call for Nominations 2020 Paula Kantor Award. The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is now accepting nominations for researchers from the Global South for the 2020 Paula Kantor Award for Excellence in Field Research, which honors the legacy of a visionary leader whose contributions to the feminist and social justice movements are evident across the world. In the spirit of Paula’s legacy of supporting applied research to advance the economic and social well-being of women in low-income and otherwise marginalized communities worldwide, this annual award is given to a young professional female researcher from the Global South doing field research related to ICRW’s mission, along with a US$2,500 cash prize. (Deadline: 9 February)
Call for Applications Yale Young African Scholars Program 2020. Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) is an intensive academic and enrichment program designed for African secondary school students planning to pursue tertiary education and who wish to make meaningful impact as young leaders on the continent. Participants will enhance their academic skills, receive university admission and financial aid application guidance, and join a network of young leaders from across Africa. Following the eight-day program, students will be paired with mentors who will help advise them throughout the university application process. There are no tuition, meal, or lodging costs for students to participate in YYAS. (Deadline: 12 February)
Call for Applications The OpEd Project Public Voices Fellowship. The Public Voices Fellowship on the Climate Crisis is a collaboration among The OpEd Project, Ann MacDougall and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. It is a year-long program that includes four in-person, day-long workshops and one-on-one coaching by leading journalists and editors. All participants will publish at least two written pieces of thought leadership (and hopefully many more) during their fellowship that will greatly accelerate their impact as thought leaders helping to shape history. (Deadline: 16 February)
Call for Funding The British Academy Global Professorships 2020. This programme provides mid-career to senior scholars in any discipline within the humanities and social sciences, who are currently employed outside the United Kingdom, with the opportunity to be based for four years in the UK and make a contribution to UK research and higher education. Each appointment is intended to be a complete project in itself and is expected to involve a specific research focus. (Deadline: 19 February)
Call for Applications IBRO-ARC Bursaries 2020. The International Brain Research Organization African Regional Committee (IBRO-ARC) offers awards of up to €4000 each to young African researchers who have graduated with a Ph.D. or equivalent degree (in fundamental or clinical research) and who have demonstrated their ability to carry out independent research. Potential candidates should look for a host institution (within Africa or abroad) and provide a research proposal and detailed information on how the funds will be spent. Strong justification must be provided ensuring the applicant will return home after the exchange, in addition to an explanation of how the newly gained knowledge and skills will be used to advance neuroscience research in their home country. (Deadline: 20 February)
Call for Applications Eisenhower Women’s Leadership Program 2020. The Eisenhower Fellowships’ Women's Leadership Program seeks talented women leaders with a proven track record of achievement to join its influential global network of over 1,600 active Fellows. They seek diverse, dynamic doers with the vision to make the world a better place as well as the ability to create and implement a concrete plan to make that vision a reality post-fellowship. Fellows represent all professional sectors – private, public and nonprofit – and hail from any number of careers, from journalism to the military to higher education to private corporations to the theater and beyond. What all Fellows share, regardless of their professional background or nationality, is a desire to make meaningful positive change in the world in collaboration with peers across sectors and borders. (Deadline: 24 February)
Call for Registrations Plus Acumen Social Impact Analysis Course. This course will introduce you to frameworks and practical tools for measuring the social impact of your company, organization, or initiative. You’ll learn how to articulate short-term outcomes and long-term goals, and connect them to quantifiable metrics that support your decisions. Making sense of data to support your process will improve the impact you seek to make. (Deadline: 25 February)
Call for Registrations Plus Acumen Social Impact Analysis Course. This course will introduce you to frameworks and practical tools for measuring the social impact of your company, organization, or initiative. You’ll learn how to articulate short-term outcomes and long-term goals, and connect them to quantifiable metrics that support your decisions. Making sense of data to support your process will improve the impact you seek to make. (Deadline: 25 February)
Call for Applications CIFOR-ICRAF Female Postdoctoral Research Fellowships. Run by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), the Female Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Programme is offering four Post-doc positions to female scientists in various fields of research study to be hired in the 1st quarter of this year (2020) for a duration of initial one year. Scope of the Programme Female postgraduates are expected to hold a Doctoral degree in a field related to agriculture, agroforestry, forestry and fields related to sustainable land management. (Deadline: 28 February)
Call for Application 2020 MILEAD Fellows Program. A leadership development program to identify, develop and promote a new generation of young African female leaders to attain and thrive in critical leadership across Africa. Applications are invited from young African women between 19 – 25 years of age, living in Africa and in the Diaspora. The MILEAD Fellowship will be awarded to 25 outstanding young women who have exhibited leadership potential in their community, organization, and/or profession. (Deadline: 28 February)
March 2020
Call for Applications Wells Mountain Initiative (WMI) Scholars Program. WMI’s Scholars Program provides undergraduate scholarships to developing country nationals to study in their home country or a neighboring country. WMF believes it is important to educate people locally and to encourage WMF Scholars to become change agents in their local communities. (Deadline: 1 March)
Call for Applications The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme. On January 1 2020, the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme will open to entrepreneurs from across Africa, either with new startup ideas or existing businesses of less than 3 years existence, operating in any sector. Successful applicants will join the over 9,000 current beneficiaries, from 54 African countries, and receive business training, mentoring, a non-refundable $5,000 of seed capital and global networking opportunities. (Deadline: 1 March)
Call for Applications CODESRIA African Academic Diaspora Visiting Fellowships. The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) invites joint proposals from African academics in the Diaspora and in universities in Africa for visiting fellowships to African universities. This call targets African scholars in the Diaspora who are interested in being supported to spend some time in an African university to undertake specific academic activities aimed at strengthening teaching and research in the Social Sciences, Humanities and in Higher Education studies. The tenure of the visiting professorship will range from two (2) weeks to three (3) months. (Deadline: 10 March)
Call for Applications Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program. The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship is now open for early career scholars aiming at improving the development and living conditions of children and youth or contributing to one of Jacobs Foundation’s thematic priorities. This includes, but not limited to Educational sciences, psychology, economics, sociology, family studies, media studies, political sciences, linguistics, neurosciences and medical sciences. Scholars who engage on interdisciplinary work on individual development and learning of children and youth, and who seek to combine multiple levels of analysis, are particularly encouraged to apply. (Deadline: 16 March)
Call for Proposals J-PAL Digital Identification and Finance Initiative in Africa (DigiFI Africa). J-PAL is excited to announce its second request for proposals for J-PAL Africa’s Digital Identification and Finance Initiative in Africa (DigiFI Africa), generously supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The DigiFI Africa funds evaluations that focus on the study of innovative government payment systems, and identification system reforms (see our framing paper). African Scholars (researchers who have completed their PhD and are based at academic institutions in Africa) are eligible to apply for travel/proposal development grants and up to $75,000 for a pilot study. Applicants are encouraged to reach out to the DigiFI team to discuss their proposed idea before the due date. (Deadline: 20 March)
Call for Application British Ecological Society Ecologists in Africa Research Grant. This grant provides support for Ecologists in Africa to carry out innovative ecological research. We recognise that ecologists in Africa face unique challenges in carrying out research; our grant is designed to support you to develop your skills, experience and knowledge base as well as making connections with ecologists in the developed world. We support excellent ecological science in Africa by funding services and equipment. (Deadline: 20 March)
Call for Submissions The 2020 Geneva Challenge. The Graduate Institute Geneva’s Advancing Development Goals International Contest for Graduate Students aims to present innovative and pragmatic solutions to address the challenges of social inclusion. The idea is to gather contributions that are both theoretically grounded and offer pragmatic solutions to a relevant international development problem stemming from an interdisciplinary collaboration between three to five enrolled master students from anywhere in the world. (Deadline: 23 March)
Call for Applications World Habitat Awards 2020. The World Habitat Awards recognise and highlight innovative, outstanding and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programmes from across the world. More than 250 outstanding World Habitat Awards projects have been recognised over the years, demonstrating substantial, lasting improvements in living conditions. Each year two winners receive £10,000 each and a trophy, presented at a global UN-Habitat event. (Deadline: 23 March)
Call for Workshop Scholarships The Right Livelihood College Campus. The RLC Campus Bonn offers scholarships funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for PhD students from sub-Saharan Africa to participate in the international workshop on “Pathways of Environmental Justice in sub-Saharan Africa”, May 9-14, 2020. PhD students will be able to discuss their research with environmental activist, author and Director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation Nnimmo Bassey, who received the Right Livelihood Award in 2010 as well as with Thuita Thenya, Vice Chairman of The Green Belt Movement in Kenya. (Deadline: 29 March)
Call for Applications L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science. The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science sub-Saharan Africa regional program aims to promote and encourage the participation of young African women in science. This program identifies and rewards young talented researchers in the formal sciences, life and environmental sciences, material sciences, engineering sciences and technological sciences. For this 11th edition, 20 endowments will be given to encourage young researchers currently in doctoral or post-doctoral studies to pursue a brilliant scientific career. (Deadline: 30 March)
Call for Applications AIMS Masters Degree in Mathematical Sciences. The African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Master’s degree in mathematical sciences is unique and at the forefront of innovation. Focusing on computer problem-solving and programming skills, it offers the opportunity to compete in the most advanced areas of mathematical sciences. Full scholarships covering tuition, accommodation, meals and travel expenses are also awarded to successful applicants. (Deadline: 31 March)
Call for Applications One Planet Fellowship 2020. Announced at the inaugural One Planet Summit held in Paris in December 2017, the One Planet Fellowship invests in high-potential early career researchers from Africa and Europe, and accelerates their scientific careers so that they are better able to develop relevant and gender-responsive climate adaptation solutions aimed at African smallholder farmers. In this call, the Fellowship is expanding into North Africa, targeting applications from young scientists from Morocco and Algeria in addition to the following sub-Saharan African countries; Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia. (Deadline: 31 March)
Call for Applications The Academy of Medical Sciences. Global Challenges Research Fund Networking Grants aims to support cutting-edge interdisciplinary research that addresses the global issues faced by developing countries. The grant is targeted at experienced researchers who are looking to form new international collaboration, it provides up to £25,000 over one year to support collaborations between developing countries and the UK and to hold networking events aimed at addressing global challenges. (Deadline: 31 March)
Call for Applications École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). The Junior Faculty Development program is the first program launched within the framework of the “Excellence in Africa” initiative. It will pair up early-stage professors in Africa with EPFL professors, providing funding for a jointly-designed research project over a period of 4 to 5 years. The research project must be within the current domains of scientific or technological research activity at EPFL and in the course of the project, the Africa-based professor will complete a secondment of up to one year in the laboratory of his/her colleague at EPFL. (Deadline: 31 March)
Call for Applications The Right Livelihood College (RLC). The Right Livelihood College (RLC) at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, offers a DAAD-funded PhD research scholarship on: Land degradation and Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration in Kenya. The PhD research project is aimed at addressing some of these concerns and scientific knowledge gaps by empirically assessing the potentials and challenges of FMNR in Kenya in an interdisciplinary way together with Kenyan partners. (Deadline: 31 March)
April 2020
Call for Applications King’s College London. King’s College London is offering full scholarships to undertake a full-time PhD. The topic of the PhD should be relevant to the continent of Africa with a particular interest on interdisciplinary projects and should fall at the intersection of two or more of the following themes: Conflict, Peace and Security, Global Health, Security and Digital Technology. (Deadline: 1 April)
Call for Applications Microsoft Research EMEA PhD Award. The 2020 Microsoft Research EMEA PhD Award is offering PhD students research awards in computing related fields; All Data AI, Cloud Infrastructure, Confidential Computing, Future of Work, Healthcare Intelligence and Biological Computation. The Award recipients will receive $15,000 USD for academic year 2020–21 to help them complete research as part of their doctoral thesis work. (Deadline: 1 April)
Call for Applications University of Cambridge Centre of African Studies. The Centre of African Studies invites applications for a Visiting Research Fellowship. Applicants’ research interests should touch on one or more of the broad themes of environment, energy, land, or climate change. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the Philomathia Africa Programme, candidates with expertise in any field in the social sciences, arts or humanities are open to apply. The applicant should have a PhD submitted at the time of application and must hold a teaching or research position at an African university. (Deadline: 6 April)
Call for Applications The University of Louvain. The University of Louvain (UCLouvain) in Belgium holds a competition for awarding PhD scholarships to citizens of developing countries lasting up to 36 months. Scholarships are available to applicants working in a wide range of fields. (Deadline: 10 April)
Call for Applications Google PhD Fellowship Program. The Google PhD Fellowship Program is supporting graduate students as they pursue their PhD. The fellowship recognizes outstanding students who seek to influence the future of technology in the following fields, Computer Science, Computational Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Programming languages and Software Engineering, Quantum Computing and many more. Current undergraduate or masters students and professionals are open to apply. (Deadline: 15 April)
Call for Applications PRB Policy Communication Fellows Program. Population Reference Bureau (PRB) and the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) are accepting applications for their 2020-2021 Policy Communication Fellows Program. The program aims to bridge the gap between research findings and the policy development process. It is open to individuals from eligible developing countries currently enrolled in academic institutions pursuing doctoral programs and who are between their 3rd and 5th year of studies. (Deadline: 15 April)
Call for Applications The XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work. The World Congress on Safety and Health at Work is offering a Fellowship Program for Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) professionals and others in the field. Successful recipients will receive funding for travel, accommodations and the Congress registration fee. (Deadline: 15 April)
Call for Applications AIMS NEI Fellowship Program for Women in Climate Change Science. The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI) is inviting interested female scientists to apply for the third round of the AIMS-NEI Fellowships for Women in Climate Change Science (WiCCS). Applicants must possess before the fellowship start date a doctorate in a quantitative discipline, including but not limited to applied mathematics, climatology, physics, computational chemistry, statistical ecology, computer science, theoretical biology, and engineering. (Deadline: 15 April)
Call for Applications International Centre for Genetic engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB). ICGEB offers competitive Pre-doctoral Fellowships in Life Sciences to highly motivated scientists wishing to pursue PhD research studies in a world-class scientific environment. Fellowships include participation in a competitive research programme, access to state-of-the-art facilities, participation in ICGEB Meetings, Seminars and Journal Clubs and a competitive stipend, plus full coverage of tuition fees and health insurance. (Deadline: 15 April)
Call for Applications The Mandela Rhodes Foundation. The Mandela Rhodes combines financial support with a leadership programme that will challenge you, grow you, and connect you to young African changemakers. The scholarship covers tuition for a one-year Honours degree or a two-year Masters degree in any field at a recognized South African institution of higher education. (Deadline: 16 April)
Call for Proposals The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). EDCTP invites proposals for collaborative clinical research studies, i.e. Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Actions (RIA), to support research activities in sub-Saharan Africa to manage and/or prevent the spread of the current COVID-19 outbreak. (Deadline: 17 April)
Call for Application International Society For Infectious Diseases (ISID). ISID and the Swiss Society for Infectious Diseases (SSI) jointly sponsor the SSI/ISID Infectious Diseases Research Fellowship Program. The purpose of this Fellowship Program is to support infectious disease physicians and scientists from under-resourced countries through multidisciplinary clinical and laboratory training at select biomedical institutions in Switzerland. Applicants must possess a M.D. or Ph.D. in a relevant field and hold a position at a medical, research or public health institution.(Deadline: 24 April)
May 2020
Call for Applications Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention invites application for CDC Coronavirus Response Fellowship. Candidate should be currently pursuing or have received a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in one of the relevant fields. Degree must have been received within five years of the appointment start date. (Deadline: 1 May)
Call for Applications The Florence School of Regulation (FSR). FSR invites application for the annual Lights on Women scholarship. This aims to support motivated early- or mid-career women in their professional advancement with new or strengthened capabilities by providing free access to one of the FSR online courses on a wide variety of key energy regulation and policy topics starting in Autumn 2020. (Deadline: 5 May)
Call for Applications The African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS). The African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at the University of the Witwatersrand is seeking applications for MA and PhD scholarships for the 2021 academic year. The scholarships are offered by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) as part of its ‘In-Region Scholarship Programme South Africa’. (Deadline: 5 May)
Call for Applications The African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS). The African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS) at the University of the Witwatersrand is seeking applications for MA and PhD scholarships for the 2021 academic year. The scholarships are offered by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) as part of its ‘In-Region Scholarship Programme South Africa’. (Deadline: 5 May)
Call for Applications The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is offering approximately four research grants of $20,000 each to support projects related to women, victimization, and domestic violence, with particular emphasis on the impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic. (Deadline: 11 May)
Call for Applications The Alexander von humboldt Foundation. The Alexander von humboldt Foundation is inviting applications for the German Research Chair 'Mathematics and its Application' at African Institute for Mathematical Sciences - AIMS in Kigali, Rwanda as part of AIMS - Next Einstein Initiative. The call addresses mathematicians worldwide who hold a PhD, demonstrably conduct application-related research and have at least several years of experience in research and teaching as well as training students and (ideally) doctoral candidates. (Deadline: 15 May)
Call for Applications University of Copenhagen (UCPH). The Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark, invites applications for a PhD position in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie network Train2Wind to be filled by 1 September 2020. The position is fully funded for 3 years. (Deadline: 17 May)
Call for Applications African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is accepting applications for the AERC-World Bank visiting scholars programme. The fellowship programme will enable participants to spend time at the World Bank, work on their own research relevant to economic development in Africa, and to work with the World Bank’s researchers, especially those in the Africa Region. (Deadline: 18 May)
Call for Application Cornell University. Cornell University, department of Science and Technology Studies is accepting applications for postdoctoral research position focused on knowledge in the policy process regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants should have earned a PhD or equivalent in a relevant field such as science & technology studies (STS), anthropology, sociology, history, critical policy analysis, or law. (Deadline: 18 May)
Call for Applications University of Oxford. University of Oxford is accepting applications for a Career Development Fellowship in Engineering Science at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, tenable from 1 October 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter. This opportunity will suit an individual who has recently completed a PhD/DPhil, and who wishes to develop their academic career by furthering their research while gaining experience of teaching. (Deadline: 20 May)
Call for Proposals Global Challenges in Economics and Computation. The ACM Special Interest Group on Economics and Computation, with financial support from Facebook, is announcing a call to support investigation into important theoretical problems and new research applications for economics and computation (EC). Projects should address at least one of the UN's sustainable development goals (SDGs) and consider gender sensitive solutions. (Deadline: 22 May)
Call for Application St Anne’s College, University of Oxford. St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, invites applications for the Biegun-Warburg Junior Research Fellowship in Economics. Applications will be judged on the basis of the candidate’s potential to teach Economics to undergraduates, and undertake a significant and exciting programme of research in an area of Economics, as evidenced by their research proposal, publication record and academic references. (Deadline: 26 May)
Call for Applications The Royal Society. The Royal Society is accepting applications for the Future Leaders – African Independent Research (FLAIR) Fellowships. Research must be within the Royal Society’s remit of natural sciences, which includes but is not limited to biological research, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics. (Deadline: 27 May)
Call for Applications Mozilla Foundation. Mozilla Foundation is accepting applications for the Tech + Society Fellowship Program. The fellowships cover a range of topics and disciplines within the broader mission of Internet Health, upholding the internet as a force for good. At the program level, Ford and Mozilla will place senior technology strategists as Fellows within select organizations and coalitions that are foundational to the strength and capacity of regional civil society. (Deadline: 28 May)
Call for Applications ETH for Development Visiting Student Grant. The ETH for Development (ETH4D) Visiting Student Grants aims at bringing a collaborating doctoral or master student from low and middle income countries to ETH Zurich for a research stay of 2-3 months. The student will spend the exchange stay at an ETH partner laboratory to learn new methodologies, technics or develop his/her research project in a new academic setting. (Deadline: 31 May)
Call for Applications The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD). The OWSD PhD Fellowship is open to women undertaking PhD research in the natural, engineering, and information technology sciences at host institutes in another developing country in the Global South. Candidates can choose between two schemes: a full-time fellowship (maximum 4 years funding), where the research is undertaken entirely at a host institute in another developing country in the South or a sandwich fellowship, where the candidate must be a registered PhD student in her home country and undertakes part of her studies at a host institute in another developing country. (Deadline: 31 May)
June 2020
Call for Applications The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). The World Academy of Sciences is accepting applications for the TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme. The programme provides postdoctoral researchers from sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, with the opportunity to make a three-month ‘Cooperation Visit’ to a research institute in Germany. Applicants must hold a PhD and must have obtained it not earlier than 2015. (Deadline: 1 June)
Call for Applications The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and TWAS have partnered to promote and support quick-response research on key challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the possible consequences. The IsDB-TWAS Joint Research & Technology Transfer Grant programme is fully funded by the IsDB and established to develop collaboration between researchers of IsDB member countries. Under this programme, qualified researchers are invited to form a joint research collaboration consisting of two groups from different countries working on areas related to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Deadline: 4 June)
Call for Applications the African Water Resources Mobility Network (AWaRMN). AWaRMN invites applications from suitably qualified and outstanding candidates for full-time study in any of the doctoral academic mobility scholarship programmes of AWaRMN in any of the Higher Education Institutions within the partnership. (Deadline: 5 June)
Call for Proposals The Working Group in African Political Economy (WGAPE). The Working Group in African Political Economy (WGAPE) seeks to support junior African researchers with grants for research projects that can be executed rapidly using secondary data, or that use primary data collected in accordance with restrictions on in-person contact (e.g., phone surveys). Proposed projects must be related to WGAPE’s broad research agenda on the political economy and development economics of Africa. Research that is purely theoretical or qualitative will not be funded under this RFP. Successful proposals will include a quantitative, empirical component. (Deadline: 10 June)
Call for Applications Nature Research. Nature Research in partnership with The Estée Lauder Companies, is inviting applications for the 2020 Inspiring & Innovating Science Awards. Applicants should hold a PhD degree or a medical degree, or other type of doctorate by dissertation. (Deadline: 14 June)
Call for Nominations The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). TWAS - Mohammad A. Hamdan Award will be given for outstanding mathematical work (pure, applied, probability, statistics) carried out by a scientist working and living in Africa or Arab regions. Eligible candidates are national of an African or Arab country, who have been living and working there for a minimum of two years immediately prior to their nomination. (Deadline: 15 June)
Call for Applications The Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET). The Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) regional Scholarships is now open for applications for full time enrollment from the 2020-2021 academic year. Candidates will conduct research in the following thematic areas: ICT including big data and artificial intelligence, Food security and agri-business, Minerals, mining and materials engineering, Energy including renewables and Climate change. (Deadline: 15 June)
Call for Applications The Africa Center of Excellence for Water Management (ACEWM). ACEWM is accepting applications for MSc and PhD programs in the field of water management. Applicants need to meet the general requirements laid down by the School of Graduate Studies, Addis Ababa University. (Deadline: 15 June)
Call for Proposals Social Science Research Council. Social Science Research Council invites proposals from scholars in the social sciences and related fields for the Social Data Research Fellowship and the Social Data Dissertation Fellowship. The Social Data Research Fellowship program is open to researchers who hold a PhD in a relevant discipline while the Social Data Dissertation Fellowship program is open to PhD students who are actively enrolled in a PhD program. (Deadline: 16 June)
Call for Applications South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF). National Research Foundation (NRF) is accepting applications for the COVID-19 Africa Rapid Research Grant. This call covers three strands: i) research, ii) science engagement: call to science and health journalists and communicators, and iii) science engagement: call to science advisers. (Deadline: 17 June)
Call for Applications African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC). African Population and Health Research Center is accepting applications for the African Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship Program for MSc and PhD students in sanitation and fecal waste management in East Africa. (Deadline: 19 June)
Call for Applications The Centre for Development Research (CDR). The Centre for Development Research offers generous three year DAAD merit scholarships for PhD students in Development Studies, Public Policy or Public Administration at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town. (Deadline: 20 June)
Call for Applications Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE). The CSAE Visiting Fellowships support a two month residency in Oxford, including flights, accommodation and a small stipend for a limited number of African scholars currently pursuing a career in economics. Applications are welcomed from citizens of all African countries. Applicants must have a doctorate in economics. (Deadline: 26 June)
Call for Applications Peace First. Peace First is currently hiring Fellows-in-Residence in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East & North Africa for individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 and are passionate about youth-led change, love mobilizing and empowering others to act, and want to be part of a global team that help young people make a difference right now. The Fellowship-in-Residence is a year-long, paid program for emerging social change leaders who want to make an impact by leading Peace First’s support to young people in their part of the world. (Deadline: 28 June)
Call for Applications The Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF). IIE-SRF is accepting fellowship applications from professors, researchers, and public intellectuals from any fields who face threats to their lives or careers. The fellowships support temporary academic positions at universities and other higher education institutions anywhere in the world where the scholars can continue their academic work in safety. (Deadline: 29 June)
Call for Applications The British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA). BIEA is accepting applications for the 2020/2021 BIEA graduate attachment. Candidates will gain practical experience of conducting research by working with a named researcher on one, or a number of, innovative historical, archaeological and anthropological projects on eastern Africa. (Deadline: 30 June)
Call for Applications Falling Walls. Falling Walls invites applications for science engagement and outreach projects that break the wall between science and society. (Deadline: 30 June)
Call for Applications The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP). The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) is a fellowship program for African institutions in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda to host an African-born scholar to work in projects in research collaboration, graduate student teaching/mentoring and curriculum co-development. (Deadline: 30 June)
Call for Applications The Centre for African Affairs & Conflict Research (CAACOR). CAACOR in Partnership with CIPIT at Strathmore University, WISER at The University of Witwatersrand and CLET at Makerere University invite applications for the inaugural Digital Identity and National Security Fellowship. The purpose of the fellowship is to build intellectual capital and contribute to the understanding of the relationship between Digital Identity, national security and surveillance on the continent. (Deadline: 30 June)
Call for Applications FINCAD. FINCAD Women in Finance Scholarship welcome applications from female citizens of all countries who are enrolled in a post-graduate program at a university accredited by the national or international body approved for that purpose in the country where the university is situated. The scholarship is an award of US$20,000 to support graduate-level studies. (Deadline: 30 June)
Call for Applications The Australian Museum Research Institute (AMRI). The Australian Museum Research Institute (AMRI) is accepting applications for AMF/AMRI Postgraduate Award. The award is open to all students enrolled in any postgraduate qualification in a field relevant to the Australian Museum’s 2017-2021 Science Strategy. Students are encouraged to apply to orientate their applications towards any of the Museum’s collections and research programs including cultural and anthropological as well as natural science collections. (Deadline: 30 June)
Call for Applications the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). The African Academy of Sciences (AAS), through its Grand Challenges Africa programme, has extend an invitation to all groups that meet the eligibility criteria and have proof of concept results for science-based innovations to participate in the Transition to Scale grants call for proposals. (Deadline: 30 June)
Call for Applications The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI). AIMS-NEI is inviting female scientists to apply for the AIMS-NEI Fellowships for Women in Climate Change Science. Applicants must possess before the fellowship start date of a doctorate in a quantitative discipline, including but not limited to applied mathematics, climatology, physics, computational chemistry, statistical ecology, computer science, theoretical biology, and engineering. (Deadline: 30 June)
Call for Application World Bank Group. World Bank Group is inviting applications for its Young Professionals Program (YPP). Young Professionals are recruited from around the world with various academic and professional backgrounds relevant to the World Bank, IFC and MIGA. We are looking for applicants who demonstrate a passion for international development, graduate education, relevant professional experience, and the potential to grow into impactful leadership roles across our institutions. Candidates should have completed a relevant master's degree by June 30, 2020 or PhD before September 2021. (Deadline: 30 June)
July 2020
Call for Applications The University of Amsterdam. The University of Amsterdam is accepting applications for 2 PhD candidates who are interested in the computations underlying visual perception in the human brain, who like to bridge research insights developed in neuroscience, artificial intelligence and psychology in the 2020/21 academic year. (Deadline: 1 July)
Call for Applications The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and TWAS have partnered to promote and support quick-response research on key challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the possible consequences. The The IsDB-TWAS Joint Research & Technology Transfer Grant will be awarded to the project which demonstrates the best potential to advance knowledge and help address the challenges created by the coronavirus and future pandemics. The grant amounts to a maximum of USD 50,000 per research group – USD 100,000 total for the joint-project. (Deadline: 2 July)
Call for Applications the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ). CIDRZ is renowned for its work in HIV and TB prevention, care, and treatment, as well as more recent work on vaccines and diarrhoea under the Enteric disease and Vaccines development research unit (EDVRU). With funding from the European and Developing countries Clinical Trial Partnership, the EDVRU calls for applications for the award of an MSc and PhD by research from suitably qualified individuals. Qualified individuals will be required to be registered with a recognised university. (Deadline: 8 July)
Call for Applications The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). CSIRO invites application for a PhD qualified Statistical Geneticist or Bioinformatician to join the Genomics Insights Team. Candidate should have practical experience with statistical genetics applications in humans, such as GWAS, or eQTL. (Deadline: 10 July)
Call for Applications The University of Adelaide. The University of Adelaide is offering the Adelaide Scholarships International (ASI) for Master’s and Doctoral degrees to outstanding international graduates from any country. Awards are available in all Discipline areas. Applicants are required to have successfully completed at least the equivalent of a First Class Australian Honours degree. (Deadline: 10 July)
Call for Applications The African Scientific, Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC). The African Scientific, Research and Innovation Council (ASRIC) and the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes (UEMF) is offering 10 scholarship slots for the academic year 2020-2021 for African PhD students to carry out their doctoral research work at the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fes (UEMF), Morocco. Candidates’ research should be in the following areas: Digital Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, Embedded systems, Additive Manufacturing, Materials, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Energy storage; Batteries and Smart grids or Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. (Deadline:15 July)
Call for Application The Leakey Foundation. The Leakey Foundation is inviting applications for the Francis H. Brown African Scholarship Fund. Candidates should be citizens of Ethiopia, Eritrea or Kenya doing research in earth sciences and botany related to human origins and are (a) are pursuing a doctoral degree at an accredited university, preferably from, but not limited to, an institution located in sub-Saharan Africa or (b) have completed their doctoral degrees no longer than six years prior to the time of application for funding from this source. Applicants shall demonstrate a commitment to a career in their field of study with an emphasis on research and teaching in his/her country of origin following the completion of his/her degree. (Deadline: 15 July)
Call for Applications Open Society Foundations. Open Society Foundations is accepting applications from doctoral students and university faculty for the Civil Society Scholar Awards that will support socially-engaged research and critical scholarship in their home country or region. Scholars are selected on the basis of their outstanding academic record as well as their active engagement with local communities, their potential to champion open society values in their home regions, and their ability strengthen critical scholarship and academic networks within their fields. (Deadline: 22 July)
Call for Applications The Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST). JOOUST in collaboration with the African Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems (AfricaLics), currently based at the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), Nairobi is offering one fully funded PhD scholarship. (Deadline: 26 July)
Call for Applications Women for Africa Foundation. The program Learn Africa aims to promote the transfer of knowledge, exchange and training of African female students through scholarships offered by Spanish universities. Learn Africa presents this year a different call than usual. Given the global travel restrictions established by the covid-19 pandemic, all the studies offered for the 2020-2021, except those of Planeta Formation and University, are online and have been specially designed by Spanish universities to avoid the impact of the coronavirus in your training and in your future. (Deadline: 26 July)
Call for Applications The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). Early-career researchers from 21 Least Developed Member Countries of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are eligible for an ambitious new postdoctoral programme offered by IsDB and TWAS. The fellowships will support research related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, providing recipients with high-level training in areas relevant to sustainability science. (Deadline: 27 July)
Call for Applications The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is inviting concept notes for project funding in sub-Saharan Africa through its Biodiversity Information for Development (BID), a program funded by the Directorate-General for International Partnerships of the European Union. The BID program aims to enhance capacity for effective mobilization and use of biodiversity data in support of decision- and policymaking for sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. The total funding assigned to this call for Africa is approximately €600,000. (Deadline: 27 July)
Call for Applications Global Health 50/50. Global Health 50/50 is looking for two research volunteers to contribute to the 2021 Global Health 50/50 Report, which provides a unique birds-eye view of gender and equality in the global health system today. (Deadline: 27 July)
Call for Applications The African Biomedical Engineering Mobility (ABEM). The African Biomedical Engineering Mobility (ABEM) project is funded by the Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme of the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency of the European Commission. ABEM will build human and institutional capacity in Africa for needs-based health technology research and development by supporting the development of biomedical engineering programmes at partner institutions and contribute toward harmonising biomedical engineering curricula across the continent. The project will train up to 32 MSc and 10 PhD graduates, and offer development opportunities to up to 10 staff members over a period of 60 months. (Deadline: 29 July)
Call for Proposals The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). The purpose of this Call for Proposals is to establish an African cohort of epidemiologists by supporting institutions in sub-Saharan Africa and Europe that provide master’s training in epidemiology and biostatistics, as part of the Africa CDC’s framework for public health workforce development. Master’s courses with practical field research experience is the preferable level of training as it is relatively short and likely to deliver the required numbers and high-quality fit-for-purpose calibre of personnel that are urgently needed in epidemic zones of sub-Saharan Africa. (Deadline: 30 July)
Call for Research Proposals DFID-World Bank-UNHCR. The UK government’s Department for International Development, the World Bank, and the UNHCR established a joint research program, Building the Evidence on Protracted Forced Displacement. They have extend the research program to two other broad areas: 1) Preventing social conflict and promoting social cohesion and 2) Preventing food insecurity and price volatility and promoting self-reliance. The program is now launching a call for research proposals (papers) under the first new research component: Preventing social conflict and promoting social cohesion in forced displacement contexts. (Deadline: 30 July)
Call for Applications The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of India and TWAS have established a number of fellowships for foreign scholars from developing countries who wish to pursue research toward a PhD in emerging areas of science and technology in CSIR research laboratories and institutes in India for a maximum period of four years. (Deadline: 31 July)
Call for Applications The Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies. The Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies invites applications for two PhD Positions. Candidates will work in the Research Group “The Concept of Slavery in African History”. (Deadline: 31 July)
Call for Applications The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF). The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is accepting grant applications for the Moses Mapesa1 Research Grant to support African Doctoral and Masters Students in the field of natural and cultural heritage. Grant amounts will vary depending on research proposal with a maximum award of USD 5,000. (Deadline: 31 July)
Call for Applications Rhodes University. The University Council has established several Rhodes University Postdoctoral Research Fellowships across all faculties which may be awarded for one year with the possibility of renewal. The Fellowship is worth R180,000 per annum with an additional allocation of a maximum of R20,000 to be used to support the presentation of papers at formal conferences. The Fellowship cannot be held concurrently with any supplementary funding. (Deadline 31 July)
Call for Applications AfricaLics. The African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems (AfricaLics) is now looking for suitable PhD student candidates from universities in African countries to participate in the AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme (2021 batch) focused on Innovation and Development. (Deadline: 31 July)
Call for Application Stellenbosch University (SU). Stellenbosch University Graduate School of Economic and Management Sciences's call for applications for full-time PhD scholarship positions, funded by the Graduate School to a maximum of R138 000 per year for three years. The Graduate School allocates these scholarships by considering each application on its own merit. (Deadline: 31 July)
Call for Applications Southern Voice. Southern Voice is looking to hire a programme officer who will be responsible for coordinating the activities of different research teams, coordinating and supporting each of them to the successful completion of their research. Applicants should have a master’s degree in social sciences and a keen interest in and knowledge of global development and related fields. (Deadline: 31 July)
Call for Applications the ACU Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth Studentships 2020. The PhD studentships provide support for research projects on Commonwealth related themes. Two studentships are available each year, to the maximum value of GBP 5500 each. The first is open to registered PhD students from UK universities, although not necessarily UK citizens. The second is open to registered PhD students from ACU member universities anywhere in the Commonwealth, and to Chevening and Commonwealth Scholarship alumni who are PhD students at any Commonwealth university outside the UK. (Deadline: 31 July)
Call for Applications West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens. West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens is looking to appoint a Research Associate to contribute to a new project on Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte development in the bone marrow of living malaria-infected individuals. (Deadline: 31 July)
Call for Applications African Economic Research Consortium. Applications are open for the African Economic Research Consortium Collaborative PhD Fellowship Programme in Economics 2020 for African Students. Female and applicants from post-conflict and fragile states are encouraged to apply. (Deadline: 31 July)
August 2020
Call for Applications New Zealand Global Research Alliance Doctoral Scholarships (NZ-GRADS). NZ-GRADS is a PhD scholarship offered to science students from developing countries to complete their PhD at a New Zealand university. Candidates PhD research topic must be related to greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural systems. (Deadline: 1 August)
Call for Applications The Princeton Society of Fellows. The Princeton Society of Fellows will appoint three to five postdoctoral fellows to pursue research and teach half-time in their academic host department, the Program in Humanistic Studies, or other university programs. The fellowships carry with them an appointment as lecturer in a fellow's academic host department. Fellows are provided with a competitive salary, benefits, a $5,000 research account, access to university grants, a shared office, a desktop computer and other resources. Fellows are expected to reside in or near Princeton during the academic year in order to attend weekly seminars and participate fully in the intellectual life of the Society. (Deadline: 4 August)
Call for Applications The University of Antwerp. The University of Antwerp is offering doctoral scholarships to conduct research on the topic of Urbanisation, Poverty and Inequality in Africa. This project will link large spatial datasets of processed satellite imagery on built-up areas and emitted nightlight in Africa to micro-level household panel and census data. Applicants should hold a Master degree in Economics or related social sciences, or will have obtained it by the time you start work. (Deadline: 8 August)
Call for expression of interest The African Academy of Sciences International Research Management Staff Development Programme – (IRMSDP). The African Academy of Sciences and Association of Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA) UK are launching the International Research Management Staff Development Programme (IRMSDP) to contribute to the strand on developing individual capacity of research management staff. (Deadline: 10 August)
Call for Applications Canon Collins. Canon Collins Trust in partnership with RMTF seek to support exceptional individuals who are committed to social justice in southern Africa and for whom a postgraduate qualification is an essential tool in working to create an open and just society. In 2021, due to the impact of Covid-19 pandemic and funding availability, the trust will only be supporting postgraduate studies within the area of education for selected countries in southern Africa. (Deadline: 10 August)
Call for Applications The African Academy of Sciences International Research Management Staff Development Programme – (IRMSDP). The African Academy of Sciences and Association of Research Managers and Administrators (ARMA) UK are launching the International Research Management Staff Development Programme (IRMSDP) to contribute to the strand on developing individual capacity of research management staff. The programme is focusing on knowledge sharing and the development of tools and resources, created by teams consisting of research management professionals from across Africa and the UK. (Deadline: 10 August)
Call for Application John Templeton Foundation. The John Templeton Foundation is accepting applications for grants of less than $230,000 in the following areas: Exceptional Cognitive Talent and Genius, Genetics, Individual Freedom and Free Markets, Math and Physical Sciences, Programs in Islam, Programs in Latin America. (Deadline: 14 August)
Call for Applications World Agroforestry. World Agroforestry is inviting applications from young researchers from the nutrition or social science fields to work under the newly formed Transformative partnership platform (TPP)-- Nutri-scapes. If you have an idea for a small research project that would contribute to the goals of the platform to solve nutrition challenges in developing countries, please submit a short proposal outlining the idea, the proposed timeline and the required budget up to approximately USD 3,000. (Deadline: 20 August)
Call for Applications IARC Postdoctoral Fellowship. A postdoctoral scientist opportunity is available in the IARC Section of Environment and Radiation, to contribute to various cancer research studies in Africa, primarily the African Breast Cancer – Disparities in Outcomes cohort ABC-DO.(Deadline: 22 August)
Call for Applications The Africa Region of the World Bank Group (WBG). WBG is accepting applications for the 2021 WBG-Africa Fellowship Program for PhD candidates and recent PhD graduates who are Sub-Saharan Africa nationals. The World Bank Group (WBG) Africa Fellowship Program targets young, talented African nationals who are completing, or have recently completed their Ph.D. in an area relevant to the World Bank’s work. Women are encouraged to apply. (Deadline: 23 August)
Call for Applications The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The Global Biodiversity Information Facility is inviting concept notes for project funding in sub-Saharan Africa through its Biodiversity Information for Development (BID). The total funding assigned to this call for Africa is approximately €600,000. (Deadline: 27 August)
Call for Expressions of Interest ANDE-IDRC. The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) and Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) are seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) to conduct research on the experience of women entrepreneurs participating in venture accelerator programs, with a specific focus on women entrepreneurs in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. This research will directly incorporate and/or build on a dataset of over 20,000 ventures that applied to accelerator programs, developed by the Global Accelerator Learning Initiative (GALI). (Deadline: 28 August)
Call for Applications The Global Partnership Network (GPN). GPN invites students from ODA recipient countries to apply for a Thomas Sankara PhD scholarship at a GPN partner university. Further, it will enable and fund research co-operations between partner universities working on Global Partnership in the global economy (in the fields of agriculture, finance, and energy), in development cooperation (access, accountability, deep participation) and/or in knowledge production (Eurocentrism and alternative knowledge). (Deadline: 29 August)
Call for Application The Africa Early Childhood Network. The Africa Early Childhood Network is accepting applications for the third cohort of the Africa Early Childhood Research Fellowship Programme. Applicants must be doctoral degree holders who completed their PhD programmes within the last five years. (Deadline: 30 August)
Call for Applications The Merck Foundation. Merck Foundation Calls for Applications for Merck Africa Research Summit–MARS Awards 2020. Abstracts are invited from final year African PhD students and young investigators involved in research related to either of the following topics: 1) Cancer (specially in women) & 2) Vaccines Development. The applicants should be primarily based at African Research Institutes and Universities, although collaboration within Africa as well as outside is encouraged. (Deadline: 30 August)
Call for Applications University of Cape Town. Applications are invited for the University of Cape Town Power Sector Investment and Market Transitions in Africa PhD Scholarship 2021 at the Graduate School of Business (GSB) to conduct full-time research. (Deadline: 30 August)
Call for Applications The Rhodes Scholarship For East Africa. Rhodes Scholarships are for young leaders of outstanding intellect and character who are motivated to engage with global challenges, committed to the service of others and show promise of becoming value-driven, principled leaders for the world’s future. The East Africa Scholarship covers the following countries: Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda (Deadline: 31 August)
Call for Applications The Rhodes Scholarship For Kenya. Rhodes Scholarships are for young leaders of outstanding intellect and character who are motivated to engage with global challenges, committed to the service of others and show promise of becoming value-driven, principled leaders for the world’s future. (Deadline: 31 August)
Call for Applications The African Centre for Cities (ACC). The African Centre for Cities (ACC) at the University of Cape Town invites applications for its Masters in Southern Urbanism. Prospective students need to have completed a four-year Bachelors or Masters degree. (Deadline: 31 August)
Call for Application African Climate & Development Institute (ACDI). A research team from the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) at the University of Cape Town is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (PDRF) to join a project forecasting climate change risks to wild food plants and the nutritional consequences for the communities that depend on them. The PDRF will be motivated to work as part of a diverse research team, engage with decision-makers in food systems and conservation, and generate peer-reviewed publications. (Deadline: 31 August)
Call for Applications University of Anglia. The Centre of African Studies at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and the School of International Development at UEA advertise one 3-year PhD Postgraduate Research Studentship researching religion and social change in Africa, starting October 2020 if feasible, or February 2021. (Deadline: 31 August)
September 2020
Call for Applications The Royal Society. The Royal Society welcomes applications for the University Research Fellowship. This scheme is for outstanding scientists who are in the early stages of their research career and have the potential to become leaders in their field. These long term fellowships provide the opportunity and freedom to build an independent research career in the UK or Republic of Ireland and pursue cutting-edge scientific research. (Deadline: 3 September)
Call for Applications Rhodes University. Rhodes University invites applications for the David Ryan Memorial Scholarship for Honours, Masters or Doctoral studies in Philosophy for 2021. (Deadline: 4 September)
Call for Applications Cambridge-Africa. The Cambridge-Africa is accepting applications for the Cambridge-Africa ALBORADA Research Fund. The Fund supports pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge (or an affiliated institution such as the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, NIAB and British Antarctic Survey) and sub-Saharan African institutions, across all disciplines, to initiate and/or strengthen research collaborations. (Deadline: 6 September)
Call for Applications University of Oxford. TORCH - The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities is accepting applications for the Humanities Cultural Programme Visiting Fellowship scheme. Each HCP Visiting Fellowship includes funding of £5k for a travel bursary for the Fellow, and up to £5k to cover events and related activities, and accommodation, and other associated costs. (Deadline: 7 September)
Call for Application MRC/DFID African Research Leader scheme 2020. The UK Medical Research Council and the UK Department for International Development announce a further call for proposals for the prestigious African Research Leader awards. The ARL scheme invites applications from African researchers already based in sub-Saharan African countries and from those individuals currently working overseas who wish to return to SSA. The award particularly welcomes high-quality applications from female scientists and from investigators across a broad range of disciplines. (Deadline: 8 September)
Call for Applications the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA). The British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) invites applications for its small Thematic Research Grants. The research funding is available to support original research within the thematic areas: Epidemics, pandemics and epizootics, Citizens and science, Knowing environments, Technologies of politics, Urban lives, and Retelling the past, in any discipline in the humanities and social sciences across the region. (Deadline: 8 September)
Call for Applications TWAS-SISSA-Lincei Research Cooperation Visits Programme. Young scientists from Least Developed Countries who hold an MSc (or higher degree) can visit laboratories located in Trieste, Italy, such as SISSA, for three months to carry out collaborative research projects in Physics, Neuroscience, Mathematics, Science Outreach as well as COVID-related projects and that fall under the umbrella of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). (Deadline: 9 September)
Call for Applications The Pan African University. The Pan African University is inviting applications from young, qualified, talented and enterprising applicants from African countries and the African Diaspora to apply for masters and doctoral program in any of the following four PAU institutes. Candidates with potential, motivation and who desire to play transformative leadership roles as academics, professionals, industrialists, innovators and entrepreneurs are particularly encouraged to apply. (Deadline: 10 September)
Call for Applications DAAD - climapAfrica. Applications are open for the DAAD climapAfrica Climate Research 2020 for Alumni and Postdocs in Africa. Fellows and alumni will collaborate in joint working groups that encompass several postdoctoral projects in a specific field related to climate change research. (Deadline: 14 September)
Call for Application University of Copenhagen. University of Copenhagen is accepting applications for a postdoc position in Global Mental Health (Conflict-Affected Populations in Low-Resource Settings) at the Section of Global Health, Department of Public Health. The position will include engagement with two projects with conflict-affected populations in East Africa and Latin America, with a focus on displaced women's mental health in the context of intimate partner violence, and men’s alcohol misuse in refugee settings. (Deadline: 14 September)
Call for Applications Rhodes University. Rhodes University invites all students with a strong academic record (grades 65% and above) who intend pursuing full-time Postgraduate studies in 2021, to apply for the following Postgraduate Scholarships: ALLAN GRAY Honours and Masters: for designated groups in the Commerce Faculty. HENDERSON Honours, Masters and Doctoral: for the Faculties of Science and Pharmacy, plus Accountancy and Information Systems in the Commerce Faculty. RHODES UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE Honours, Masters & Doctoral: for all Faculties. ATLANTIC PHILANTHROPIES SCHOLARSHIPS Doctoral: for designated groups in all Faculties; awarded initially for PhD (R120 000 p.a.), which can be extended to a one year Postdoctoral award. Focus is on developing future academics and researchers. (Deadline: 14 September)
Call for Applications The Royal Academy of Engineering. The Royal Academy of Engineering is accepting applications for The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. Applications are invited from entrepreneurs and engineers in sub-Saharan Africa who have developed an innovative product or service that can provide scalable solutions to local challenges, with a particular emphasis on sustainable social and economic development. (Deadline: 14 September)
Call for Applications African Railway Center of Excellence (ARCE). ACRE is offering scholarships to citizens in African countries to pursue MSc studies in Railway Engineering specializing in “Civil Infrastructure”, “Rolling Stock” and “Traction and Train Control” for the 2020/21 academic year. (Deadline: 14 September)
Call for Applications French Institutes for Advanced For Advanced Value (FLAIR). The French Institutes for Advanced Study Fellowship Programme is open to outstanding researchers of all career levels, from postdoctoral researchers to senior scientists in all disciplines in the SSH and all research fields. (Deadline: 15 September)
Call for Applications The Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG). The Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) is accepting applications for the International CRAG “Severo Ochoa” PhD Program. Doctoral students enrolled in this program will obtain their PhD Degree from either the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) or the University of Barcelona (UB) fully funded. (Deadline: 15 September)
Call for Application The University of Nairobi. The Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi is calling for applications for PhD and masters fellowships under the Earth Observation and Environmental Sensing for Climate-smart Sustainable Agropastoral Ecosystem Transformation in East Africa (ESSA) Programme to be undertaken in partnership with the Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki in Finland. The programme will offer a PhD fellowship tenable at University of Helsinki and a masters fellowship at University of Nairobi. (Deadline: 18 September)
Call for Applications The United Nations University. The Community of Learning for Africa (CoLA) is offering free online courses in governance and political science for Sub-Saharan African PhD students. Each course lasts 6 weeks and requires a weekly dedication of 10-15 hours. (Deadline: for Governance in Theory and Practice course: September 14th, and for Introduction to Political Science: September 21st)
Call for Applications The Network of African Science Academies (NASAC). NASAC in partnership with Africa Harvest and CropLife International seeks to set up a panel of African experts comprising of senior and early- career researchers who are experienced in gene editing technology. (Deadline: 20 September)
Call for Application The J-PAL DigiFI Africa. The J-PAL DigiFI Africa team is offering scholarships for the MicroMasters in Data, Economics and Development Policy (DEDP) online program. African Scholars, as well as PhD students based in Africa and Government officials based in Africa, are eligible to apply for the scholarship. (Deadline 22 September)
Call for Applications The Africa Research Excellence Fund. The AREF Research Development Fellowship (RDF) Programme is being launched to support African researchers who are working on important challenges for human health in Africa. The programme offers a three to nine-month placement at a leading research institution in Europe or Africa, with additional support at your home institution before and after the placement, up to a maximum of £40,000. (Deadline: 23 September)
Call for Applications The Geneva Centre For Security Policy (GCSP). The Geneva Centre For Security Policy (GCSP) and its Geopolitics and Global Futures Programme are now accepting applications for the 2020 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security. A broad range of projects could qualify for consideration, including, but not limited to, technological and conceptual innovations, original research or grassroots initiatives. (Deadline: 24 September)
Call for Applications DeepMind Posgraduate Scholarships. The DeepMind Scholarship programme gives talented students from groups currently underrepresented in machine learning, including women, the support that they need to study at leading universities. The scholarships will be available to students from all over sub-Saharan Africa who wish to pursue research related to machine learning, with recipients selected by the University to commence their courses in 2021. (Deadline: 27 September)
Call for Proposals The International Development Research Centre (IDRC). The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and IDRC invite proposals for regional grants from individual organizations or consortia of multiple organizations for national, sub-national, or regional level projects to generate and mobilize knowledge to support national education systems in developing country contexts in addressing shared policy challenges related to improving access, quality, and the performance of their systems. (Deadline: 30 September)
Call for Application Australian Catholic University. Australian Catholic University International Student Scholarships reward commencing undergraduate and postgraduate International students who have demonstrated outstanding academic merit in prior studies. The scholarship will cover half of the full-time fees for the minimum duration of the student’s course. (Deadline: 30 September)
Call for Applications CSIR. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has a temporary vacancy for a Post-doctoral Fellowship in the Biomanufacturing Technology Demonstration research group within the Future Production. (Deadline: 30 September)
Call for Applications OWSD. The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World is inviting applications for the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World. The applicant must be a woman who has received her PhD in a scientific discipline within the previous ten years. (Deadline: 30 September)
Call for Applications the Women for Africa Foundation (FMxA). FMxA is accepting applications for the 6th Edition of SCIENCE BY WOMEN programme. The programme aims to enable African women researchers and scientists to tackle the great challenges faced by Africa through research in Health and biomedicine, agriculture and food security, water, energy and climate change, mathematics, Information and Communication Technologies as well as Economic Sciences. (Deadline: 30 September)
Call for Applications Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development. The Amujae Initiative is the EJS Center’s flagship program, whose mission is to inspire and prepare women to unapologetically take up roles and excel in the highest echelons of public leadership, and to bring other women along. Applications for the 2021 cohort of Amujae Leaders are open to inspiring women leaders who have set their sights on the foremost levels of public leadership. (Deadline: 30 September)
Call for Applications The Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR). The ACECoR invites suitably qualified national, regional and international applicants into its MPhil and PhD degree programmes. (Deadline: 30 September)
October 2020
Call for Applications The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). TWAS is offering fellowships to young scientists in developing countries to enable them to spend three to 12 months at a research institution in a developing country other than their own. The purpose of these fellowships is to enhance the research capacity of promising scientists, especially those at the beginning of their research career, helping them to foster links for further collaboration. (Deadline: 1 October)
Call for Applications Facebook. The Facebook Fellowship is a global program designed to support promising doctoral students who are engaged in innovative research in areas related to computer science and engineering at an accredited university. (Deadline: 1 October)
Call for Applications International Atomic Energy Agency. Applications are open for female students interested in applying for a scholarship from the IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) towards their Master’s degrees in nuclear science and technology, nuclear safety and security or non-proliferation. The fellowship will provide scholarships for up to 100 selected applicants annually, to help enhance the pool of qualified young women in the nuclear field. (Deadline: 11 October)
Call for Applications European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Applications are open for the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) International 2021 PhD Program. (Deadline: 13 October)
Call for Applications The Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC). MPLC is offering scholarships to students from developing countries as a part of the DAAD’s program for “Development-Related Postgraduate Courses.(Deadline: 15 October)
Call for Applications West African Research Center (WARC). The West African Research Center (WARC) Travel Grant promotes intra-African cooperation and exchange among researchers and institutions by providing support to African scholars and graduate students for research visits to other institutions and regions on the continent. The WARC Travel Grant provides travel costs up to $1,500 and a stipend of $1,500. (Deadline: 15 October)
Call for Applications Nordic Africa Institute. Nordic Africa Institute is accepting applications for the Nordic Scholarship Programme. The scholarship offers a 1-month stay at the Nordic Africa Institute in order to facilitate use of the Institute’s library collections on contemporary Africa (books, periodicals, newspapers, and government publications). Master students, PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers pursuing Africa-oriented studies/research in Social Sciences and Humanities and affiliated to universities and research centers in Sweden, Finland and Iceland are eligible candidates, regardless of citizenship. (Deadline: 15 October)
Call for Applications University of Michigan. The U-M African Presidential Scholars Program (UMAPS) brings early career faculty members from Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Liberia, Uganda and other African countries to the University of Michigan for residencies lasting up to six months. The program supports the development of the next generation of African scholars by integrating them into international academic networks, and promotes U-M’s international commitment to research and teaching collaborations across diverse disciplines, from engineering to literature to economics. (Deadline: 15 October)
Call for Applications the Johnson & Johnson. The the Johnson & Johnson Scholars Award Program will fund one woman per STEM2D discipline who has completed her advanced degree, who is working as an assistant professor (or global equivalent faculty position) and who is not yet tenured at an accredited university, institution or design school. (Deadline: 15 October)
Call for Applications The Aga Khan University. The AKU Fellowship Programmes are open to Kenyan Medical Practitioners for Fellowship training in Paediatric Neurology, Neonatology and Cardiology at AKU Medical College, East Africa. The basic criterion for entry into any fellowship programme is the completion of a full residency training programme (Masters degree in medicine or equivalent postgraduate course) in the parent specialty. Other requirements include Bachelor of medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B) or equivalent. (Deadline: 16 October)
Call for Nominations The Aspen Institute. The Aspen New Voices Fellowship is recruiting a total of 20-25 Fellows who are development experts in fields such as food security, global health, human rights, and climate change. Special consideration will be given to Fellows whose work focuses on COVID-19 relief, vaccine development, and pandemic resiliency. The fellowship is also recruiting Fellows who are experts on the frontlines of sexual and reproductive health and rights. (Deadline: 17 October)
Call for Applications European University Institute (EUI). The Max Weber Fellowship Programme at the European University Institute (EUI) offers around 60 fully funded Fellowships to suitably qualified researchers in the fields of Economics, History, Law and Social and Political Sciences and their subfields. The programme covers all aspects of an academic career, including support for academic writing in English, applying for research grants, the opportunity to teach in some of Europe’s leading universities and to develop a strategy for a successful approach to the academic labour market. The Programme consists of two components: multidisciplinary research and academic practice. (Deadline: 18 October)
Call for Applications Applications the United Nations University Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH). The UNU-IIGH Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme provides fellows the opportunity to expand their career beyond the academic research environment to engage with policy application, translation, and dissemination. UNU-IIGH offers an excellent multicultural environment for interaction with scholars from different countries and diverse educational backgrounds. (Deadline: 19 October)
Call for Applications the Women for Africa Foundation (FMxA). FMxA is accepting applications for the 6th Edition of SCIENCE BY WOMEN programme. The programme aims to enable African women researchers and scientists to tackle the great challenges faced by Africa through research in Health and biomedicine, agriculture and food security, water, energy and climate change, mathematics, Information and Communication Technologies as well as Economic Sciences. (Deadline extended to 20 October)
Call for Proposals The Wellcome Trust. Wellcome Trust is accepting proposals to provide practical, evidenced ways to address language barriers facing African health science research in the short- and longer-term from researchers in Africa and Asia. (Deadline: 20 October)
Call for Applications University of the Western Cape. The Centre for Humanities Research (CHR) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is accepting applications for the 2021 Fellowship competition for Post-doctoral, PhD, MA and Honours awards. The fellowship invites emerging scholars in the humanities and interpretive social sciences to join a team of scholars and artists who, in conversation and collaboration, continue to contribute significantly to redefining the study of the humanities and social sciences locally and internationally. (Deadline: 21 October)
Call for Applications Earlham Institute. Earlham Institute is seeking candidates for a new John Innes Foundation International PhD Fellowship in Data-Driven Plant Science. The John Innes Foundation Fellowship allows successful candidates to investigate fundamental research questions that have previously not been possible, contributing to national and global efforts to conserve biodiversity, discover novel natural products and to breed new crops. The Earlham Institute will offer unique training and support at the interface of computational and molecular plant biology.(Deadline: 22 October)
Call for Nominations IBM. Nominations are open for the 2021 IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards Program. The program is an intensely competitive worldwide program, which honors exceptional Ph.D. students who have an interest in solving problems that are important to IBM and fundamental to innovation in many academic disciplines and areas of study. (Deadline: 23 October)
Call for Applications The Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP). APCTP opens a few positions for Leaders of Independent Junior Research Group (JRG) in theoretical physics including, but not limited to, condensed matter physics, astrophysics, particle phenomenology, string theory, nuclear/hadron physics, and statistical/bio physics. (Deadline: 28 October)
Call for Applications CIFAR. The CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program invites exceptional early-career researchers from across the natural, biomedical and social sciences and humanities to join one of their interdisciplinary research programs. Applicants may be based anywhere in the world, must hold a PhD (or equivalent) and be within the first five years of starting a full-time research position at an institution of higher education or research. (Deadline: 30 October)
Call for Applications The Mastercard Foundation. The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Edinburgh Program at the University of Edinburgh will provide postgraduate scholarships to students from Africa with great academic and leadership potential but few educational opportunities. (Deadline: 30 October)
Call for Applications The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). IITA is seeking applications for 2 PhD positions; one in Molecular Biology/Genetics and the second in metabolomics of chemical ecology of pests. The candidates could be registered as a PhD student at any reputable university and conduct his/her research in selected Western and Central Africa countries. (Deadline: 31 October)
Call for Applications International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). The Biosciences eastern and central Africa – International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub is accepting applications for its training fellowship. The training program will equip African scientists with the skills to deploy third-generation genomics, particularly for agribiosciences. The training will largely focus on Nanopore sequencing platforms, but a general background on other sequencing platforms will be provided. (Deadline: 31 October)
Call for Applications Borlaug Global Rust Initiative. The Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award provides professional development opportunities for women working in wheat during the early stages of their career. The award is made only to women. There is no age limit, but the award is intended for early career scientists ranging from advanced undergraduates to recent PhD graduates and post- doctoral fellows. Priority is given to women at the pre-professoriate level. (Deadline: 31 October)
November 2020
Call for Applications The Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program offers opportunities for independent research or study related to Smithsonian collections, facilities, and/or research interests of the Institution and its staff. Fellowships are offered to graduate students, predoctoral students, and postdoctoral and senior investigators to conduct independent research and to utilize the resources of the Institution with members of the Smithsonian professional research staff serving as advisors and hosts. (Deadline: 1 November)
Call for Applications University of Liverpool. The University of Liverpool is offering a PhD fellowship on the burden of animal disease in working Equids. The project will provide a powerful basis for evidence-based decision-making in animal health, livestock production and the livestock sector in general. It will achieve this through presenting the animal health burden of working equids in standardised terms of its economic components: production loss; expenditure; and trade. (Deadline: 1 November)
Call for Applications The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). Applications are open for the TWAS Research Professors in Least Developed Countries (LCDs) Programme. The objective of the programme is to provide institutions and research groups located in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) with the opportunity to establish long-term links with TWAS members to assist in research activities and advanced training and so help develop the local scientific capacities needed. (Deadline: 3 November)
Call for Applications Spenser Foundation. The Spenser Foundation Small Research Grants Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. (Deadline: 5 November)
Call for Applications The Association of Commonwealth Universities. The Association of Commonwealth Universities Fellowships programme is offering two Coventry University Fellowships to academic staff to support research mobility between Coventry University and ACU member institutions in Africa and India. (Deadline: 5 November)
Call for Applications Schlumberger Foundation. The Schlumberger Foundation is accepting new applications for the 2021–2022 Faculty for the Future Fellowships. The program awards fellowships to women from developing and emerging countries to pursue PhD or Post-doctoral research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields at leading universities worldwide. Candidates should have applied to, have been admitted to, or be currently enrolled in a university abroad when submitting their grant application. (Deadline: 9 November)
Call for Applications the Africa No Filter Research Fellowship program. The Africa No Filter Research Fellowship program aims to address the shortage of research about Africa by African scholars by investigating and unpacking narratives about Africa. Priority for this fellowship will be given to African scholars from African countries or from the diaspora who are currently undertaking a PhD or a Post-doc, or those who have been in junior academic posts for less than 3 years. (Deadline: 13 November)
Call for Applications University of Pretoria. The Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, calls for applications for full-time doctoral scholarships in the field of sexual and/or reproductive rights in the African region. The scholarships are comprehensive, covering tuition fees, travel, living expenses and ancillary costs. Successful candidates will be expected to reside in Pretoria (South Africa) for the three-year period of the scholarship, and to contribute to the work of the Centre (for about 25 hours per week). The period of residence would ideally start early in 2021. (Deadline: 15 November)
Call for Applications New York University. The Division of Social Science at New York University Abu Dhabi seeks to appoint Post-Doctoral Researcher in Economics starting September 2021. Applicants should have a capacity to conduct innovative, high-quality scholarly research in political science, with a particular interest for interdisciplinary interactions with the other fields in the Division, in particular in Political Science, Sociology, Public Policy, Mathematics, Statistics and Computational Science. The Social Science Division is keen on increasing diversity among faculty and postdoctoral fellows and especially encourages women and underrepresented minorities to apply. (Deadline: 15 November)
Call for Applications Vienna International School of Earth and Space Sciences. The University of Vienna’s doctoral school announces currently more than 30 PhD projects in the three branches Cosmos, Earth and Anthroposphere. (Deadline: 15 November)
Call for Applications University of Hawai‘i. The Elizabeth Madin Laboratory at the University of Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology is seeking to recruit a postdoctoral fellow for a fully-funded postdoctoral fellowship in the area of quantitative conservation ecology and machine learning. (Deadline: 15 November)
Call for Applications Harvard University. I Tatti – The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies and the German Historical Institute in Rome (Deutsches Historisches Institut in Rom) offer a joint residential fellowship for the 2021-2022 academic year. With this fellowship, I Tatti and the DHI Rom seek to stimulate and support increased scholarship on cultural exchange with and within the African continent during the period c. 1250-1750 by creating and promoting opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration, particularly between scholars from African regions and those working in European and North American institutions. (Deadline: 16 November)
Call for Applications University of Cape Town. HUMA - Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town is offering opportunities for 3 Doctoral Fellowships and 4 Postdoctoral Fellowships within the Institute’s 4IR initiative. This new initiative is focused on the ethical, policy, regulatory, governance and legal conundrums that underpin the current obsession with and future of AI in Africa, and globally. (Deadline: 20 November)
Call for Applications The African Union Kwame Nkrumah Awards for Scientific Excellence (AUKNASE). AUKNASE awards to top African scientists for their achievements and valuable discoveries and findings in science, technology and innovation. AUKNASE reflects and underscores a success story and the critical role of science, technology and innovation in the development and integration of Africa. Under this programme prizes are awarded to top African scientists in each of the following two sectors: Life and Earth Science and innovation and Basic Science, Technology and Innovation at the national, regional and continental levels.Prizes include USD 100,000 for continental level awards and USD 25,000 for regional level awards. (Deadline: 25 November)
Call for Applications the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The IARC Postdoctoral Fellowships are open to early career scientists from low- and middle-income countries. Candidates are required to prepare their research proposal in line with IARC’s three emerging priorities: Evolving cancer risk factors and populations in transition, Implementation research, and Economic and societal impacts of cancer. Proposals focusing on cancer and COVID-19 will also be considered. (Deadline: 30 November)
December 2020
Call for Applications Stanford University. The King Center’s Postdoctoral Fellows Program is intended for promising new PhD recipients—coming from fields such as computer science, earth systems science, economics, engineering, health policy, political science, and sociology—to pursue policy-relevant research on topics related to international development and poverty alleviation. The King Center’s postdoctoral fellows should expect to be active members of the community of development researchers at Stanford University. (Deadline: 1 December)
Call for Applications The Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa). The Food Systems Research Network for Africa (FSNet-Africa) hosted by the University of Pretoria, South Africa, is offering a one-year postdoctoral fellowship starting January 2021, with the possibility of renewal for a further 2 years, dependent on satisfactory performance. The FSNeT-Africa project aims to conduct research that enhances understanding of Africa food systems and identify climate smart, nutrition-sensitive, poverty-reducing interventions in six focus countries: Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. (Deadline: 4 December)
Call for Applications The Generation Google Scholarship. The Generation Google Scholarship: for women in computer science was established to help aspiring computer scientists excel in technology and become leaders in the field. Selected students will receive a 7,000 EUR award (or local equivalent) for the 2021-2022 academic year. Scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of each candidate's impact on diversity, demonstrated leadership, and academic background. The program is open to qualified students who meet all the minimum qualifications. Women interested in computer science are strongly encouraged to apply. (Deadline: 5 December)
Call for Applications EGAP. The EGAP network is soliciting proposals for quantitative field studies that address two topics relating to the COVID-19 pandemic: (1) the role of political conditions in enabling or preventing effective societal responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. (2) the way the COVID-19 pandemic, and its associated economic, social, and psychological stresses, is affecting different dimensions of elections around the globe. (Deadline: 15 December)
Call for Applications DAAD. As part of the “In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Programme“ DAAD is offering scholarships at the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) to PhD students in the field of Agriculture Economics. (Deadline: 15 December)
Additional Opportunities
Call for Abstracts University of Nairobi Research Week 2020. University of Nairobi Research week features over ten different conferences covering a diverse range of academic disciplines, and provides a forum for PhD students to present and receive positive critique on your work before you submit it for journal publication, or before your dissertation defence.
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD). CDD is now accepting fellowship applications for 2021-2022. The fellowship is especially interested in scholars with expertise and experience in the intersection of politics and technology. CDD will award two types of fellowships: Residential fellowships, including: six-month, one-year fellowships and non-residential fellowships, which are typically long-term (longer than a year).
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UK Research and Innovation is inviting funding proposals through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and the Newton Fund which will directly address the negative impacts of COVID-19 across developing countries where communities are already vulnerable due to long-term conflict, food and water shortages and crowded living conditions.
Call for Applications 2020 Learn Africa Program. The program Learn Africa aims to promote the transfer of knowledge, exchange and training of African female students through scholarships offered by Spanish universities. Learn Africa presents this year a different call than usual. Given the global travel restrictions established by the covid-19 pandemic, all the studies offered for the 2020-2021, except those of Planeta Formation and University are online and have been specially designed by Spanish universities to avoid the impact of the coronavirus in your training and in your future. The scholarships for this call cover only tuition and academic fees.
UK Research and Innovation. UK Research and Innovation is inviting funding proposals through the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and the Newton Fund which will directly address the negative impacts of COVID-19 across developing countries where communities are already vulnerable due to long-term conflict, food and water shortages and crowded living conditions.
Ajira Digital PRogram. The Ajira Digital Program is a government initiative driven by the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology to empower over one million young people to access digital job opportunities. The main objectives of the program is to raise the profile of digital work; Promote a mentorship and collaborative learning approach to finding digital work; Provide Kenyans with access to digital work, and finally Promote Kenya as a destination for online workers.
Online Seminars. America Economic Association publishes links to online talks, conferences, workshops, and talks hosted by institutions from all over the world.
The University of Edinburgh through the Bayes Center for Data Science, Technology and Innovation is offering MSc, PG Diploma and PG Certificate opportunities for study in data science. This online programme is designed to fully equip tomorrow's data professionals, offering different entry points into the world of data science – with courses available across the University of Edinburgh in the sciences, medicine, arts and humanities.