Call for Applications: POSSIBLE- Africa Fellowship Programme

The POSSIBLE- Africa Fellowship Programme is a 24-month early postdoctoral (graduated within the last 5-10 years) fellowship opportunity for outstanding African scholars in the Social Sciences & Humanities, who propose research that aims to create evidence to inform sustainable development within the African continent. POSSIBLE- Africa is a programme of the Science for Africa Foundation (SFA Foundation) that is being implemented with funding support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The fellowship opportunity also aligns with the goal of SFA Foundation to address the continent’s most pressing developmental needs by generating knowledge that solves problems and informs decision-making.

The fellowship aims to build a critical mass of independent African research leaders in the SS&H to lead science programmes at local and international levels. These leaders will have the capacity to engage successfully with funders, policy makers, communities, and other stakeholders, and to serve as mentors and supervisors for the next generation of researchers in Africa.

The objectives of the fellowship programme are:

  1. To form a high-quality and equitable cohort of postdoctoral fellows in the social sciences and humanities (SS&H).
  2. To develop emerging independent research leaders and enhance training in SS&H.
  3. To establish a SS&H advisory board to guide POSSIBLE Africa fellowships and other SS&H initiatives of SFA Foundation.

Total requested budget

  • US$ 65,000 utilized over 24 months.

This call is open to eligible applicants from all African countries.

Fellow Eligibility 

  • African Scholars who have completed their PhD in any SS&H discipline in the last 5-10 years prior to the application date are eligible to submit a proposal for funding through the POSSIBLE-Africa fellowship programme.
  • Applicants must be citizens of any African countries.
  • Applicants must have an affiliation (academic or non-academic) with an African Institute of higher learning or research Centre in any African Country.
  • Females are encouraged to apply, as are scholars from marginalized and disadvantages groups.
  • The application is going to open to English speaking African scholars in SS&H who:
  • have a minimum of 5 years post-PhD research experience and maximum of 10 years from the call date. This will allow the fellowship to focus on scholars who really have made a commitment to research. Additionally, it will attract an applicant pool able to focus the fellowship on across national, multicounty, and smaller regional questions.
  • have an affiliation with an African higher education institution or a research center allowing for a mix of experiences and networks to be represented.

Applicants must include an institutional letter of support from an appropriate representative of their proposed institution (e.g., the Research Director, Vice Chancellor/Provost/Chief Executive Officer or equivalent), demonstrating the institution’s commitment and ability to meet these requirements.

How to Apply

Applications should be submitted via the SFA Foundation’s grant management system Agaseke accessed here: https://agaseke.scienceforafrica.foundation/Login.aspx

Application Deadline

December 11, 2022 1700hrs EAT

For more details: https://scienceforafrica.foundation/funding/possible-africa-call-for-applications

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