For more information, please visit: http://www.nai.uu.se/scholarships/african/

African Guest Researchers' Scholarship Programme

This scholarship programme is directed at scholars in Africa, engaged in research on the African continent. Female researchers are especially encouraged to apply for these scholarships.

Deadline for applications: 1 April 2013 (for a scholarship in 2014)
Application form (pdf)

The purpose of the programme
One important task of the Nordic Africa Institute is to establish and maintain relations with African research communities. This is inter alia carried out through a Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme, the aim of which is to provide opportunities for African scholars to pursue their own research projects, thereby indirectly strengthening the academic milieux in African countries, and promoting scholarly exchange with Nordic research communities.

Who can apply?
The Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme is directed at scholars in Africa engaged in research on/about the African continent and with a proven track record of extensive research experience. The applicant should be placed at or affiliated with an African university or other African research institution. We would especially like to encourage women to apply for these scholarships.

Applications are invited from scholars with research projects related to current thematic research clusters at the Institute:

Agrarian Change, Property and Resources
Conflict, Displacement and Transformation
Globalization, Trade and Regional Integration
Urban Dynamics

Please see this website for more details on the research clusters.

Applicants are requested to identify within what cluster their project fits best and to motivate the identification.

For more information and to downlaod the application form, please visit: http://www.nai.uu.se/scholarships/african/