Young African Scholars Program: Addressing Issues on Violence, Aggression and Dominance

Deadline: 15 December 2016

The Harry Frank Guggengeim Foundation is seeking applications for its Program entitled “Young African Scholars Program”, which will provide both research grants to established scholars and dissertation fellowships to graduate students.

The program includes a methods workshop, editorial and publication assistance, and sponsorship at an international conference to present research findings.

Benefits

Program will provide research grant of upto $2,000 USD each.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be aged 35 or younger.
• Must have been educated on the African continent and currently residing there.

How to Apply

Applications should be no more than six pages and include the following:

• Research question
• Short literature review
• Description of research methods to be used
• Two-page C.V.
• Copy of passport or government-issued ID card

Applications must be submitted online via given website.

Eligible Countries:

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Cote d’Ivorie, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

For more information, please visit Harry Frank Guggengeim Foundation.