APN Individual Research Fellowships of $15,000 for African Researchers from the Social Science Research Council

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is offering a research fellowship for African researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners working on conflict and peacebuilding issues at universities and research institutions; or regional, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies or organizations in Africa. Fellowships are awarded on a competitive, peer-reviewed basis and are intended to support six months of field-based research, from June 2021 to December 2021. 

Eligibility:

• All applicants must be African citizens currently residing in an African country. 
• This competition is open to African academics, as well as policy analysts and practitioners.
• Applicants who are academics must hold a faculty or research position at an African university or research organization, and have a
  PhD obtained no earlier than January 2011.
• Applicants who are policy analysts or practitioners must be based in Africa at a regional or sub-regional institution; a government agency; or a nongovernmental, media, or civil society organization, and have at least a  master’s degree obtained before January 2016, with at least five years of proven research and work experience in peacebuilding-related activities on the continent.

Benefits:

Up to seventeen (17) individual fellowships of a maximum of $15,000 each will be awarded.

Responsibilities:

• During the fellowship period, recipients are required to participate in two mandatory workshopsorganized by the APN. 
• These workshops will provide opportunities to refine recipients’ research designs, focus and methods; present findings; explore ways to make their work more accessible through publications and other means to multiple peacebuilding constituencies; networking, and developing constructive working relationships with other fellows, senior academic, and practitioner facilitators.

Required Documents:

• Completed Application Form
• Research Proposal & Bibliography
• Expected Publication(s)
• Current CV
• Proposed Research Timeline
• Proposed Research Budget
• Two Reference Letters
• Language Evaluation(s) (if required)

Research Proposals:

• Proposals should clearly describe research objectives and significance, with alignment between research questions and goals and research design/methods. 
• Proposals should also demonstrate knowledge of the research subject and relevant literature, and address the feasibility of proposed research activities, including a timeline for project completion. 
• Applicants should also discuss the likely relevance of the proposed research to current knowledge on peacebuilding practice and policy and situate it within existing literature. 
• They strongly encourage the inclusion of a brief, but realistic, budget outline, keeping within the allotted amount for the fellowship.

About the Social Science Research Council:

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, international, nonprofit organization founded in 1923. It fosters innovative research, nurtures new generations of social scientists, deepens how inquiry is practiced within and across disciplines, and mobilizes necessary knowledge on important public issues.

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