Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- 18 - 60
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
DegreeBachelors, Master, Phd
Deadline2025-07-31
Opportunity description
Applications are open for the African Future Lab AfaRise Fellowship 2025-2027. The fellowship aims at advancing reparative justice through research, advocacy, and cross-continental solidarity. Its mission involves dismantling the enduring legacies of colonialism and slavery, primarily focusing on restoring agency to African and Afro-descendant communities.
- Engage in regular virtual gatherings and knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Provide regular updates on the progression of their project.
- Prepare a final presentation of their project.
Benefits of the fellowship include:
- Joining a vibrant network of peers and experts for idea exchange, collaboration, and support.
- Access to the African Futures Lab network, facilitating the advancement of your project.
- Opportunities to showcase your work at conferences and on podcast platforms, furthering your reach.
- Collaboration possibilities with our team for co-created impact.
- A stipend of €200 per working session, supporting your dedication to the project.
Eligibility criteria for the fellowship:
- Open to activists, practitioners, researchers, and artists engaged in decoloniality, racial justice, and reparation projects based in Africa and Europe.
- Demonstrated commitment to racial justice across any related thematic areas such as gender, climate, and economics.
- A project at an early stage aiming to dismantle racial injustices across Africa and Europe or on a global scale.
- Contextual understanding of Africa, Europe, or Afro-diasporic communities.
- A visionary, collaborative, and innovative approach to social change.
Benefits
- Joining a vibrant circle of peers and experts ready to exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and help shape your vision for your project.
- Access to the African Futures Lab network, offering valuable connections and support to move your project forward.
- Opportunities to showcase your work through our conferences and podcast platforms, amplifying your voice and reach.
- Possibilities for collaboration with our team as we believe in co-creating impact.
- A stipend of €200 per working session, recognizing and supporting your commitment to the project.
Eligibility criteria
- Open to activists, practitioners, researchers, and artists engaged in projects tied to decoloniality, racial justice, and reparations based in Africa and Europe.
- Demonstrated commitment to racial justice across any relevant thematic areas such as gender, climate, economics, etc.
- A project at a very initial phase aiming at dismantling racial injustices across Africa and Europe or at a global scale.
- Contextual understanding of Africa, Europe, or Afro-diasporic communities.
- Visionary, collaborative, and innovative approach to social change.