Grants African Doctoral and Masters Students from AWHF

You should follow the following criteria:

• The call is open to students who are:
  • Currently or will be registered in 2025 in a Doctoral or Masters program (Masters 2 for Francophone countries) at an African university and conducting dissertation research in the field of either natural or cultural heritage at an African World Heritage Site.
  • Fluent in English, French, or Portuguese.
  • Citizens of an African Union Member State which is a party to the World Heritage Convention.
• The fieldwork research needs to be conducted in no longer than 9 months from the signature of the contract (May 2025 to February 2026).
• The award will support research projects focused on the following topics related to a World Heritage or a tentative listed site in Africa:
  • Traditional Management Systems
  • Risk management and preparedness
  • Heritage in Conflict and Post-conflict situations
  • Heritage management and conservation
  • Heritage and Climate Change
  • Heritage and Economics/Entrepreneurship
  • Heritage and Sustainable Development
  • Heritage Promotion and Awareness
  • Heritage and Digital Technologies
  • Heritage and Law
• If you are awarded a grant, you are required to submit:
  • a longer research description at the beginning of the grant (along with proof of registration for the degree).
  • a final report with the research results or dissertation/thesis at the final stage as well as a financial report.
  • The projects MUST be implemented between May 2025 and February 2026 (within 9 months).

Please note that students who do not complete the research within the contractual timeframe will be required to reimburse the grant to the AWHF.

The African World Heritage Fund:

The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is an intergovernmental organization created in 2006 to support the effective conservation and promotion of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value in Africa. The main objective of the AWHF is to address the challenges faced by African State Parties in the implementation of the UNESCO Convention of Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (World Heritage Convention) adopted in 1972, specifically, the underrepresentation of African sites on the World Heritage List and the insufficient conservation and management of these sites. The AWHF is a category Centre under the auspices of UNESCO.

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