Description: Carnegie Corporation of New York is funding three
distinct competitive fellowship opportunities for early-career social
science faculty of African academics working on peace, security and
development issues.
Eligible Field of Study: The fellowships support dissertations and research on peace, security and development topics.
About Scholarship:
The program, launched in June
2011, responds to a shortage of experienced faculty in African higher
education. The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program
provides fellowships to nurture the intellectual development and
increase retention of early-career faculty in Ghana, Nigeria, South
Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. The program assists fellows to develop
research opportunities and skills, obtain doctoral degrees, and
participate in robust research communities. Toward this end, the project
features a thematic focus in order to renew basic research agendas
addressing peace, security, and development topics as well as strengthen
interdisciplinary social science research capacity on these issues.
Funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, this project offers a
replicable model at scale and complements foundation initiatives to
develop and strengthen the next generation of African scholars.
The Three Fellowships Are:
the doctoral dissertation research
fellowship, doctoral dissertation completion fellowship and doctoral
dissertation proposal fellowship. Fellowship program also offers two
workshops each year for fellow’s Masters research in their research
publications.
Scholarship Offered Since: June 2011
Scholarship Type: Fellowship for pursuing PhD Research Level.
Selection Criteria: Strong proposals will offer clear and
concise descriptions of the project and its significance. Proposals
should display a thorough knowledge of the relevant social science
literature that applicants will engage and the methodologies relevant to
the project. In addition, applicants must demonstrate that all proposed
activities are feasible and can be completed in a timely manner. All
proposals will be evaluated for these criteria by an independent,
international committee of leading scholars from a range of social
science disciplines.
Eligibility
1. The Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship:
All
applicants must be citizens of and reside in a sub-Saharan African
country while holding a current faculty position at an accredited
college or university in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, or
Uganda. Applicants for any of the funding opportunities offered through
this program must have a master’s degree and be working toward
completion of the doctoral degree. The program seeks to promote
diversity and encourages women to apply. To be eligible for the
US$15,000 dissertation research fellowship, applicants must have an
approved dissertation proposal but will not yet have undertaken research
of nine months or more.
2. The Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship:
All
applicants must be citizens of and reside in a sub-Saharan African
country while holding a current faculty position at an accredited
college or university in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, or
Uganda. Applicants for any of the funding opportunities offered through
this program must have a master’s degree and be working toward
completion of the doctoral degree. The program seeks to promote
diversity and encourages women to apply. To be more eligible for the
US$15, 000 dissertation completion fellowship, applicants must be in the
final year of writing and have completed at least one dissertation
chapter.
3. The Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Fellowship:
All
applicants must be citizens of and reside in a sub-Saharan African
country while holding a current faculty position at an accredited
college or university in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, or
Uganda. Applicants for any of the funding opportunities offered through
this program must have a master’s degree and be working toward
completion of the doctoral degree. The program seeks to promote
diversity and encourages women to apply. To be eligible for the US$3,000
dissertation proposal fellowship, applicants must be admitted to a
graduate program but have yet to undertake dissertation research.
Number of Scholarships: 45 fellowships are awarded each year.
Value of Scholarship:
The doctoral dissertation proposal fellowship supports short-term
research costs of up to US$3,000 to develop a doctoral dissertation
proposal.
The doctoral dissertation completion fellowship supports a one-year
leave from teaching responsibilities and a stipend up to US$15,000 to
permit the completion of a dissertation that advances research on peace,
security, and development topics.
The doctoral dissertation research fellowship supports 9-12 months
of dissertation research costs of up to US$15,000 on a topic related to
peace, security, and development.
Duration of Scholarship: Fellowships are offered each year. The doctoral dissertation research fellowship is about 9-12 months
Eligible Countries: Citizens of and reside in a
sub-Saharan African country while holding a current faculty position at
an accredited college or university in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa,
Tanzania, or Uganda
To be Taken at (Country): Africa
Application Deadline: Online application must be submitted by December 1st 2013.
Offered Annually: Yes
How to Apply: All applications must be submitted using the online application portal.
Visit Scholarship Webpage: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/nextgenafrica/
Sponsors: Carnegie Corporation of New York