This scholarship programme is directed at scholars in Africa, engaged in research on the African continent. Female researchers are especially encouraged to apply for these scholarships.
Next application deadline: 1 April 2008
The purpose of the programme
One important task of the Nordic Africa Institute is to establish and maintain relations with African research communities. This is inter alia carried out through a Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme, the aim of which is to provide opportunities for its participants to pursue their own research projects, thereby indirectly strengthening the academic milieux in African countries, and promoting scholarly exchange with Nordic research communities.
Who can apply?
The Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme is directed at senior scholars in Africa engaged in research on/about the African continent with a proven track record of extensive post-graduate research experiences. We would especially like to encourage women to apply for these scholarships.
Applications are invited from scholars preferably with research projects related to the following current research themes at the Institute:
* Cultural Images in and of Africa
* Global Trade and Regional Integration: African Economies, Producers and Living Conditions
* Post-Conflict Transition, the State and Civil Society in Africa
* Political Economies of Displacement in Southern Africa
Applicants are requested to identify which research theme they want to be attached to.
The scholarship and facilities
The Guest Researcher’s scholarship includes a return air-fare (Economy Class), accommodation, a subsistence allowance of SEK (Swedish kronor) 250 (approx. USD 30) a day (maximum SEK 25,000 for 90 days) plus an installation grant of SEK 2,500 (approx. USD 300), a shared office and free photocopying facilities up to a maximum of 1,000 copies. Guest Researchers have access to a computer/MS Word at the office and have to do their own typing.
The maximum duration of the stay is 90 days. If the Guest Researcher spends less than 90 days at the Institute, the scholarship of SEK 25,000 is reduced proportionally. To be entitled to the travel costs, the Guest Researcher has to stay for at least two months.
Please note that most academic institutions in the Nordic countries, including the Nordic Africa Institute, are closed or at least running at a reduced capacity during the periods 15 June–15 August and 15 December–15 January. Applicants are thus asked to avoid these periods.
The Institute’s library is specialized in literature on contemporary Africa. Guest researchers also have access to the Uppsala University Library, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Expected commitments
As a part of the exchange between the guest researchers and the Nordic institutions, each Guest Researcher is expected to participate in the public lectures at the Institute and to make a lecture tour to at least one other Nordic country. Train or special fare air tickets and accommodation will be provided for this trip.
Sometimes, the Institute also invites the Guest Researcher to write a short article for its website.
The application should contain
* a complete application form (pdf)
* an up-to-date curriculum vitæ
* a well elaborated research proposal outlining the main features of the research topic pursued during the period in Uppsala
* copies of and/or references to the applicant’s writings
* a letter of support from his/her Head of Department or other senior scholar in the same field.
Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.
Deadline
Applications for positions in 2009 must reach the Institute by 1 April, 2008. Please note that airmail from Africa may take 3 weeks to reach Sweden. Selection of Guest Researchers will take place during April–May 2008.
see http://www.nai.uu.se/scholarships/african/
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