Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) Visiting Fellowship Program 2025/2026 for African-based Researchers & Academics (Fully Funded to Oxford University)

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Application Deadline: sixth June 2025 

Applications at the moment are open for the 2025/2026 Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) Visiting Fellowship Program. The AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme is designed to permit distinctive African researchers to construct worldwide networks and give attention to a mission of their selection in collaboration with Oxford-based students.

Fellows will likely be affiliated with the University of Oxford for 12 months,  together with ten months of digital engagement and a two month in-person go to to Oxford between May and June (Trinity time period). During the Fellowship, AfOx Fellows are related to a Department and a College inside the University. To apply for a fellowship,  all candidates should have an Oxford-based researcher named as their collaborator on their application. 

Fellowship Details

• Fellows will likely be affiliated with the University of Oxford for 12 months beginning in October 2025 and working till September 2026. This consists of 10 months of digital engagement throughout which fellows could have distant entry to sources accessible at Oxford University for analysis, writing, and strengthening analysis management abilities.
• A 2 month in-person go to to Oxford will likely be held throughout Trinity time period (May-June 2026). 

Requirements

• You are eligible to apply in case you are a nationwide of any African nation or have indefinite go away to stay in any African nation.
• You should even have a place in an African college/analysis establishment domiciled in an African nation and are a authorized resident within the host nation of your establishment.

Fellowship Benefits

• During the ten months of digital engagement fellows could have distant entry to sources accessible at Oxford University together with library entry and assist to strengthening analysis management abilities.
• During the in-person fellowship chosen Fellows will likely be supplied with lodging. A brief University card for entry to the University and school buildings and momentary membership to the host school’s Senior Common Room will likely be granted for the interval of residency.
• The fellowship may even embrace return financial system flight ticket, airport switch, visa payment and a upkeep allowance for incidental bills through the residence (up to £250 per week in accordance to University tips).

Fellowship Duration

• Fellows will likely be affiliated with the University of Oxford for 12 months,  together with 10 months of digital engagement and a 2 month in-person go to to Oxford throughout Trinity time period.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx) Visiting Fellowship Program