Yale University Council on African Studies Visiting African Scholars Fellowship 2026 – YOA

Deadline: December 15, 2025

Applications are open for the Yale University Council on African Studies Visiting African Scholars Fellowship 2026. The Council on African Studies on the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University invites purposes for its Visiting African Scholars Fellowship Program for the 2026-2027 tutorial 12 months.

The profitable candidates will train one course on an African matter in any humanities or social science discipline in both the autumn or spring semester whereas creating a analysis mission. The recipients will even ship a public lecture to the Yale neighborhood and take part within the mental and social lifetime of the Council and the MacMillan Center.

Benefits

• The fellowship comes with a beneficiant stipend and analysis help, together with entry to Yale’s wonderful library and different sources.

Eligibility

• Open to teachers holding full-time positions in African universities and is designed to advertise first-charge Africa-focused analysis and instructing at Yale and on the continent.
• The Visiting African Scholars will likely be anticipated to be in full-time residence in the course of the tutorial 12 months starting August 1, 2026.
• An earned doctorate in a related discipline and equal {qualifications} for analysis and instructing are anticipated for the profitable candidates.

Application

Applicants ought to apply by Interfolio and should embrace the next:

• Cover letter, together with present e-mail tackle and identify of Yale college member you’d need to work with and why.
• Current curriculum vitae, together with publications.
• A 1000-phrase description of the proposed analysis mission.
• Names and get in touch with info for 2 references who can present a letter of advice if shortlisted.
• A abstract of the proposed course with the schedule of readings and assignments

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Visiting African Scholars Fellowship.