SVRI-Kering Foundation Early Career Research Fellowships 2026 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: January 31, 2026

Applications are open for the SVRI-Kering Foundation Early Career Research Fellowships 2026. The SVRI, with the help of the Kering Foundation, is providing doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships for early-profession researchers primarily based in low- and center-earnings nations. These fellowships intention to construct management, strengthen analysis capability, and advance data on the customarily neglected hyperlinks between violence in opposition to ladies and violence in opposition to youngsters.

In 2026, they are going to award 4 fellowships – two doctoral and two postdoctoral – to help domestically led analysis that’s impactful, sustainable, and grounded within the realities of low and center-earnings nations. This initiative is part of a multi-yr analysis programme by the Kering Foundation, in partnership with SVRI and McGill University­ – to handle violence in opposition to ladies and violence in opposition to youngsters.

Fellowship Objectives

The SVRI-Kering Foundation Early Career Researcher Fellowships intention to:

• Strengthen the proof base on the intersections of violence in opposition to ladies and violence in opposition to youngsters.
• Build management and analysis capability amongst early profession researchers in low and center-earnings nations.
• Support the publication and dissemination of domestically generated data.
• Foster regional and world networks of feminist, fairness-pushed researchers.

Fellowship

• Doctoral Fellowship: $17,000
• Postdoctoral Fellowship: $20,500

Eligibility

Applicants should:

• Be a nationwide of, and residing in, a low or center-earnings nation.
• Be enrolled full-time at an in-individual, accredited educational establishment in a low or center-earnings nation.
• Be enterprise PhD dissertation or postdoctoral analysis targeted on the intersection of violence in opposition to ladies and violence in opposition to youngsters.
• For PhD candidates: Have a defended or institutionally authorised dissertation proposal.

Preference might be given to candidates who:

• Are from underrepresented areas or teams.
• Demonstrate a dedication to advancing the rights and wellbeing of girls and ladies.

Application

Complete Online Application Form, which incorporates:

• Career targets (6000 areas).
• Community affect assertion (3000 areas).
• Research proposal (following SVRI format).

Upload Required Documents:

• Letter from a tutorial establishment verifying standing and nationality.
• Academic transcripts (previous 2 years).
• Two reference letters (one out of your educational advisor).

Interview

• Shortlisted candidates might be invited to take part in a panel interview.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to SVRI-Kering Foundation Early Career Research Fellowships.