Center for African Studies Visiting Fellowships 2027 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: April 17, 2026

Applications are open for the Center for African Studies Visiting Fellowships 2027. The Center for African Studies, with the assist of the Mastercard Foundation, is happy to announce two Visiting Fellowships for Africa-based researchers to be hosted on the University of California, Berkeley.

Eligible candidates should be residents of an African nation and at the moment maintain a tutorial/analysis place at an African college, or affiliated to a analysis establishment, suppose tank, or Non-Government Organization. The goal of the Fellowship is to offer Fellows with the OPPORTUNITY to pursue unbiased analysis, full a serious article or guide, foster educational ties with present UC Berkeley college, and enrich the lifetime of the Center by mentoring Mastercard Foundation Scholars throughout their keep. The Fellowship is one semester (4 months) in length, commences no later than Tuesday 19 January 2027, and is non-renewable.

Benefits

The Visiting Fellowship gives substantial assist for Fellows, together with: 

• Travel: Return (economic system class) airfare to Berkeley, California
• Accommodation: lodging at UC Berkeley’s International House
• Financial Support: A subsistence allowance to cowl on a regular basis residing prices.
• Office Space: Desk area and entry to a pc on the Center for African Studies
• Access to Resources: Fellows-in-Residence can have full entry to UC Berkeley’s world-famend libraries, collections, and on-line assets, in addition to its extraordinary mental neighborhood.
• Academic Events: Access to seminars and occasions organized by the Center for African Studies and all departments on campus.

Eligibility

To be eligible, candidates should: 

• Reside in an African nation, and affiliated with an African establishment (University, Think Tank, or Non-Governmental Organization).
• Be in possession of a PhD on the time of application (obtained on or earlier than January 2022)
• Have demonstrated potential to contribute meaningfully to their discipline of study.
• Although the sphere of study will not be restricted to the next areas of analysis, desire will probably be given to initiatives that concentrate on problems with youth, labor, livelihoods, mobility, displacement, expertise, democracy, futures amongst others.

Application

All candidates are requested to submit a two web page-CV, and a analysis proposal not exceeding 2 pages (excluding references) in size.

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Center for African Studies Visiting Fellowships.