Canon Foundation in Europe Japan-Africa Programme 2027 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: September 15, 2026

Applications are open for the Canon Foundation in Europe Japan-Africa Programme 2027. The Japan-Africa Programme gives grants to postgraduate students from Japan and Africa who need to do analysis in African Studies in Africa and Japan respectively. The Programme is meant to help researchers from Japan to hold out analysis at institutes in African universities and researchers from Africa to hold out analysis at institutes in Japanese universities.

The proposed analysis prioritises individuals-to-individuals initiatives that help improvement in Africa by means of scientific analysis and bilateral data change. Fellowships are for a minimal interval of 6-8 weeks as much as most 1 12 months.

Benefits

• Financial help for profitable candidates ranges from 22,500 Euro to 27,500 Euro per 12 months and is professional-rated for various intervals.

Eligibility

• Open to postgraduate students from Japan and Africa (residents or everlasting residents of both nation) who need to conduct analysis in African Studies in Africa or Japan respectively.
• They prioritise individuals-to-individuals initiatives that help improvement in Africa by means of scientific analysis and bilateral data change.
• You will need to have accomplished at the very least a Master’s diploma inside the 10 years previous your application and maintain the diploma on the time of submission. Extensions could also be thought-about for justified causes (e.g., maternity/paternity depart, medical exemptions, navy service).
• You are free to decide on your host establishment in Japan, Europe or Africa however you need to organize the host institute your self. They do not need formal partnerships or affiliations with Japanese, African or European universities and are subsequently unable to help candidates in discovering a number establishment, professor or placement.
• You don’t have to be enrolled or employed on the time of making use of.
• Preference is given to candidates who plan to journey to Japan/Europe/Africa reasonably than these searching for to increase present stays.

Application

What you have to add along with your application:

• Research plan (max 2 pages, A4) together with an estimate of complete prices
• Curriculum Vitae
• Highest tutorial diploma obtained so far
• One passport-dimension {photograph}
• Publications/skilled achievements listing (chronological), together with all authors, place and 12 months of publication and web page references
• Two reference letters (from individuals in a position to remark in your tutorial/skilled {qualifications} and former work)
• Host establishment affirmation letter stating that analysis/work services might be out there and explaining how the host/supervisor will help the venture (assets, supervision, and many others.). This helps the Selection Committee assess the feasibility of the analysis.

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For extra data, go to Japan-Africa Programme.