Nordic Africa Institute’s Nordic Scholarship Programme 2027/2028 for early-career researchers (Fully Funded)

Application Deadline: 11 October 2026

Applications at the moment are open for the 2027/2028 Nordic Africa Institute’s Nordic Scholarship Programme. Through the Nordic Scholarship Programme, NAI goals to contribute to constructing capability within the manufacturing of information about Africa, and to advertise and set up relations with and between Nordic analysis communities.

The intention of the scholarship programme is to supply a 1-month keep on the Nordic Africa Institute with the intention to facilitate use of the Institute’s library collections on modern Africa (books, periodicals, newspapers, and authorities publications), and to help connection to present work on the Institute via NAI analysis hosts. The scholarships are awarded as soon as per yr.

Requirements

• You have to be pursuing Africa-oriented research/analysis throughout the fields of social sciences or humanities.
• You could be a grasp scholar, PhD candidate, postdoctoral or mid-career researcher.
• You could apply no matter citizenship, however you have to be affiliated to and based mostly at a college or analysis centre in Sweden, Finland, Denmark or Iceland (each whenever you apply and whenever you take up the scholarship).

Benefits

• The scholarship covers journey bills, lodging and a subsistence allowance.
• You get entry to a workspace in a shared workplace on the Institute for your one-month keep.

The scholarship covers travelling bills for the least costly fare from residential tackle (in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland) to Uppsala and return. The scholarship holders are supplied with a desk and pc in a shared workplace on the Institute and free lodging centrally situated in Uppsala. The scholarship additionally features a subsistence allowance of SEK 450 per day.

Please be aware: The scholarship doesn’t embrace well being care insurance coverage or different insurances.

How to apply

Apply on-line and add the next paperwork:

• Up-to-date CV, together with record of publications (if any).
• Outline of analysis challenge, 3-5 pages:
  • Objective of the analysis challenge: The analysis matter needs to be clearly recognized and contextualized inside its tutorial self-discipline.
  • Method and time-frame: Describe how the analysis challenge can be completed, state the analysis methodology, information gathering methods and time-frame.
  • Theoretical explication: A quick indication of the theoretical foundation of the analysis challenge have to be included.
• Work plan, 1 web page:
  • The plan needs to be particular for the time spent on the Institute; clarifying what part of the analysis challenge the applicant will work on in the course of the keep on the Nordic Africa Institute.
• Reference: A signed letter of help from the applicant’s supervisor or head of division, which confirms present affiliation and area of analysis.

For More Information:

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