AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers 2026 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: October 16, 2026

Applications are open for the AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers 2026. This grant is generously funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and with the assist of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH).

This AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grant for Junior Researchers goals to strengthen the scientific capability and networking of younger researchers in sub-Saharan Africa via the lively cooperation of AGNES and potential AGNES members (serving as supervisors for the awardees of this grant). It additional helps the alumni of the AvH Foundation of their efforts in the direction of mentoring excessive potential junior researchers, serving to them to entry worldwide networks of scientific excellence.

AGNES is working two Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers for which application could also be submitted immediately by and certified candidates from sub-Sahara Africa:

• General AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers (Generally for MALE and FEMALE candidates)
• Special AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers (For FEMALE candidates ONLY)

Funding

• 1 Month: as much as EUR 2,300
• 1.5 Months: as much as EUR 2,650
• 2 Months: as much as EUR 3,000

Eligibility

• Direct purposes from junior researchers having revealed at the least one article from their thesis work (in a non-predatory journal) will probably be thought of for each AGNES Mobility Grants.
• The applicant:
  • could also be from any tutorial self-discipline however should be formally registered for a doctoral diploma at a college/tertiary institute in sub-Sahara Africa on the time of application
  • should be a nationwide of a sub-Saharan African nation, and
  • will need to have, at the least one already revealed paper from his/her earlier thesis work (in a non-predatory journal). For the avoidance of doubt, they may solely take into account journals which are listed by SCOPUS and Web of Science.
• The applicant should clearly reveal that their work is related in the direction of improvement in sub-Saharan African nations and can’t be carried out within the home nation.
• Only candidates with an recognized scientific host and mutually agreed-upon proposal/work schedule will probably be thought of for the Grant.

Application

Complete purposes MUST embody the next:

• A brief analysis/mission proposal which MUST be in ENGLISH language (no more than 5 pages) from the junior scientist (applicant) with a brief define of the proposed analysis exercise and a piece schedule for reaching the goal(s) of the analysis mission on the host establishment. The scientific host should agree in writing to the proposal and time schedule.
• A regular CV of the applicant which MUST be in ENGLISH language (use the AGNES template). The AGNES CV template may be obtained from right here: Download 2026 AGNES Intra-Africal Mobility CV-Template.
• Official proof of registration for the postgraduate diploma (solely present doctoral college students are eligible).
• A duplicate of the official tutorial transcripts of the applicant, reflecting the grades obtained within the undergraduate and any postgraduate research. If your transcript is in one other language, provide the official rationalization of the grading system in English language.
• A listing of revealed articles in non-predatory journals with SCOPUS or Web of Science hyperlinks (URL) to every publication (embody an e-copy of the primary web page displaying the title, authors and the summary). Both the record of publications and the primary web page of every publication needs to be merged right into a single PDF doc. The doc ought to start with a descriptive title on the primary web page (e.g., “LIST OF PUBLICATIONS FOR JOHNSON JAMES”), adopted by the record of publications (with the hyperlink to every publication included after the title and different particulars of the publication). The first web page of every publication ought to then comply with in the identical PDF doc.
• Travel prices (by land or economic system class flight): provide two quotes for the journey (together with return journey) between the applicant’s nation of residence and the nation of the host institute).
• Estimated value of residing (hire, meals, native transport, medical health insurance) on the host institute. Applicants are anticipated to conclude a legitimate medical health insurance for the analysis keep. Scientific hosts and host institutes are anticipated to help candidates find reasonably priced lodging and advise them on establishing subsistence estimates.
• Letter of invitation from the scientific host (MUST be in English language): (i) confirming that a spot to work will probably be accessible on the indicated interval, (ii) a binding declaration from the host establishment requesting an quantity of the analysis value allowance. The quantity of EUR 100 per thirty days and EUR 200 per thirty days, respectively, will probably be deducted from the overall grant quantity for Humanities & Social Sciences, and Natural & Life Sciences and Engineering Sciences, to cowl bench charges.

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For extra data, go to AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants.