Senior African academics and researchers working at universities, training centers, and policy organizations are encouraged to apply for APN Collaborative Working Group Research Fellowships position as project leaders in the African Peacebuilding Network (APN), a Social Science Research Council (SSRC) program.
The Collaborative Working Group Research Fellowship is an initiative and key complement to the field-based and networking components of the APN’s programming. This fellowship responds to the need for deep collaboration and engagement between researchers and practitioners on peacebuilding challenges in Africa. It also seeks to connect research to policy, promote mentoring of junior scholars by senior colleagues, foster networking between scholars and practitioners based in at least three African countries, and increase the likelihood of impacting policy and actions through the knowledge-production process.
The collaborative working groups are expected to produce research-based knowledge and publications that are relevant to—and have a significant impact on—peacebuilding scholarship, policy, and practice on the continent.
However, it is expected that teams reflect diversity as much as possible and include individuals from a range of professional, institutional, national, regional, disciplinary, gender, and generational backgrounds and experiences. The project should also leverage strong mentoring relationships between senior and junior members of the team while encouraging both scholarly and practitioner participation as well as engagement with universities and regional practitioner and policy institutions.
Benefits
A maximum award of $60,000 will support one APN Collaborative Working Group Research Fellowship for eighteen months.
Eligibility
The requirements for APN Collaborative Working Group Research Fellowship applications are:
- The competition will be open to joint researcher-practitioner teams (of six members) made up of Africans based at or affiliated with universities, regional organizations, government agencies, or nongovernmental, media, or civil society organizations located in at least three countries on the continent.
- Applicants must be scholars or practitioners based in Africa, and the lead investigator must be of the rank of a full professor and based at an African university (and hold a PhD).
- While the lead investigator must be a professor and have a PhD, other members of the research group may be early- and mid-career scholars or practitioners who are expected to hold at least a master’s degree with two or more years of work experience.
Application Process
Interested applicants are to submit their application with the following documents:
- Completed Application Form
- Lead Investigator’s CV
- Research Proposal & Bibliography
- Proposed Research Timeline
- Proposed Research Budget
- List of All Team Members, including their names, affiliations, professional backgrounds, and highest degree levels attained
- Two Reference Letters
- Language evaluation (if required)
To apply for the Call for Proposals: APN Collaborative Working Group Research Fellowships, click here
Deadline: February 11, 2023.
For more information on the Call for Proposals: APN Collaborative Working Group Research Fellowships, visit the official site.
