Are you a postdoctoral candidate interested in increasing your knowledge in your fields of study? Then you should apply for the Harvard Center for African Studies Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program 2021.
The Fellowship is aimed at providing opportunities for postdoctoral candidates to conduct independent research, publish, and increase knowledge in their fields of study that will be beneficial to the African continent and to prepare them to be successful in their chosen career paths.
Application Deadline: May 17, 2021
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Benefits
- Stipends will be paid by Harvard University to fellows during their residency. From this stipend, fellows are expected to pay for housing, health insurance, food, transportation, books and supplies and other expenses.
- Throughout the fellowship period, fellows will have access to their mentor at both institutions as well as Harvard’s library resources and seminar/conference opportunities.
Eligibility
The opportunity is open to applicants who :
- Have received a PhD or equivalent doctoral-level research degree.
- Must hold a paid academic appointment at one of the eligible Institutions.
Requirements/Specifications/Terms and Conditions
Preference will be given to those who completed PhD in the past five years.
Applicants who have not yet formally received their degree must present evidence of having completed the academic requirements before commencing the Fellowship
Applicants must identify a Harvard faculty mentor to support research and scholarly work; additionally, they should identify a second mentor at their home institution.
N.B: Both mentors are required to submit letters of recommendation during the application process.
Applicants should have English language proficiency.
Applicants must have support from their home institutions to pursue an 18. month fellowship.
Applicants should have an academic appointment at one of the listed eligible universities or include a letter from the Institution that such an appointment is forthcoming during the fellowship period.
Eligible Universities:
- Cairo University
- University of Addis Ababa
- University of Ghana
- University of Nairobi
- Ahmadu Bello University
- University of Ibadan
- University of Rwanda • Cheikh Anta Diop University
- University of Sierra Leone
- University of the Witwatersrand
- University of Johannesburg
- University of Dar es Salaam
- Makerere University
Under the terms of appointment, fellows will be required to assume the following responsibilities:
- Assume primary responsibility for the development of their research and career, in consultation with their faculty mentors and other collaborators.
- Play an active role in seeking career and research advice, both from the faculty mentors and from other faculty members as appropriate.
- Submit a report describing all work carried out at Harvard University and home institution during the research period. The report must be submitted two weeks prior to the end of their fellowship
- Make mention in any publication presentation, or Interview of their status as a CAS fellow as well as those published or carried out as a result of their fellowship.
- Notify CAS of any grant, scholarship, or funding obtained from any public or private organization for the same or a different research project.
- Fellows should ensure funds are utilized for purposes as defined in the fellowship. Any expenditure outside of the stipulated use will not be accepted.
- Fellows should notify CAS of any periods of travel or absence during their fellowship
- Presentation of research at CAS fellow’s colloquium at the end of fellowship.
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Application Instructions
About the Harvard Center for African Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship Research Program
The Fellowship is aimed at providing opportunities for postdoctoral candidates to conduct independent research, publish, and increase knowledge in their fields of study that will be beneficial to the African continent and to prepare them to be successful in their chosen career paths.
Key Dates and Order of Program
Application deadline is May 17, 2021
A faculty review committee under direction of the CAS Oppenheimer Faculty Director will use the following criteria to identify final award recipients:
- Fellows with strong PhD achievement and actively conducting research and teaching in one of the listed Institutions.
- Strength and quality of research proposal, project uniqueness, clear purpose, and detailed plan for execution of proposal.
- Applicants ability to succeed In a research-based academic track
- Demonstration of initiative, social consciousness, leadership, and a sense of responsibility as well as personal motivations and experiences.
- Contribute to and advance new knowledge to the field of study.
- Mentors’ recommendation and commitment to fellows advancement in the area of research.
Six months of the fellowship will be spent in a residency in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While the remaining 12 months will be spent in the candidate’s home institution.
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