Africa

Wege Prize 2019 opens for applications for undergraduate and graduate students who want to work together to re-think and re-design the way the economies work by creating regenerative solutions that have a widespread and lasting impactFor Wege Prize 2019 they will be revisiting the following wicked problem: How can we create a circular economy?Wege Prize teams must leverage their transdisciplinary makeup...

The Dan David Prize is offering scholarships to doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, carrying out research in one of the selected fields for the current year.Registered doctoral and post-doctoral researchers who study at recognized universities throughout the world, and whose research has been approved, are eligible to apply.The Dan David Prize scholarships are granted according to merit, without discrimination based on gender, race, religion, nationality,...

The University of Cape Town invites applications from suitably qualified persons for Smuts Memorial Fellowship which commemorates General Smuts’ interest in South African Botany for 2018 /2019 academic year.The object of the Fellowship is to enable a person who has exhibited proficiency in independent research to undertake study and research in systematic botany and geographical distribution of South African...

The Bank of Namibia invites applications for the Postgraduate Bursary for the 2018/2019 academic year open to Namibian students.The Bank of Namibia offers a unique opportunity to Namibians who want to pursue postgraduate studies (Masters Degree) at recognized and reputable universities in SADC and internationally. The Bank will sponsor studies in the following fields:• International Finance and Trade ...

The Wadsworth African Fellowships open for applications are intended to provide support for African students undertaking study leading to a PhD at a South African university that can provide them with international-level training in anthropology (including biological anthropology and archaeology). Currently, applications to the University of Witwatersrand or The University of Cape Town are given priority. Worth of AwardThe annual...

Chukwuka Cosmas Ezenma-CBSS research grant for African students in space science and astronomy offers grants in favor of African students and researchers including Nigerians for the 2918/2019 academic year.This is in order to develop capacity in space science and technology, Electronics Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics, foster international, cultural, scientific and technological cooperation in Africa. The grant is designed to support bold...

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) invites applications from Nigerian students studying in Federal Universities in the country for the 2018/2019 undergraduate and postgraduate awards.The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) is the Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity and petroleum technology to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry. The Fund hereby...

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation invites applications for the Young Scholars Programme established by Harry Guggenheim to sponsor scholarly research on problems of violence, aggression, and dominance.The foundation places a priority on the study of social sciences, history, criminology, and the humanities which illuminate modern human problems, providing both research grants to established scholars and dissertations fellowships to graduate...

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation invites applications for the HFG Foundation Dissertation Fellowship for PhD students worldwide in the 2018/2019 academic year.The foundation was established by Harry Guggenheim to sponsor scholarly research on problems of violence, aggression, and dominance.The foundation places a priority on the study of social sciences, history, criminology, and the humanities which illuminate modern human problems, providing...

The Social Science Research Council’s (SSRC) African Peacebuilding Network Program invites grant applications from African scholars and policy practitioners based on the continent who want to work on a topic related to conflict and peacebuilding. The APN is accepting proposals for two research initiatives:1) Individual Research Grants: support up to six months of innovative field-based research (up to...