OBEL Teaching Fellowships 2026
OBEL Foundation
Quick Facts
A word from Eli, founder of Rise Africa Scholars
MSc Information Security — Unicaf Scholar
While you wait for a fully funded opportunity, don’t put your education on hold. I completed my MSc through Unicaf — studying online from Nairobi while working full-time. The tuition discount made it genuinely affordable, and the degree is from an accredited UK university.
If you’re serious about advancing your career now, I’d encourage you to explore it. I only recommend what I’ve used myself.
About This Scholarship
The OBEL Teaching Fellowships support innovative teaching initiatives within architecture and the built environment, providing up to €75,000 in funding for fellows to develop and deliver new academic courses. The 2026 cycle focuses on ‘Systems’ Hack’, exploring how architecture can critically engage with and reconfigure the systems that structure contemporary society.
What This Scholarship Covers
- Funding up to €75,000
- Support for course development and delivery
- Access to accredited host institution partnership
- Opportunity to teach as visiting scholar/guest professor
Who Can Apply
- 1 Professionals with at least five years of experience in architecture or related fields
- 2 Must partner with an accredited host academic institution
- 3 Open to applicants worldwide
- 4 Proposed courses should ideally begin in 2027 or shortly thereafter
- 5 Applicants should be prepared to lead/teach at least one intensive course or preferably two courses within the fellowship period