Quick Facts

Eligible CountriesSouth Africa
Area of StudySocial Sciences
Applications Open17 April 2026
Application Deadline28 October 2026
Scholarship TypeFellowship
FundingFully Funded
Mode of StudyIn-person
ReferenceRAS-2026-1292
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About This Scholarship

The Trans-Atlantic Platform’s fifth international funding call supports innovative, transnational social sciences and humanities research that helps societies anticipate, understand, and respond to future challenges in times of global uncertainty. The call funds collaborative research addressing themes including uncertainty, crisis perspectives, response strategies, and normative inquiry into prevention and preparation.

What This Scholarship Covers

  • Access to international research funding
  • Opportunities for transnational collaboration
  • Engagement with policymakers and stakeholders
  • Increased visibility of research outputs
  • Capacity-building opportunities
  • Support for interdisciplinary innovation
  • Opportunities for early-career researchers to develop internationally

Who Can Apply

  • 1 Research teams must be transnational and international
  • 2 Must involve researchers from participating T-AP member countries (Brazil, Canada, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, South Africa)
  • 3 Research must fall within Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines
  • 4 Teams should promote diversity and include early career researchers
  • 5 Engagement with policymakers, communities, and other stakeholders is encouraged

How to Apply

1
Submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) by 8 July 2026
2
Attend optional webinars for guidance (available in English and French)
3
Submit full application by 28 October 2026
4
Applications evaluated by expert panel March-April 2027
5
Funding decisions announced April-May 2027
6
Awards begin July-September 2027
7
Download and complete relevant national addenda and budget forms based on participating country funder
📅 24-36 months

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