The APDD Individual Research Fellowships
Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
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About This Scholarship
The APDD Individual Research Fellowships provide funding and support for African researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners working on conflict and peacebuilding issues. Fellows commit to field-based research, analysis, and writing to impact peacebuilding scholarship, policy, and practice.
What This Scholarship Covers
- Research funding covering field-based research and writing
- Participation in mandatory APDD workshops
- Opportunities to contribute to working papers, policy reviews, and digital forums
- Mentorship from experienced senior academics and practitioners
Who Can Apply
- 1 Must be an African citizen currently residing in an African country.
- 2 Academics must hold a full-time faculty or research position at an African university or research organization, and have a PhD obtained no earlier than January 2016.
- 3 Policy analysts or practitioners must be based in Africa at a regional or sub-regional institution, government agency, or nongovernmental, media, or civil society organization.
- 4 Policy analysts or practitioners must have at least a master's degree obtained before January 2021 with at least five years of proven research and work experience in peacebuilding-related activities.