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AFRICAN PEACEBUILDING NETWORK RESEARCH POLICY FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline:  January 31, 2025

LOCATION: USA

The APN Research Policy Fellowship supports African scholars who have been recipients of an APN IRF fellowship within the past five (5) years. The fellowship enables scholars to seek affiliation with African regional and national policy think tanks, institutions, and advocacy organizations operating in the fields of peacebuilding, security, and development for up to 6 months.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be considered eligible, applicants must be former APN IRF fellows of the past five years (2020-2024) and interested in policy-related research.

All applicants must be currently residing in an African country. This competition is open to African academics, as well as policy analysts and practitioners.

Historically marginalized persons and communities are strongly encouraged to apply, including women, Indigenous people, gender diverse, LGBTQIA+, and persons with disabilities, among others.

BENEFIT:

Offering up to $12,000 to recipients to take leave from their teaching and administrative roles for the period. Funding is intended to cover housing, travel, administrative, and meal costs for the duration of the fellowship.

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UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM COMMONWEALTH SHARED SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME

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Application Deadline: 18/12/2025

LOCATION: United Kingdom

The Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme is a joint initiative between the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and UK universities, including the University of Birmingham, to jointly support scholarships for students from developing Commonwealth countries who would not otherwise be able to study in the United Kingdom.

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates should be commencing a course in September 2025.

Candidates must also certify that they:

are nationals of a Commonwealth developing country, and not at present living or studying in a developed country;

have not undertaken studies lasting one year or more in a developed country;

are themselves, or through their families, unable to pay to study in the United Kingdom;

agree to return to their own country to work or study as soon as the award ends. The commission will only consider requests to extend leave to remain in the UK post-award for those wishing to move from Masters to PhD study. Strict conditions will apply.

DFID requires that the University certifies when submitting its shortlist of candidates that they are sufficiently proficient in the English language to cope with the course for which they have applied. This will normally mean that you will have to have satisfied any requirements concerning competence in the English language which are a condition of your offer of admission.

You can read more about the eligibility criteria by visiting the Commonwealth Scholarship Comission’s website.

Candidates must also have been offered a place at the University of Birmingham on one of the following postgraduate programme:

MA Africa and Development

MSc Development Policy and Politics

MSc Conflict, Security and Development

MSc Clinical Oncology

MSc Environment, Development and Politics

BENEFIT:

The award is financed jointly by the University and the DFID. The award will cover:

Full tuition fees

Maintenance stipend

Air fare to and from the United Kingdom

Immigration Health Surcharge costs 

A one-off arrival allowance payment 

Thesis expenses 

Study travel grant

Full details of the award are listed on the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship website. 

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