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MECAM-FELLOWSHIPS 2026-2027 FOR POSTDOCTORAL AND ADVANCED SCHOLARS – “IMAGINING FUTURES: DEALING WITH DISPARITY” 

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Application Deadline:  2 March 2026, 12.30h CEST

LOCATION: Tunisia

The Merian Centre for Advanced Studies in the Maghreb (MECAM) invites applications for eight residential fellowships for postdoctoral and advanced researchers in the humanities and social sciences for the period from September 2026 to April 2027.  Under the overall theme “Imagining Futures: Dealing with Disparity,” MECAM is dedicated to a research agenda framed by five interrelated ‘Interdisciplinary Research Fields’ (IRFs): Aesthetics & Cultural Practice, Inequality & Mobility, Memory & Justice, Resources & Sustainability, and Identities & Beliefs. Applications should be related to the main theme and at least one of the IRFs. This call for applications is open to researchers from all countries, including Tunisia.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applications are welcome from postdocs and advanced researchers of all fields in the social sciences and humanities if:

You are interested in discussing your research in the framework of MECAM’s main theme, “Imagining futures: Dealing with disparity,” with colleagues from the Maghreb, the Middle East, Europe, and other regions of the world.

You want to engage in collaborative work, in debate and exchange with other researchers working on topics related to the five IRFs.

You are interested in revisiting your research from a different vantage point.

You want to become part of a network of interdisciplinary, intergenerational, and transregional exchange and debate on disparity and the competing models for the future that coexist in the societies of the contemporary Maghreb, Europe, and other parts of the world.

This call for applications is open to researchers of all ages and genders from all countries, including Tunisia.

Independent scholars and researchers without a current institutional affiliation are eligible to apply

Please note that current PhD candidates (doctoral students) are not eligible to apply. The call is open to postdoctoral and advanced researchers only.

BENEFIT:

SUPPORT:

MECAM provides its fellows with shared office workspaces at its premises, which they are expected to use primarily. It also offers publication facilities for open-access and peer-reviewed formats of publication through the infrastructures of MECAM and its partners. Logistical support with travel, accommodation, and field research in Tunisia is provided. Furthermore, the exchange between fellows is facilitated through a secure digital workspace (TrafoHub) and other digital tools.

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DUTCH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ENTERPRISING FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP 2026

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Application Deadline: 9 March 2026

LOCATION: South Africa

Applications are now live for the 2026 cohort of Enterprising Futures scholars.

They are looking for forty of the most trailblazing, impactful entrepreneurs who are leading or part of a scalable start-up or small- to medium-sized enterprise with social or environmental impact. Applicants must apply through the application portal below.

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates must be:

Aged 18 – 35 by the date of the One Young World Summit 2026 in November.

Leading or part of a scalable start-up or small- to medium-sized enterprise (SME), with demonstrable social and/or environmental impact, either as an entrepreneur or in a similar role.

Nationals of and residents of one of the following countries: Ethiopia, Jordan, Lebanon, Mozambique, Uganda, Tunisia, Palestine, Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, South Africa, Burundi, Iraq (including Kurdistan region of Iraq), Sudan, Mali, Algeria

All candidates will be required to have a working understanding of English, as both the One Young World Summit and Enterprising Futures pre- and post-programmes will be held in English.

Candidates must be available to join the programme full time between 30 October – 7 November, as well as pre- and post-programme dates.

The Dutch MFA values an inclusive and diverse environment. The Dutch MFA encourages all young entrepreneurs (rural-urban) that are eligible to apply (no matter race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, religion, or education). 

BENEFIT:

Enterprising Futures Scholars will receive:

Access to additional events organised by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including the pre-programme.

Access to the One Young World Summit 2026, taking place from 3 to 6 November in Cape Town, South Africa.

Access to the One Young World Global Leadership Programme, Action Accelerator and lifetime membership to the One Young World Ambassador Community.

Hotel accommodation for the duration of the pre-program and summit dates.

One night of hotel accommodation (if required) for the visa application process.

Return travel from your country of residence to Cape Town (flights in economy).

Domestic travel costs to the airport to take the international flight.

Visa costs, if applicable (including the visa application fee and required travel for visa appointment).

Catering which includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner throughout the pre-programme and the Summit.

Transport between the Summit accommodation and the Summit venue.

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