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THE NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

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Application Deadline: 10 April 2024

LOCATION: Sweden

An opportunity for early career researchers in Africa to pursue their own research projects in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities. The scholarship offers access to the Institute’s library and other resources that provide for a stimulating research environment. Apply here

ELIGIBILITY:

The programme is open to two main categories of early career researchers:

Staff full-time employed by an African-based university or research center who are enrolled on a doctoral programme in the African region and who do not have access to an international scholarship

Postdoctoral researchers (within 5 years or less of PhD completion).

The Institute strives to achieve a fair distribution of scholarship positions in regards to gender and geographic focus.

BENEFIT:

The scholarship includes a return air-fare (economy class), accommodation, a subsistence allowance of 400 SEK (approx. 40 USD) per day plus an installation grant of 2,500 SEK (approx. 250 USD) and access to a workspace, including a desk computer, in a shared office at the Institute. Please note that the subsistence allowance will be provided only for the days spent in Uppsala.

The Institute’s library is specialized in literature on contemporary Africa and focuses on Social Sciences. Furthermore, Guest Researchers have access to the Uppsala University Library and to the Library of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Guest Researchers have the possibility to present their research at the Nordic Africa Institute and to visit other institutions in the Nordic countries

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STANFORD AFRICAN SCHOLARS IN GLOBAL

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Application Deadline: Deadline: February 25, 2024, 11:59pm PT

LOCATION: USA

Applications are now open for the first two cohorts of the Stanford African Scholars in Global Health (SASH) Program. This three-year program supports 24 mid-career physicians from African countries to travel to Stanford for a six-week period of time, gaining a specific skill set identified by the African scholars as a need to improve health outcomes at their academic institution.

ELIGIBILITY:

This program is open to licensed African physicians with a faculty appointment, who are currently working at an African academic institution. It is open to physicians from all specialties and primary care who seek a specific skill to improve health outcomes at their institution. However, we will prioritize those from Sub-Saharan Africa interested in the fields of antimicrobial resistance, oncology, vaccine uptake or inflammatory diseases.

To be considered, applicants must meet all the following eligibility criteria:

Be in good standing within their institutions and demonstrate an ongoing commitment to improving health outcomes in their home countries.

Be an African citizen* who is currently living, teaching and practicing clinically in an African country.

Be a board-certified medical doctor with one of the following degrees: MD, MBChB or MMed.

Be a mid-career physician, appointed as a faculty member for at least 3 and less than 15 years.

Have strong working proficiency in written and spoken English (as determined by the selection committee).

BENEFIT:

The program includes/provides:

Visa costs

Living expenses while at Stanford during Phase 1

Honorarium for Phase 1

Travel to and from a San Francisco regional airport, economy class roundtrip airfare for the awardee only, and associated travel costs to Stanford for Phase 1

Up to $50,000 in grant funding from Pfizer provided directly to scholars’ academic institutions for phase 2 project implementation. These funds cannot be used to purchase capital equipment.*

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