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Events, Opportunities, other events, PhD/post doctoral

NEXT GENERATION SOCIAL SCIENCES IN AFRICA: DOCTORAL DISSERTATION COMPLETION FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline:  February 11, 2024

LOCATION: USA

The Social Science Research Council offers fellowships to support the completion of doctoral degrees and to promote next generation social science research in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. The fellowships support dissertation research on peace, security, and development topics.

ELIGIBILITY:

All applicants must:

be citizens of any sub-Saharan African country

be enrolled and working towards a PhD in an accredited university, or affiliated to an institution in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, or Uganda

be in the final year of writing and have completed at least two doctoral dissertation chapters

BENEFIT:

The doctoral dissertation completion fellowship supports a one-year leave from teaching and administrative responsibilities through a stipend up to US$10,000 to permit the completion of a dissertation that advances research on peace, security, and development topics. This program also offers two workshops each year to help fellows further develop their chapters and complete the writing of their doctoral dissertations. Facilitators at the workshops help strengthen the capacity of fellows for scholarly writing, including academic publications.

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CDC ABEL VISITING SCHOLAR PROGRAM

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Application Deadline: December 31, 2023

LOCATION: Germany

The Abel Visiting Scholar Program is intended for mathematicians professionally based in developing countries to visit an international research collaborator for a period of one month.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must:

 hold at the time of application a PhD in Mathematics,

be based in a developing country at the time of application (As defined by IMU)

hold a position in a university/ research institution

be in the early stages of their professional careers, more precisely: the applicants should:

not yet be of full professorial rank but have a working contract in a university/ college.

be under 35 years of age at the day of the application deadline.

The maximum age may be increased by up to three years in the case of an individual with a broken career pattern. This should be noted in the application together with the reason for the broken career pattern. Applications from women mathematicians are strongly encouraged.

BENEFIT:

The grant can cover for one month and only for the applicant up to 4,400 EUR (5,000 Dollars):

Travel costs

Visa fees

Travel insurance charges

Basic living cost for the first month (daily allowance based on living cost of the visiting country/city, This amount includes the cost for public transport and all other living costs). For a list please go here. If the accommodation includes breakfast or any other meals, the daily amount will be reduced.

Accommodation cost in the host country (hotel is allowed if the host provides a statement that no guesthouse or rented flat is available and max. 4 weeks. If you stay longer than 4 weeks you have to rent a suitable apartment or guesthouse). Receipts for cash payments for accommodation costs can not be accepted! You have to pay via a trackable transfer method.

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