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PRINCETON IN AFRICA FELLOWSHIPS: NEXUS PROGRAM

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Application Deadline: Sunday, October 27th, 2024, at 11:59 PM Eastern

LOCATION: USA

A Princeton in Africa fellowship experience is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for personal and professional development and growth. It is often described as a way to get a foot in the door of the field of development on the African continent. It is also an opportunity to join a growing community of passionate PiAf alumni.

ELIGIBILITY:

Nexus applicants must be young professionals or current undergraduates graduating by June 2025 at the time of application.

Nexus applicants must have an undergraduate degree, a Master’s degree (or equivalent), or a Ph.D. from an African university.

Nexus applicants must not be enrolled in any graduate, doctoral, or equivalent advanced academic programs during their fellowship year.

Nexus applicants must have full professional proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing English as defined by the CEFR (Level C1 and above). Additionally, professional proficiency in French is preferred at some posts.

Nexus applicants must be not more than 35 years of age for the duration of the fellowship year (through August 2026). Nexus applicants for the 2025-26 fellowship year must have a birthdate that falls on or after September 1, 1990.

Nexus applicants must have a passport valid through the end of the fellowship year (August 2026).

Nexus Applicants must have citizenship in an African country and have current residency in an African country (applicants with dual U.S. citizenship will not be considered).

*Nexus applicants must not be enrolled in any graduate, doctoral, or equivalent advanced academic programs during their fellowship year.

BENEFIT:

Princeton in Africa/Fellowship Organizations cover:

Housing and living stipend

Certain visas/work permits

Medical insurance, medical evacuation insurance, security evacuation insurance

Mid-year Retreat partial travel allowance and meals/housing

Fellowship packages vary post-to-post: details will be provided in the offer letter prior to a Fellows acceptance

Note: Fellowship stipends are to cover living costs directly related to the fellowship. Stipends are not meant to cover outside costs, including costs in Fellows’ home countries.

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RESEARCH GRANTS IN GERMANY, DAAD

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LOCATION: Germany

The research grant offers the opportunity to realise a research project in Germany. The program supports research stays during a doctorate or in the early postdoc phase.

ELIGIBILITY:

You can apply if you:

are doing your doctorate at a university or research institution outside Germany or

have already completed your doctorate (post-doc, up to 4 years after completing your doctorate)

You cannot apply if you are doing your entire doctorate at a German university.

A research project at a state or state-recognised university or a non-university research institute in Germany that is being carried out in agreement with a scientific supervisor in Germany.

Duration of the funding: Funding is provided for a period of:

doctoral students: 2 to 12 months

postdocs: 2 to 6 months

It is not possible to divide the funding up within the funding period. The realization of research work in different countries outside Germany is not eligible for funding.

Please indicate your desired funding period in the application form. The funding period will be determined by the selection committee during the selection process, taking your work schedule into account.

The scholarship cannot be extended.

BENEFIT:

monthly scholarship payments of 1.300 euros

payments towards health, accident and personal liability insurance cover (see also our important information for scholarship applicants / section F, point 4)

travel allowance

for a funding period of more than six months: research allowance of 460 euros

Under certain circumstances, you can apply for the following additional benefits after start of funding:

monthly rent subsidy, only for a funding period of more than six months (see important information for scholarship applicants, section F, point 9)

monthly allowance for accompanying members of family, only for a funding period of more than six months; please also read our important information for scholarship applicants / section F, point 3

In case of a disability or chronic illness: on application, a subsidy may be provided for justified additional costs, incurred in Germany due to the disability, that are necessary to realise the project in Germany and that are not covered by a third party; whether and to what extent a subsidy will be paid, will be reviewed and determined on an individual basis (see important information for scholarship applicants, section F, point 8)

Green Mobility Top Up (subsidy for climate-friendly travel) or reimbursement of carbon offset payments for air travel

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