If you are a student or researcher engaged in Africa-focused studies at a University in Sweden, Finland, Denmark or Iceland, the Nordic Scholarship Programme gives you the opportunity to visit NAI for one month.

Through the Nordic Scholarship Programme, NAI aims to contribute to building capacity in the production of knowledge about Africa and to promote and establish relations with and between Nordic research communities.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be a master student, PhD candidate or postdoctoral researcher in the social sciences or humanities.

You may apply regardless of citizenship, but you must be affiliated with a university or research center in Sweden, Finland, Denmark or Iceland.

You must be pursuing Africa-oriented studies/research.

For Further information, contact Marie Karlsson, marie.karlsson@nai.uu.se, phone +46 (0)18 471 52 54.

The selection process

The aim of the scholarship programme is to offer a 1-month stay at the Nordic Africa Institute in order to facilitate use of the Institute’s library collections on contemporary Africa (books, periodicals, newspapers, and government publications) and to support connection to existing work at the Institute through NAI research hosts. The scholarships are awarded once per year.

BENEFIT:

The scholarship covers travel expenses, accommodation and a subsistence allowance.

You get access to a workspace in a shared office at the Institute for your one-month stay.