The Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant invites all eligible interested applicants to apply for the opportunity. The grant will support a research project or programme for up to three years (previously funded research not eligible).
ELIGIBILITY:
The lead applicant should be:
An early career scientist: Applicant must already hold a PhD degree and should have no more than seven years of work and/or research experience post-degree (excluding time taken for family responsibilities).
Have strong links to a credible African institution: The institution should have a proven ability to manage to fund and subscribes to good financial grant practice and can be any of the following: academic institution, research institution, government institution, NGO, for-profit organisation
Furthermore, the proposed research should be focused on or in Africa.
BENEFIT:
A grant of $150,000 will be awarded to one successful applicant.
The LLM/MPhil in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa (HRDA) is a prestigious one-year intensive course where 25-30 exceptional individuals spend six months in Pretoria and six months at one of the 12 partner universities all over Africa. They are taught by eminent lecturers in the field of human rights and undergo many practical training exercises. It is the only course of its kind in Africa.
ELIGIBILITY:
African Union and the United Nations. Individuals from all African countries are invited to apply for admission to study for the Master’s degree (LLM/MPhil) in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa at the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
For Law Students (LLM Option): Must hold a degree allowing access to the legal profession (e.g., LLB or licence en droit).
For Non-law Students (MPhil Option): Must have at least an Honours degree in a discipline relevant to human rights and democratization.
BENEFIT:
A limited number of up to 30 students are selected per year. Depending on the availability of funding, full-scholarships covering at least tuition, accommodation and official programme activities are covered for up to 25 citizens of Africa. Students who do not receive scholarships may be admitted as self-funding or partially-self funding students, provided they meet all the minimum admission criteria and provided they guarantee payment of all or at least a significant part of tuition, accommodation and official programme activities, to an amount set by the Centre annually.
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