This is to inform you that another registration for AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Program is now open and updated for all eligible applicants who may wish to apply.
The basic requirements and steps to apply for AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Program is updated below. Do well to follow up on the steps we have been able to update below.
How to Apply for AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Program 2024 Portal
Benefits of AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Program
Return Flight: Costs to Johannesburg may be covered by AfricaLics, subject to successful fundraising. Alternatively, students may fund these themselves.
Health Insurance: Students should arrange their own, with possible reimbursement from AfricaLics.
Stipend: If fundraising is successful, a monthly stipend of approximately $600 will be provided for living expenses in Johannesburg.
Additional Support: Joint courses and online mentoring activities will be covered by AfricaLics through support from Sida.
Additional Information
Family Expenses: The programme cannot cover costs for accompanying family members.
Home Supervisors Visit: Potential for a workshop visit by home supervisors and mentors if additional fundraising is successful.
Requirements for AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Program Qualification
To be eligible, you should:
Be enrolled as a PhD student at an African university.
Have completed your first year of studies by December 2023.
Have a background in relevant fields like Economics, Sociology, Political Science, STEM subjects, etc., from a social science perspective.
Possess adequate skills in English.
Be working on a subject relevant to innovation and development.
Submit a one-page application explaining your background and motivation.
Interview date, Process and Venue for AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Program
Programme Timeline and Activities
Start Date: The program begins with online activities in February 2024.
End Date: Activities are expected to wrap up by the end of November or early December 2024.
Components: The program includes an introduction to Innovation & Development (I&D) studies, writing skills courses, academic journal article writing, and 3 – 5 Paper Presentation Seminars.
Study Visit: If funds allow, there might be a 3-month study visit to the University of Johannesburg (UJ).
Post-Program Engagement: Opportunities to stay connected with the AfricaLics community through alumni activities, research conferences, and webinars.
Documents Required for Application
A brief outline of your current PhD project (max. 5 pages).
Curriculum Vitae (CV) including details of PhD courses attended.
Letters of support from your main PhD supervisor and University Administration.
Copies of academic certificates (Bachelor and Master as a minimum).
One writing sample from your current PhD program.
How to Apply for AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Program 2024 Portal
Download the application form here: AfricaLics PhD Fellowship Application Form
Submit your applications to visitingphd@africalics.org by 23:00hrs East Africa time on December 1, 2023.
Application Portal http://africalics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Fillable-Application-Form-VFP-2024.docx
Application Deadline
December 1, 2023
About Africalics
AfricaLics is the acronym for the African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems. AfricaLics brings together scholars, researchers and policy analysts who study development, innovation, learning and competence building in an African context. Africalics was founded during an Innovation and development workshop that took place in March 2012 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The workshop was co-organized by the Globelics Secretariat and the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research organization (STIPRO), a Tanzanian independent think tank.
AfricaLics – the African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems – is looking for suitable PhD students from universities in African countries to participate in the AfricaLics PhD Visiting Fellowship Programme, (2024 cohort) focused on Innovation and Development.
Under this programme successful candidates will be provided with the opportunity to participate in a fellowship programme which ideally combines online pre- and post-activities with a study period of 3 months at University of Johannesburg (UJ) in South Africa. The three months’ study visit to UJ is, however, subject to availability of funding and interested students are expected to help search for funds to finance their study visit at UJ themselves (see section on funding issues).
The 2024 VFP cohort activities will kick off with a range of online activities starting in February 2024 and activities are expected to be completed by the end of November /early December 2024. Activities will include a brief introduction to I&D studies as the AfricaLics network identifies this field, a course on writing skills and a course on ‘How to write an Academic Journal Article as well as 3 – 5 Paper Presentation Seminars. Activities will be online, but if funds permit, a 3-month study visit to UJ will also be incorporated. After engagement in the programme, students are offered the opportunity to continue engaging with the AfricaLics community e.g. through participation in AfricaLics Alumni activities, AfricaLics research conferences and our webinar series. In this way, students and young scholars help each other stay engaged and get a chance to help develop the field of African Innovation and Development studies.
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