African Scholarship Programme (Guest Researcher Scholarship)

Funding: Subsistence allowance of approximately 450 SEK per day (about 50 USD) plus a 2,500 SEK installation grant, return economy airfare and accommodation. Who can apply: Early career researchers based in Africa in the social sciences and humanities working on contemporary Africa; either PhD students employed full time at an African institution without international PhD funding, or postdoctoral researchers within four years of completing their PhD at an African university or research centre. Length: 60 to 90 days. Return economy class airfare, accommodation in Uppsala, workspace with computer access, access to the institute's Africa focused library collection. Field: African studies and contemporary Africa research across the social sciences. Deadline: Annual deadline, typically in spring for the following year (2027 cycle deadline has passed).