Fully Funded: Megatrends Afrika Fellowships 2022

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Fully Funded: Megatrends Afrika Fellowships 2022

The Call for Applications for Megatrends Afrika Fellowships 2022 is currently open. African researchers in eligible fields are invited to apply for a fully funded fellowship opportunity in Germany with a € 2,800monthly grant.

Fellowship Sponsor(s): Megatrends Afrika

Host Institution(s): Selected Institutes in Germany

Fellowship Worth: € 2,800 monthly grant (plus other benefits)

Number of Awards: Several

Study Level: Postdoctoral

Nationality: Africans

Eligibility Criteria

The fellowships are open to post-doctoral researchers from African countries working on Africa-related issues (PhD completion in 2017 or later). Selection will be based on the research proposals submitted by the applicants. We are in particular interested in research proposals on the following topics

Topics:

Conflicts, Statehood, and Actors of Violence in Africa:

The relationship between climate change and/or resource management and conflict
The changing nature of armed conflict, incl. new technologies and influence operations; remote warfare and warfare in urban settings; developments in security sector assistance/ reform
The effectiveness of regional ad hoc coalitions or organizations in conflict management

Megatrends and Political Authority in Africa:

The relationship between digitalization, political participation and democracy/ autocracy
The reshaping of politics through demographic change, and youth movements
The impact of urban and increasingly digital middle classes on economies and politics
The relation between climate change or migration and political authority