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Below is a list of postdoctoral fellowship/research in South Africa for African students 2026-2027
As an academic, do you worry about the real-life impact of your writing? With a long lag time between research and publication, findings can become dated by the time journal articles and books reach their intended audiences. For the general public, academic writing can also be seen as long-winded, o
Published: 17 Feb 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 19 Feb 2023
The GreenMatter Fellowship brings together a cohort of dynamic, talented and committed biodiversity practitioners, with the objective of developing and unlocking their potential. It affords participants the opportunity to fully engage in tackling biodiversity issues through their study and career pa
Published: 14 Feb 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 26 Feb 2023
We invite applications from ambitious post doctoral scientists, to undertake research in a Flagship research programme on epidemics in Africa. Fellows will receive a very well paid fellowship and access to some of the best datasets and facilities in the world.
Published: 27 Jan 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 31 Jan 2023
The ICGEB SMART Fellowship programme promotes the mobility of researchers between ICGEB Member States as a way of enhancing skill development, acquisition of specific hands-on training in new technologies and increasing cooperation in science and technology and should show clear evidence o
Published: 08 Jan 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: India, Italy, South Africa Deadline: 31 Mar 2023
These positions will be full-time for two years with a starting date of 1 June 2023. Successful applicants will work as core fieldworkers undertaking qualitative/ethnographic research as part of a team relating to the project: Climate Displacement and Diversification: Changing Patterns of Migrati
Published: 21 Dec 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: Ghana, South Africa Deadline: 03 Feb 2023
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This is a fascinating opportunity for you to learn about the political, social and economic forces that shaped 20th Century South African politics, including apartheid, with your peers from around the Commonwealth. Hosted by Stellenbosch University, this is the first time the programme will
Published: 14 Dec 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 30 Jan 2023
Are you a mid-career journalist who wants to take your reporting on topical, public interest issues in South Africa to new heights? Viewfinder is offering a fellowship for reporters to investigate and then produce impact-driven journalism on accountability failures in the country. We are pa
Published: 29 Aug 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 23 Sep 2022
The Wadsworth African Fellowships are intended to provide support for African students undertaking study leading to a Ph.D. at a South African university that can provide them with international-level training in anthropology (including biological anthropology and archaeology). Currently applic
Published: 25 Aug 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 15 Dec 2022
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The African Investigative Journalism Conference (#AIJC22) is the premier annual gathering of African investigative journalists – a three-day international conference for and about investigative journalism. It involves skills training, networking, promoting, collaboration and in-depth accounts
Published: 12 Jul 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 18 Aug 2022
The Integrity Idol Film Fellowship a two month immersive learning opportunity aimed at developing the next generation of ethical filmmakers. Fellows will support the Integrity Idol campaign team to film and edit short documentary like pieces of our top five finalists in their workplaces and broader
Published: 24 Jun 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 30 Jun 2022
The ACC invites applications from two suitably qualified applicants to apply for these one-year renewable Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (renewable for up to a total of two years, depending on satisfactory progress). Two positions are available. The successful candidates will be part of the Urban
Published: 09 Jun 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 10 Jun 2022
TWAS-NRF Doctoral Fellowships are tenable at research institutions in South Africa for a maximum period of three years. They are awarded to scientists from developing countries (other than South Africa) to enable them to pursue PhD research in the natural sciences.
Published: 02 Jun 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 08 Jul 2022
he Machel-Mandela Fellows programme aims to be the most prestigious of its kind in Africa. It helps sharpen the Brenthurst Foundation’s focus on Africa’s burgeoning youth population and helps nurture Africa’s future leaders. The Fellowship runs full-time for a minimum of six mon
Published: 15 Feb 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 28 Feb 2022
The Teach the Nation Fellowship is looking for full-time Teachers in the Western Cape. Our focus is on under-resourced communities and schools to bring about educational equity in the Western Cape. The Fellowship is a two-year leadership development opportunity for young impactful teachers to contin
Published: 14 Jan 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: Not Specified
e Future Africa Research Leader Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) is a two-year research-oriented fellowship program, supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The program is focussed on developing transdisciplinary research and leadership skills, to address the complex, inter-linked challenges of heal
Published: 10 Jan 2022 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 14 Jan 2022
Teachers CAN recognises the steep learning curve and intensity of the first years of teaching. Added to limited peer support and connection opportunities, the under-valuing of teachers’ voices in the broader eco-system and limited scope to influence the day to day running of classrooms and we
Published: 08 Dec 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 17 Jan 2022
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The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) invites applications from emerging African creative writers for its Inaugural Writers’ Workshop. From June 2 to June 29, 2022, JIAS will host a group of promising African creative writers. The workshop will be a writing-intensive, four-we
Published: 01 Dec 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 01 Feb 2022
Despite the omission of the right to privacy from the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter), the African Union’s human rights system has made efforts to protect the right. For example, when the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in 2019 revised
Published: 12 Nov 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 03 Dec 2021
ALT Advisory, in association with Power Singh Inc., is launching a new Fellowship programme for entry-level practitioners interested in the intersection of human rights, justice, and technology. Two Fellows will be hosted in Rosebank, Johannesburg for a fixed-term period of 12 months
Published: 19 Oct 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 22 Oct 2021
The ASRI-Future Leaders Programme (FLP) recruits 30 candidates annually, for exposure to selected themes in politics, policy, democracy and governance in preparation for a career in politics, public (civil) service, civil society, business and the media. The aim of the programme is to develop the ca
Published: 08 Oct 2021 Type: Fellowship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 11 Oct 2021