Africa Oxford Initiative 2021 Travel Grant for African Researchers

AfOx Travel Grants support the establishment of new collaborations between researchers in African countries and their collaborators at the University of Oxford. Travel Grants are open to all disciplines and open all year round. So far we have awarded 200 travel grants to researchers from the African continent and the University of Oxford.

• Table of Content
• About Africa Oxford Initiative
• AfOx Travel Grant
• Aim and Benefits of AfOx Travel Grant
• Requirements for AfOx Travel Grant Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Africa Oxford Initiative

Formed after extensive consultations among Oxford academics and African colleagues, the Africa Oxford Initiative fosters the establishment of equitable and sustainable collaborations between African Academics and the University of Oxford. At a time when the African continent is poised for decades of strong economic and demographic growth we see huge potential both for African universities and for The University of Oxford in increased partnership. The African Union’s vision 2063 envisages that all African countries will move to middle income status powered by knowledge-based economies.... continue reading

AfOx Travel Grant

Application Deadline	Not Specified
Country to study	United Kingdom
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	Africa Oxford Initiative
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of AfOx Travel Grant

• The Travel Grant can be used to cover costs of travel (in either direction i.e. University of Oxford, UK to an institution in Africa or vice versa), accommodation and incidental expenses to a maximum of £5000
• Applicants will be required to submit a brief report within one year of the award to give details of outputs arising from the collaborative visit using this link.

Requirements for AfOx Travel Grant Qualification

If you are a researcher in any higher institutions in Africa and have any interest in running a collaborative work in the UK, then you are qualified for this grant.

If applicable, please indicate how your project addresses a particular challenge linked to the Sustainable Development Goals. The travel award may cover more than two people and additional individuals should be named under ‘Purpose of the Grant’. The overarching aim of the scheme is to foster the development of new collaborations and the scheme is not intended to be used as alternative support for already established collaborations.

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Africa Oxford Initiative on webportalapp.com to apply

Applications for a travel grant must be made jointly between academics or researchers based in Africa at either an academic and non-academic institution and academics or researchers at the University of Oxford. Search our researcher database to find a collaborator.

For more details, visit AfOx website.