Call For Applications: CAPSI Ph.D. Fellowship in the Non-Profit Sector’s Contribution to African Economies 2024

The Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) at the Wits Business School, with the support of the Mastercard Foundation, invites applications for Doctoral Fellowship on the Non-Profit Sector and its Contribution to African Economies project. The aim of the PhD fellowship is to provide opportunities for young African doctoral students registered in African universities to participate in research on non-profit organisations and their contributions to African economies. The specific focus of the research project is ‘the creation of dignified and fulfilling work for young Africans by the non-profit sector’.

This doctoral fellowship programme invites doctoral students exclusively from African universities in the 17 countries targeted by the project. These are Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Doctoral students will be working on topics related to non-profit organisations and their contributions to African economies, particularly those focusing on dignified and fulfilling employment for young Africans. Successful applicants will work closely with Regional Research Leads paired with senior researchers in undertaking their research. Fellows will be selected in line with categories of youth marginality that the project is paying special attention to -gender, disability, geography, refugees and internally displaced persons, etc.

Applications are invited from doctoral students with an interest in the non-profit sector and its role in African economies. In the current call, only those from and focusing on the following countries will be prioritised: Burkina Faso, DRC, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal,  South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

• Table of Content
• About Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI)
• Ph.D. Fellowship in the Non-Profit Sector’s Contribution to African Economies
• Aim and Benefits of Ph.D. Fellowship in the Non-Profit Sector’s Contribution to African Economies
• Ph.D. Fellowship in the Non-Profit Sector’s Contribution to African Economies Courses
• Requirements for Ph.D. Fellowship in the Non-Profit Sector’s Contribution to African Economies Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Ph.D. Fellowship in the Non-Profit Sector’s Contribution to African Economies
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI)

The Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI), the first of its kind in Africa, has been structured to promote social change by building a culture of effective giving, and corporate social and civic responsibility. It serves as a source of knowledge, network of partnerships, and a motivation for innovation and community engagement. The Centre aspires to build a new generation of African experts, researchers and academics in African Philanthropy, Social Investment and related disciplines.... continue reading

Ph.D. Fellowship in the Non-Profit Sector’s Contribution to African Economies

Aim and Benefits of Ph.D. Fellowship in the Non-Profit Sector’s Contribution to African Economies

This doctoral fellowship programme offers a maximum of five years of support to twenty (20) selected full time Ph.D students. Each fellow will receive a fully funded fellowship, providing a full scholarship of up to $30,000 per year.

Ph.D. Fellowship in the Non-Profit Sector’s Contribution to African Economies Courses

• Actuarial Science
• Development Studies
• Economics
• Geograghy
• History
• Human Geography
• International Development
• Management
• Philanthropic Studies
• Public Policy
• Statistics

Requirements for Ph.D. Fellowship in the Non-Profit Sector’s Contribution to African Economies Qualification

To be eligible for the Fellowship Programme, applicants must:

1. Be currently enrolled as full time students in a relevant doctoral program at an African university focusing on themes and research aligned to the project. 
2. Have research interest in the non-profit sector’s contributions to dignified and fulfilling work for African youth.  
3. Demonstrate commitment to the program and the ability to work effectively in a team.
4. Be available to participate in the program for its entire duration.
5. Less than 35 years of age
6. In the first or second year of their PhD programme.
7. Be nationals of any of the countries listed above and conducting research on any of them or some of them.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Ph.D. Fellowship in the Non-Profit Sector’s Contribution to African Economies

The deadline for applications is  Friday, May 24th 2024.

Successful applicants will be notified by Friday, June 14th 2024.

Documents Required for Application

Eligible candidates should prepare and submit the following as part of the application package:

1. Current curriculum vitae (CV).
2. A personal statement (maximum 500 words) outlining their research interest, motivation, and alignment with the advertised CAPSI Research programme.
3. An outline of their proposed research project (Maximum 2500 words) covering the following.
   1. Background of study
   2. Problem Statement
   3. Research questions
   4. Research objectives
   5. Literature review and theoretical framework
   6. Proposed methodology (covering research design, sampling and, data collection and ethical considerations)
4. A letter of recommendation from supervisor/proposed supervisor.
5. A copy of academic transcripts.
6. Proof of age  ( e.g., passport, birth certificate, etc.)
7. Proof of admission or registration in an African University 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

The application must be sent by email to: [email protected] (applicants from West and North Africa), [email protected] (applicants from East Africa), and eleanor.chipeta @wits.ac.za (applicants from Southern Africa)  clearly marked “PHD FELLOWSHIP IN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR’S CONTRIBUTION TO AFRICAN ECONOMIES,  and copied to [email protected].  

For more detils, visit CAPSI website.