IFRA-Nigeria Research Grant 2027

IFRA-Nigeria is opening its call for the 2027 Research Grants!This call is addressed to second-year Master’s students, doctoral and post-doctoral students, as well as researchers.

IFRA-Nigeria – the French Institute for Research in Africa located within the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan – has a regional vocation that extends over nine West African countries: Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad and Togo. It promotes and supports research on these countries in the field of the humanities and social sciences. Disciplines outside this field are not eligible.

IFRA-Nigeria is financing, for the period of January 2027 to October 2027, a dozen of research projects, either individual or collective, implying fieldwork missions and/or stays in archives. IFRA-Nigeria grants can only reach a maximum of €1,000, depending on the nature and the budget of the project.

All applications for funding for the year 2027 must be sent before 30 October, 2026, 23:59 West African Time (see modalities and documents below). No nationality requirements apply. Sustainable partnerships with institutions and/or researchers in the host country are strongly encouraged.

The projects must be in line with the geographical area covered by IFRA-Nigeria and at least one of the four research axes of the Institute:

• Axis 1: Beliefs, bodies and health
• Axis 2: Citizenship, gender and mobilisation
• Axis 3: Heritage dynamics and environment
• Transversal axis: Digital Humanities

All projects must mention a valorisation component (publications, oral communications, etc.) in connection with IFRA-Nigeria’s editorial and research activities.

The response to the call will be sent to all applicants by email in December 2026 at the latest.

• Table of Content
• About French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA)
• IFRA-Nigeria Research Grant 2027 Postgraduate Scholarship
• Requirements for IFRA-Nigeria Research Grant 2027 Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

IFRA-Nigeria Research Grant 2027 Postgraduate Scholarship

Requirements for IFRA-Nigeria Research Grant 2027 Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification

• Open to second year master's students, doctoral and postdoctoral students, as well as researchers working in humanities and social sciences on a country under IFRA-Nigeria's geographical mandate (Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad and Togo).
• IFRA accept applications in French or English.

Documents Required for Application

• A cover letter (1 page maximum, font size = Arial 12, automatic margins and paragraph size).
• A CV (3 pages maximum).
• A budget mentioning the total cost of the project. Please note that the budget must include a detailed explanation of the intended use of funds requested from IFRA-Nigeria, and any other amount requested to or received from other sources of funding. Use the budget template downloadable from the provided link.
• A detailed description of the research project not exceeding 4 pages (bibliography and budget excluded). It should include the scientific project, a detailed work plan (dates, itinerary, objectives, etc.), the list of institutional partnerships, the perspectives of valorisation and a bibliography. Use the proposal template downloadable from the provided link.

The documents must be uploaded in a single pdf file in the Google form (see link below).

Kindly note that:

-In the case of an individual project, the proposed research must be undertaken personally by the applicant and not be carried out by anyone else.

- In the case of a collaborative project, all persons involved and their role must be identified and explained.

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

In case of questions or issues, please contact us via the following two emails:

• [email protected]
• [email protected]

If your application is successful, please note that only half of the grant will be paid at the start of the project, by January 2027. The second half will only be paid after a final report has been submitted. All reports must be sent before 15 November 2027.

For more information, kindly visit IFRA webpage.