African Guest Researchers Scholarship Programme 2005
Deadline for applications: 1 April 2004
The purpose of the Programme
One important task of the Nordic Africa Institute is to establish and
maintain relations with African research communities.
This is inter alia carried out through a Guest Researchers Scholarship Programme, the aim of which is to provide opportunities for its participants to pursue their own research projects, thereby indirectly strengthening the academic milieux in African countries, and promoting scholarly exchange with Nordic research communities.
Who can apply?
The Guest Researchers Scholarship Programme is directed at scholars in Africa engaged in research on/about the African continent. It is open to senior researchers, i.e. scholars with a proven track record of extensive post-graduate research experiences. We would especially like to encourage women to apply for these scholarships.
Applications are invited from scholars preferably with research projects related to the following current research themes at the
Institute:
1. Cultural Images in and of Africa
2. Liberation and Democracy in Southern Africa
3. Sexuality, Gender and Society in Africa
4. Gender and Age in African Cities
5. State Recuperation, Resource Mobilisation and Conflict:
Researching Citizenship and Capacity in African States
Applicants are requested to identify which research theme they want to be attached to.
Grants and facilities
The Guest Researchers scholarship includes a return air-fare (Economy Class), accommodation, a subsistence allowance of SEK (Swedish kronor) 250 (approx. USD 30) a day (maximum SEK 25.000 for three months) plus an installation grant of SEK 2.500 (approx. USD 300), a shared office and free photocopying facilities up to a maximum of 1.000 copies.
Guest Researchers have access to a computer/MS Word and have to do their own typing. The maximum duration of the stay is three months. If the Guest Researcher spends less than three months at the Institute, the scholarship of SEK 25.000 is reduced proportionally. To be entitled to the travel costs, the Guest Researcher has to stay for at least two months.
Please note that most academic institutions in the Nordic countries, including the Nordic Africa Institute, are closed or at least running at a reduced capacity during the periods 15 June-15 August and 15 December-15 January. Applicants are thus advised to avoid these periods.
The Institutes library is specialized in literature on contemporary Africa. Guest researchers also have access to the Uppsala University Library, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Expected commitments
As a part of the exchange between the guest researchers and the
Nordic institutions, each Guest Researcher is expected not only to
give a lecture at the Institute but also to make a lecture tour to at
least one other Nordic country. Train or special fare air tickets and
accommodation will be provided for this trip.
The Institute also invites the Guest Researcher to write a brief
presentation of his/her research work for News from the Nordic Africa Institute, an information bulletin issued three times a year. Guest Researchers who produce manuscripts during their stay at the Institute are invited to have them evaluated for publication in the Institutes regular Research Report series.
The application should contain
– a complete application form to be found on the website www.nai.uu.se
– an up-to-date curriculum vitae
– a well elaborated research proposal outlining the main features of the research topic pursued during the period in Uppsala
– copies of and/or references to the applicants writings
– a letter of support from his/her Head of Department or other senior scholar in the same field
Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.
Deadline: Applications for positions in 2005 must reach the Institute by 1 April, 2004. Please note that airmail from Africa may take 3 weeks (sometimes more) to reach Sweden. Selection of Guest Researchers will take place during April 2004.
The application should be addressed to
The Programme Officer, The African Guest Researchers Scholarship Programme, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, P.O. Box 1703, SE-751 47 Uppsala, Sweden
For further information, please contact Nina Klinge-Nygård, telephone 00 46 18 56 22 34, e-mail [email protected] or website www.nai.uu.se
