Open Call: The Africa Institute's Fellowships

The Africa Institute Sharjah, UAE Discussion
Type: 
Fellowship
Date: 
April 1, 2023 to August 1, 2023
Location: 
United Arab Emirates
Subject Fields: 
Cultural History / Studies, Social History / Studies, African History / Studies, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Theatre & Performance History / Studies

The Africa Institute hosts various scholarly and creative fellowships dedicated to Africa and African diaspora studies. We encourage you to apply to our open calls and browse through our website to learn more about the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application processes.

 

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Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship

Saturday, April 1, 2023

3-months residency; click to learn more

The Africa Institute, as part of its African Languages and Translation Program, opens applications for its second cohort of Tejumola Olaniyan Creative Writers-in-Residence Fellowship. 

Created in honor of the late Nigerian Professor Tejumola Olaniyan and his remarkable intellectual legacy in the field of African literature and critical theory., this residency program welcomes applications from creative writers including novelists, short story writers, playwrights, poets, and scriptwriters related to Africa and the African diaspora for a grant of 45,000 AED in total. The proposed project can be in Arabic or English (other languages will be considered). The residency invites recipients to Sharjah, UAE for a period of three months to complete their work. Typically the cohort begins in the fall of every year.

Submit to to applications@theafricainstitute.orgPlease read eligibility and submission criteria.


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Global Africa Translation Fellowship

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Non-residential fellowship; Click to learn more

As part of its African Languages and Translation Program, The Africa Institute invites applications to the fourth cohort of the Global Africa Translation Fellowship for the year 2024.

The fellowship welcomes applications from across the Global South for a grant of up to $5,000 to complete translations of works from the African continent and its diaspora, into English or Arabic. This is a non-residential fellowship that allows the recipient scholar to complete the work outside of The Africa Institute (Sharjah, UAE). The aim of the fellowship is to make important texts in African and African Diaspora studies accessible to a wider readership across the world.

The fellowship provides funding in the range of $1,000 to $5,000, depending on the quality and breadth of the project. Selected projects may be retranslations of old, classic texts, previously untranslated works, poetry, prose, or critical theory collections. The project may be a work-in-progress, or a new project feasible for completion within the timeframe of the grant. 

Submit applications to translation@theafricainstitute.org. Please read eligibility and submission criteria.


Senior and Post-doctoral Fellowships

 

Toni Morrison Senior Fellowship in African Diaspora Literature and Cultural Studies

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

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Ali A. Mazrui Senior Fellowship in Global African Studies

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

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Okwui Enwezor Postdoctoral Fellowship in Visual Culture, Performance Studies, and Critical Humanities

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

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Fatema Mernissi Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social and Cultural Studies

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

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Submissions should be made to applications@theafricainstitute.org with the subject line indicating “Name of the respective Fellowship” you are applying to:

  •         Toni Morrison Senior Fellowship in African Diaspora Literature and Cultural Studies
  •         Ali A. Mazrui Senior Fellowship in Global African Studies
  •         Okwui Enwezor Postdoctoral Fellowship in Visual Culture, Performance Studies, and Critical Humanities
  •         Fatema Mernissi Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social and Cultural Studies

 

Ensure you read the eligibility, objectives and submission criteria: https://www.theafricainstitute.org/programs/fellowships/ 

 

Contact Info: 

For Queries related to Fellowships: Sataan Al Hassan, Associate Director, The Africa Institute