Requirements

Who Can Apply

• You must be a citizen of an African country and live in an African country.

• You can apply as an academic or as a policy analyst or practitioner. You must choose the right category. A wrong choice makes your application ineligible.

Education

• Academics: a PhD obtained in January 2017 or later. Applicants without a PhD awarded by April 2027 are not eligible.

• Practitioners: a master's degree obtained before January 2022.

Experience

• Academics: a full-time teaching or research job at an African university or research organization.

• Practitioners: a job at a regional or sub-regional African institution, such as a government agency, NGO, media or civil society group, plus at least five years of full-time research and work on peacebuilding in Africa.

Language

• All application materials must be in English. Degrees or references in another language need a certified English translation in the same file.

Other Requirements

• Your institution must be an accredited university, research organization, or regional or sub-regional African institution.

• Your project must fit one of the program's themes. Examples include AI and peacebuilding, climate change and peace, displacement and migration, governance crises, public health and conflict, and the arts and peace. The full list is in the official guidebook.

• Incomplete applications, including missing references, are not considered.

• Reviewers look at fit with the themes, originality, research methods, relevance to current debates, and whether you can finish on time.