Recipients of the African Scholarship Programme receive the following benefits:
A return air-fare (economy class);
An accommodation
An allowance of 40 USD daily plus an installation grant of 250 USD;
Recipients will have access to a workspace, including a desk computer, in a shared office at the Institute.
The Institute’s library focuses on social sciences and has a specialization in literature on modern Africa.
The libraries of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Uppsala University are accessible to guest researchers.
Guest researchers can visit other Nordic institutions and present their findings at the Nordic Africa Institute.
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Eligibility Requirements for Nordic Africa Institute African Scholarship
Who can apply for the Nordic Africa Institute African Scholarship Programme 2025?
Nordic Africa Institute African Scholarship Programme targets early career researchers based in Africa and engaged in Africa-oriented research.
The research topic must be within the disciplines of Social Sciences and Humanities, and with a focus on contemporary Africa.
The research must be relevant to the core principles of the UN Agenda 2030.
This programme is open to two main categories of early career researchers: Staff full-time employed by an African-based university or research center currently enrolled on a doctoral programme in the African region and does not have access to an international scholarship
Any Postdoctoral researchers (within 5 years or less of PhD completion), are eligible to apply