Applications
are invited for STIAS Iso Lomso Fellowship Programme for research in
Africa. Applicants from African countries are eligible to apply for this
fellowship programme.
are invited for STIAS Iso Lomso Fellowship Programme for research in
Africa. Applicants from African countries are eligible to apply for this
fellowship programme.
The
aim of the fellowship is to guide and support them towards becoming established
scholars in their fields. The programme is aimed at African scholars who have
obtained a doctoral degree within the preceding eight years and who hold an
academic position at a university or research institu
aim of the fellowship is to guide and support them towards becoming established
scholars in their fields. The programme is aimed at African scholars who have
obtained a doctoral degree within the preceding eight years and who hold an
academic position at a university or research institu
The
Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study is a high-level research institute
dedicated to innovative thinking, the production of new knowledge and the
nurturing of emerging leaders.
Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study is a high-level research institute
dedicated to innovative thinking, the production of new knowledge and the
nurturing of emerging leaders.
Applicants
from non-Anglophone African countries may conduct their research in the
language of preference; however, the application documents must be completed in
English.
from non-Anglophone African countries may conduct their research in the
language of preference; however, the application documents must be completed in
English.
Course
Level:
Iso Lomso fellowships provide a three-year attachment to STIAS to enable
fellows to develop and conduct a long-term research programme of their
preference. The aim is to guide and support them towards becoming established
scholars in their fields.
Level:
Iso Lomso fellowships provide a three-year attachment to STIAS to enable
fellows to develop and conduct a long-term research programme of their
preference. The aim is to guide and support them towards becoming established
scholars in their fields.
Study
Subject: Fellowship
is awarded in any research area of applicant’s choice.
Subject: Fellowship
is awarded in any research area of applicant’s choice.
Scholarship
Award: The
main means of support is STIAS residencies. Residential periods will be agreed
mutually between the fellow, his or her home institution and STIAS, and may
vary between six weeks and five months per residency. A first period of
residency will typically be of longer duration to be taken up during 2018/2019,
followed by two further residencies through 2020. While in residence fellows
receive regular STIAS fellow support which includes:
Award: The
main means of support is STIAS residencies. Residential periods will be agreed
mutually between the fellow, his or her home institution and STIAS, and may
vary between six weeks and five months per residency. A first period of
residency will typically be of longer duration to be taken up during 2018/2019,
followed by two further residencies through 2020. While in residence fellows
receive regular STIAS fellow support which includes:
- An
economy return flight; - Comfortable
accommodation within walking distance from the institute; - Individual
offices equipped with a PC, telephone and printer; - A
monthly stipend for daily living costs; - Access
to the Stellenbosch University library (including electronic resources)
and a high-speed internet connection; - Participation
in the regular STIAS fellows programme, including daily lunch, weekly
fellows’ seminars, STIAS public lectures and social events; - A
child care subsidy for fellows accompanied by young children while in
residence.
Scholarship
can be taken in Africa
can be taken in Africa
Eligibility: To be eligible
applicants must:
applicants must:
- Be
a national of any African country; - Be
born after the 1st of January 1976; - Have
an affiliation at a research or higher education institution in an African
country, and continue to do so for the foreseeable future; - Have
obtained a doctoral degree from any recognised higher education
institution (worldwide) after the 1st of January 2011; - Have
completed a post-doctoral fellowship or equivalent post-PhD research
programme; - Be
in a position to commence a first period of residency at STIAS during the
second half of 2018 or the first half of 2019.
Nationality:
Applicants
from African countries (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the
Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, South
Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara,
Zambia and Zimbabwe) are eligible
to apply for this fellowship programme.
Applicants
from African countries (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde,
Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia,
Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the
Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and
Principe, Senegal, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, South
Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara,
Zambia and Zimbabwe) are eligible
to apply for this fellowship programme.
College
Admission Requirement
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirements: Applicants must have obtained a doctoral degree from any
recognised higher education institution (worldwide) after the 1st of January
2009.
Requirements: Applicants must have obtained a doctoral degree from any
recognised higher education institution (worldwide) after the 1st of January
2009.
English
language Requirements: Applicants from non-Anglophone African countries
may conduct their research in the language of preference; however, the
application documents must be completed in English.
language Requirements: Applicants from non-Anglophone African countries
may conduct their research in the language of preference; however, the
application documents must be completed in English.
How
to Apply: Applications
may be submitted electronically via email to isolomso-at-sun.ac.za.
to Apply: Applications
may be submitted electronically via email to isolomso-at-sun.ac.za.
Application
Deadline: Fellowship
application deadline is November 15, 2017.
Deadline: Fellowship
application deadline is November 15, 2017.