Date: Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 9:59 PM
Subject: [dandalinsiyasa] Fwd: Postdoctoral Fellowships "Humanities" in Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa (VolkswagenStiftung Hannover)
To: Raayiriga <Raayiriga@yahoogroups.com>, dandalinsiyasa@yahoogroups.com
Call for Pre-Proposals for Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities
in Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa
Volkswagen Foundation, Hannover
Funding Initiative "Knowledge for Tomorrow - Cooperative Research
Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa"
1. Objectives
This call is part of the Foundation's career development strategy for
African researchers in which junior and senior postdoctoral fellows
should take responsibility for developing and executing their own
research project and show leadership responsibilities for their
research group (in the case of senior fellows). With this program, the
Foundation intends to give support to those postdoctoral researchers
who wish to follow academic careers in Africa. The project must be
carried out in collaboration with a German academic partner
institution. The call is open to all scholars from Africa (both
Sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa) active in the research fields
mentioned below. This Fellowship Program will be coordinated by a
German senior scientist and her/his team. The coordinator will bring
together the fellows for workshops and summer schools several times
during the fellowship.
2. Thematic Scope
Cultural, historic, religious, ethnic, philosophic and linguistic
phenomena and research questions in the humanities in Africa are at
the core of this call for proposals. Social, economic as well as
political approaches can be included but should not be the main focus
of the project. All projects should have a strong reference to present
questions and problems in Africa. Furthermore, projects that transcend
disciplinary boundaries and limitations by exploring linkages between
disciplinary approaches are preferred. Applicants are invited to
address a comparative perspective and research questions concerning
both North African and Sub-Saharan countries. Transcultural dimensions
as well as bridging the anglophone/francophone divide in Africa could
be important aspects of these projects. Further relevant topics could
deal with the history of Africa and its relevance for today as well as
cultural and social phenomena such as mobility and migration, transit
countries (e.g. Libya), and cross-border relations. Research projects
may also concentrate on linguistic and ethnic diversity, the new media
as well as social movements, civil society, and the impact of climate
change on Africa (especially the Sahel zone). The program is open to
applications from disciplines like history, cultural anthropology,
archaeology, cultural studies, philosophy, literature, linguistics,
musicology, art history, media studies, visual studies, and religious
studies. Only native researchers from African countries are eligible
for funding.
3. Funding Opportunities
This Postdoctoral Fellowship Program aims at supporting young African
postdoctoral researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa by (1) providing an
opportunity to enhance both skills and academic qualifications, (2)
strengthening partnerships between African and German scholars, and
(3) developing and extending academic networks inside Africa. The
program includes both junior and senior fellowships. A three year
junior fellowship (36 months) is offered to outstanding African junior
researchers holding a Ph. D. (not more than three years after
completion of Ph. D.). The junior fellowship covers salary, research,
travel and administrative costs up to a maximum of 90,000 EUR. A three
year senior fellowship (36 months) is offered to African scholars with
a substantial research experience (3 - 6 years of postdoctoral
experience). The senior fellowship covers salary, research, travel and
administrative costs up to a maximum of 120,000 EUR. For both
fellowship types, a cooperation with a German partner institution is
required.
Furthermore, up to 25,000 EUR for an associated German postdoctoral
fellow - to enhance the exchange of scholarly expertise between
African and German researchers - can be applied for. Additionally, the
possibility of an accompanying assistance by mentors is given. The
applications for junior and senior fellowships should include a
statement by the fellow concerning the institution she/he intends to
collaborate with and what research topics will be covered. The
official grant recipient will be the German coordinator, but the funds
will be administered by the academic institution in Africa where the
fellow will be employed. Basic infrastructure should be provided by
the African institution; the fellowship may include administrative
costs for this institution up to a maximum of 6,000 EUR.
More information about the junior and the senior fellowships and the
additional funding opportunities can be found at
http://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/fileadmin/downloads/merkblaetter/MB_81j_e_01.pdf.
The application is organized as a three-stage process, and
pre-proposals must be submitted as one pdf file in English by 15
September 2012 to humanities2012@volkswagenstiftung.de, or
alternatively via the electronic application system
(https://portal.volkswagenstiftung.de/vwsantrag/
login.do?siteLanguage=en). More information about the application
process can be found at
http://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/fileadmin/downloads/merkblaetter/MB_81j
_e_0
1.pdf.
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VolkswagenStiftung
Dr. Cora Ziegenbalg
Kastanienallee 35
30519 Hannover
Tel.: +49 (0) 511 8381 237
Fax: +49 (0) 511 8381 344
E-Mail: ziegenbalg@volkswagenstiftung.de
Homepage
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