Department of African Studies and Anthropology at the University of Birmingham offers fellowships for African applicants in UK. Fellowships are provided in the field of arts, humanities and social sciences. Applicants’ research should be relevant to the theme of Class and Africa and they should be ready to discuss their findings and interpretations in a series of reading groups, seminar presentations, journal workshops and other activities over a ten-week period, before presenting their papers at the international conference. Fellowships will cover return air-fare, accommodation and living costs for this period. Application should be submitted till 22nd November 2013.
Study Subject (s): Fellowships are provided in the field of arts, humanities and social sciences offered by the University of Birmingham in UK
Course Level: The fellowships are available for pursuing research programme
Scholarship Provider: Department of African Studies and Anthropology at the University of Birmingham in UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: We invite applications from early-career researchers based in African institutions. Applicants should have completed their main period of primary doctoral research and be either in the stage of writing up their dissertation or, if they have completed their dissertation, be looking to develop publications from it. Applicants’ research should be relevant to the theme of Class and Africa, and they should be ready to discuss their findings and interpretations in a series of reading groups, seminar presentations, journal workshops and other activities over a ten-week period, before presenting their papers at the international conference. It is expected that fellows will seek to publish their paper as a journal article.
Scholarship Open for International Students: The applicants of Africa can apply for the fellowships.
Scholarship Description: The Cadbury fellowships programme is run every year by the Department of African Studies and Anthropology at the University of Birmingham, thanks to a generous bequest from the Cadbury family. They invite applications from early-career researchers who are based in African institutions and wish to spend a period of ten weeks with us discussing and developing the results of their primary research. Fellowships will cover return air-fare, accommodation and living costs for this period.
Number of award(s): Not Known
Duration of award(s): Fellowship will be offered for ten weeks.
What does it cover? Fellowships will cover return air-fare, accommodation and living costs for this period.
Selection criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: The mode of applying is by email.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 22nd November 2013.
