African Guest Researchers' Scholarship Programme 2006

THE NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE, Uppsala, Sweden

Deadline for applications: 1 April 2005

The purpose of the Programme

One important task of the Nordic Africa Institute is to stablish and maintain relations with African research communities. This is inter alia carried out through a Guest Researchers' Programme, the aim of which is to provide opportunities for its participants to pursue their own research projects, thereby indirectly strengthening the academic milieux in African countries, and promoting scholarly exchange with Nordic research communities.

Who can apply?

The African Guest Researchers' Scholarship Programme is directed at senior scholars in Africa engaged in research on/about the African continent with a proven track record of extensive postgraduate research experiences. We would especially like to encourage women to apply for these scholarships.

Applications are invited from scholars preferably with research projects related to the following current research themes at the Institute:

1. Cultural Images in and of Africa

2. Liberation and Democracy in Southern Africa

3. Sexuality, Gender and Society in Africa

4. Gender and Age in African Cities

5. State Recuperation, Resource Mobilisation and Conflict

6. Post-Conflict Transition, the State and Civil Society in Africa

Applicants are requested to identify which research theme they want to be attached to.

Grants and facilities

The Guest Researcher's scholarship includes a return airfare (Economy Class), accommodation, a subsistence allowance of SEK (Swedish kronor) 250 (approx. USD 30) a day (maximum SEK 25,000 for 90 days) plus an installation grant of SEK 2,500 (approx. USD 300), a shared office and free photocopying facilities up to a maximum of 1,000 copies. Guest Researchers have access to a computer/MS Word at the office and have to do their own typing.

The maximum duration of the stay is 90 days. If the Guest Researcher spends less than three months at the Institute, the scholarship of SEK 25,000 is reduced proportionally. To be entitled to travel costs, the Guest Researcher has to stay for at least two months.

Please note that most academic institutions in the Nordic countries, including the Nordic Africa Institute, are closed or at least running at a reduced capacity during the periods 15 June-15 August and 15 December-15 January. Applicants are thus asked to avoid these periods.

The Institute's library is specialized in literature on contemporary Africa. Guest Researchers also have access to the Uppsala University Library, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Expected commitments

As a part of the exchange between the Guest Researchers and the Nordic institutions, each Guest Researcher is expected not only to give a lecture at the Institute but also to make a lecture tour to at least one other Nordic country. Train or special fare air tickets and accommodation will be provided for this trip.

The Institute also invites the Guest Researcher to write a brief presentation of his/her research work for News from the Nordic Africa Institute, an information bulletin issued three times a year. Guest Researchers who produce manuscripts during their stay at the Institute are invited to have them evaluated for publication in the Institute's regular Research Report series.

The application should contain

- a complete application form to be found on the website www.nai.uu.se

- an up-to-date curriculum vitae

- a well elaborated research proposal outlining the main features of the research topic pursued during the period in Uppsala

- copies of and/or references to the applicant's writings

- a letter of support from his/her Head of Department or other senior scholar in the same field

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.

Deadline

Applications for positions in 2006 must reach the Institute by 1 April, 2005. Please note that airmail from Africa may take 3 weeks (sometimes more) to reach Sweden. Selection of Guest Researchers will take place during April-May 2005.

The application should be addressed to:

The Programme Officer

The African Guest Researchers' Scholarship Programme

Nordiska Afrikainstitutet

P.O. Box 1703

SE-751 47 Uppsala, Sweden

For further information, please contact

Nina Klinge-Nygård, telephone +46 18 56 22 34;

e-mail [email protected] or

website www.nai.uu.se