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Up to $12,000 African Peacebuilding Research Fellowship

  • Organization: Social Science Research Council (SSRC), African Peacebuilding and Developmental Dynamics (APDD) program
  • Type: Fellowship
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: January 15, 2027
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The Social Science Research Council's African Peacebuilding and Developmental Dynamics (APDD) program funds African researchers and practitioners to spend up to nine months on field-based research into conflict and peacebuilding on the continent. Nine Individual Research Fellowships of up to US$12,000 each are on offer in the 2027 competition, for early to mid-career academics and for practitioners working in peacebuilding. **What you get:** - A research award of up to US$12,000 (nine Individual Research Fellowships in the 2027 competition) - Funding for field research costs, equipment and research resources, editorial support and conference travel - Two APDD workshops in different regions of Africa to refine your research design, present findings and meet other fellows, senior academics and practitioners **What you'll do:** - Six months of field-based research followed by three months of analysis and writing, starting July 2027 - Attend two mandatory APDD workshops - Produce research on peacebuilding for scholarship, policy and practice in Africa, on themes including AI and peacebuilding, climate and natural resources, governance and justice, displacement and migration, and more **Key dates:** - Call opened October 14, 2026 - Applications and references close January 15, 2027 at 11:59 pm ET - Notifications March to May 2027 - Fellowships begin July 2027 **More information:** - Full requirements, thematic priorities and budget rules are in the 2027 APDD Fellowship Award Application Guidebook: https://www.ssrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2027-APDD-Fellowship-Award-Application-Guidebook_Final.pdf - Applications go through the SSRC application portal; questions to apdd@ssrc.org

Apply for Up to $12,000 African Peacebuilding Research Fellowship

Social Science Research Council (SSRC), African Peacebuilding and Developmental Dynamics (APDD) programFellowship

Up to $12,000 African Peacebuilding Research Fellowship

Jan 15, 2027 23:59:00 ET
Opportunity type
Fellowship
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Jan 15, 2027 23:59:00 ET

About this opportunity

The Social Science Research Council's African Peacebuilding and Developmental Dynamics (APDD) program funds African researchers and practitioners to spend up to nine months on field-based research into conflict and peacebuilding on the continent. Nine Individual Research Fellowships of up to US$12,000 each are on offer in the 2027 competition, for early to mid-career academics and for practitioners working in peacebuilding.

What you get:

  • A research award of up to US$12,000 (nine Individual Research Fellowships in the 2027 competition)
  • Funding for field research costs, equipment and research resources, editorial support and conference travel
  • Two APDD workshops in different regions of Africa to refine your research design, present findings and meet other fellows, senior academics and practitioners

What you'll do:

  • Six months of field-based research followed by three months of analysis and writing, starting July 2027
  • Attend two mandatory APDD workshops
  • Produce research on peacebuilding for scholarship, policy and practice in Africa, on themes including AI and peacebuilding, climate and natural resources, governance and justice, displacement and migration, and more

Key dates:

  • Call opened October 14, 2026
  • Applications and references close January 15, 2027 at 11:59 pm ET
  • Notifications March to May 2027
  • Fellowships begin July 2027

More information:

  • Full requirements, thematic priorities and budget rules are in the 2027 APDD Fellowship Award Application Guidebook: https://www.ssrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2027-APDD-Fellowship-Award-Application-Guidebook_Final.pdf
  • Applications go through the SSRC application portal; questions to apdd@ssrc.org

Who can apply

  • African citizens who are residents of an African country
  • Academics: a full-time faculty or research position at an African university or research organisation, and a PhD obtained no earlier than January 2017 and held at the time of application (a PhD not awarded by April 2027 makes you ineligible)
  • Policy analysts and practitioners: based in Africa at a regional or sub-regional institution, a government agency, or a nongovernmental, media or civil society organisation, with a master's degree obtained before January 2022 and at least five years of full-time research and work experience in peacebuilding on the continent
  • Application materials in English, with certified translations of anything that is not
  • A research proposal of 7 to 11 pages including bibliography, degree certificate, CV, research timeline and research budget
  • Two references, one from your head of department, plus a language evaluation if required
  • The budget must equal the award amount and cannot include university overhead, salary support, insurance or loan payments

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Good to know

  • +Run by the SSRC, a long-established US research council; APDD is its Africa peacebuilding program
  • +Deadline, time and award amount stated in the 2027 guidebook and on SSRC's portal
  • +No application fee anywhere in the 55-page guidebook

Worth checking yourself

  • !Open only to African citizens who live in an African country
  • !Early to mid-career: academics need a faculty or research post and a PhD from January 2017 on; practitioners need a master's before January 2022 and five years of peacebuilding work. Not aimed at students
  • !Up to US$12,000 is a ceiling, and the budget must equal the award and cover research costs only: no salary support, university overhead, insurance or loan payments
  • !Two APDD workshops are mandatory
  • !References must also be submitted by the deadline

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Up to $12,000 African Peacebuilding Research Fellowship
Jan 15, 2027 23:59:00 ET