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Up to $15,000 University Ecosystems Research Grant

  • Organization: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
  • Type: Grant
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: January 16, 2027
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), a pan-African research council founded in 1973 and based in Dakar, is funding new research on African universities with support from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. Researchers at African universities and research institutions, alone or in teams of three to five, can propose 15-month projects budgeted at USD 5,000 to USD 15,000 on gender and associational life on campus, or on academic and intellectual freedom. Each project should produce at least one publishable manuscript and feed into policy dialogue across the continent. **What you get:** - A research grant of USD 5,000 to USD 15,000 per project, sized by the draft budget you submit - Support for 15 months to carry out the research - Knowledge-exchange workshops and peer-learning forums during the grant **What you'll do:** - Conduct original research on one of the call's themes: gender and associational life in African universities, or academic and intellectual freedom - Take part in knowledge-exchange workshops and peer-learning forums - Produce at least one publishable manuscript, a journal article and a policy brief or equivalent - Contribute to public dialogue and policy engagement activities - Submit periodic progress reports and a final consolidated output **Key dates:** - Call published 23 October 2026 - Applications close 16 January 2027; late applications are not considered - Selected projects receive support for 15 months; the start date is not published **More information:** - Questions go to tgf@codesria.org - The call is published in English and French, and applications go through the CODESRIA applications portal at apply.codesria.org - Prioritised sub-themes include university governance and autonomy, funding models, digital transitions and AI, research ecosystems and epistemic justice, private universities and TVETs, graduate outcomes, and university-community partnerships

Apply for Up to $15,000 University Ecosystems Research Grant

Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)Grant

Up to $15,000 University Ecosystems Research Grant

Jan 16, 2027 23:59:00 Africa/Dakar
Opportunity type
Grant
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Jan 16, 2027 23:59:00 Africa/Dakar

About this opportunity

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), a pan-African research council founded in 1973 and based in Dakar, is funding new research on African universities with support from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. Researchers at African universities and research institutions, alone or in teams of three to five, can propose 15-month projects budgeted at USD 5,000 to USD 15,000 on gender and associational life on campus, or on academic and intellectual freedom. Each project should produce at least one publishable manuscript and feed into policy dialogue across the continent.

What you get:

  • A research grant of USD 5,000 to USD 15,000 per project, sized by the draft budget you submit
  • Support for 15 months to carry out the research
  • Knowledge-exchange workshops and peer-learning forums during the grant

What you'll do:

  • Conduct original research on one of the call's themes: gender and associational life in African universities, or academic and intellectual freedom
  • Take part in knowledge-exchange workshops and peer-learning forums
  • Produce at least one publishable manuscript, a journal article and a policy brief or equivalent
  • Contribute to public dialogue and policy engagement activities
  • Submit periodic progress reports and a final consolidated output

Key dates:

  • Call published 23 October 2026
  • Applications close 16 January 2027; late applications are not considered
  • Selected projects receive support for 15 months; the start date is not published

More information:

  • Questions go to tgf@codesria.org
  • The call is published in English and French, and applications go through the CODESRIA applications portal at apply.codesria.org
  • Prioritised sub-themes include university governance and autonomy, funding models, digital transitions and AI, research ecosystems and epistemic justice, private universities and TVETs, graduate outcomes, and university-community partnerships

Who can apply

  • Affiliation with a recognised African higher education or research institution
  • African scholars in the diaspora are encouraged to apply in collaboration with colleagues at an African-based institution
  • Individual and collaborative proposals are both eligible; collaborative teams should have 3 to 5 members, and interdisciplinary, inter-institutional or multi-country teams are strongly encouraged
  • Women scholars, early-career academics and those at less well-resourced African universities are encouraged to apply
  • Applicants with outstanding or pending deliverables from current or past CODESRIA-funded projects are not encouraged to apply
  • A recent CV for the principal investigator, and CVs for every member of a team
  • A proposal synopsis of no more than 4,000 words: research question, recent literature, conceptual or theoretical framework, methodology and work plan with timelines, draft budget, and proposed scholarly and non-scholarly outputs
  • A draft budget of USD 5,000 to USD 15,000
  • A formal letter of affiliation or endorsement from a recognised higher education or research institution
  • All documents submitted online through the CODESRIA applications portal

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Good to know

  • +USD 5,000 to 15,000 per project, for 15 months of research
  • +You can apply alone or in a team of three to five, and women scholars and early-career academics are encouraged
  • +Run by CODESRIA, a pan-African social science research council founded in 1973
  • +Free to apply, and CODESRIA membership is not required

Worth checking yourself

  • !Only for researchers affiliated with a university or research institute in Africa, with a letter to show it; researchers abroad are asked to apply with colleagues there
  • !The grant is per project, so a team shares one award
  • !You must produce academic outputs: a publishable manuscript, a journal article and a policy brief
  • !Applying needs a free account on CODESRIA's portal
  • !No closing time is given, and late applications are not considered

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Up to $15,000 University Ecosystems Research Grant
Jan 16, 2027 23:59:00 Africa/Dakar