SSRC Next Generation Social Sciences Program 2025 for Africans
The Next Generation Social Sciences programme, launched in June 2011, responds to a shortage of experienced faculty in African higher education.
The Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program provides fellowships to nurture the intellectual development and increase retention of early-career faculties in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda.
The Next Generation Social Sciences fellowships are:
- Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship
- Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Fellowship
- Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship
Fellowship Summary
- Type: Fellowship
- Sponsor: Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
- Duration: 6 – 12 Months
- Eligible Countries: Sub Sahara Africa
- Benefits: Research Cost Support up to $15,000
- Deadline: January 31, 2025
Requirements for SSRC Next Generation Social Sciences program 2025
All candidates must:
- Be citizens of and reside in a sub-Saharan African country
- Hold a master’s degree
- Be enrolled in a PhD program at an accredited university in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, or Uganda
- Have an approved dissertation research proposal
The program seeks to promote diversity and encourages women to apply.
Benefits
The doctoral dissertation research fellowship
- supports research costs of up to US$15,000 on a topic related to peace, security, and development.
The doctoral dissertation proposal fellowship
- supports short-term research costs of up to US$3,000 to develop a doctoral dissertation proposal.
The doctoral dissertation completion fellowship
- supports a one-year leave from teaching responsibilities and a stipend up to US$15,000 to permit the completion of a dissertation that advances research on peace, security, and development topics
Selection Process
- Strong proposals will offer clear and concise descriptions of the project and its significance.
- Proposals should display a thorough knowledge of the relevant social science literature that applicants will engage and the methodologies relevant to the project.
- In addition, applicants must demonstrate that all proposed activities are feasible and can be completed in a timely manner.
- All proposals will be evaluated for these criteria by an independent, international committee of leading scholars from a range of social science disciplines.
- Next Generation Social Sciences Fellows must be willing to attend two workshops sponsored by the SSRC each year that are intended to help early-career faculty produce scholarly publications.
- We anticipate awarding as many as 45 fellowships in total across all categories each year.
Duration of the Fellowship
- Fellowships are offered each year. The doctoral dissertation research fellowship is about 6-12 months.
Deadline: 31st January, 2025