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CAPSI Fellowship

Deadline:  16 September, 2024

The Centre on African Philanthropy and Social Investment (CAPSI) has opened applications for doctoral fellowship.

The specific focus of the research project is ‘The creation of dignified and fulfilling work for young Africans by the non-profit sector’.

The fellowship programme offers a maximum of five years of support to 20 selected full-time PhD students.

Benefits

  • Fellows will be provided with a full scholarship of up to $30,000 per year
  • Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in research on non-profit organisations and their contributions to African economies

Eligibility

  • Applicants must be female aged 35 years or below
  • Applicants must be currently enrolled as a full-time student in a relevant doctoral programme at an African university, focusing on themes and research aligned to the project
  • Applicants must have research interest in the non-profit sector’s contributions to dignified and fulfilling work for African youth
  • Demonstrate commitment to the programme and the ability to work effectively in a team
  • Be available to participate in the programme for its entire duration
  • Be nationals of any of the countries listed below and conduct research on any of them or some of them
  • Must be doctoral students exclusively from African universities in the 17 countries targeted by the project –  (Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC], Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe)

To apply and for more information, click here,

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