The Africa Institute 2021 Postdoctoral Fellowships for African Scholars

The Africa Institute welcomes applications for the Okwui Enwezor Postdoctoral Fellow in Visual Culture, Performance Studies and Critical Humanities; Fatema Mernissi Postdoctoral Fellow in Social and Cultural Studies; Ali A. Mazrui Senior Fellow in Global African Studies.

The Africa Institute announces its call for applications to its program of fellowships, which include a one-year senior fellowship named in honor of the esteemed late professor of African studies Ali A. Mazrui, as well as two postdoctoral fellowships named in honor of the late esteemed art historian and curator Okwui Enwezor, and the late world-renowned Moroccan feminist scholar Fatema Mernissi.

The Research Fellowships Program provides the opportunity for both junior and senior scholars of African and African diaspora studies to focus on a research project and participate in ongoing scholarly and intellectual activities during their residency at the Institute.

• Table of Content
• About The Africa Institute
• Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Aim and Benefits of Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowships Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About The Africa Institute

Established in 2018, The Africa Institute in Sharjah, UAE, is an interdisciplinary academic research institute dedicated to the study, research, and documentation of Africa and the African diaspora. As the only institution of its kind located in the Gulf—the historical nexus of African-Arab cultural exchange—The Africa Institute is uniquely positioned to expand understanding of African and African diaspora studies as a global enterprise. The Africa Institute’s curriculum of postgraduate studies is designed to train the next generation of critical thinkers in African and Afric... continue reading

Postdoctoral Fellowships

Aim and Benefits of Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Institute Research Fellowships Program provides the opportunity for both junior and senior scholars of African and African diaspora studies to focus on a research project and participate in ongoing scholarly and intellectual activities during their term at the Institute. The residency also grants fellows the opportunity to interact with scholars and academics in their area of research.

Requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowships Qualification

The fellowship is open to emerging scholars in the field of social sciences with specific emphasis on gender, feminism and cultural studies and visual cultures, and their intersection with African and African diaspora studies. 

• The applicant must hold a PhD awarded within the last five years.
• Applications should include a CV and cover letter indicating the proposed research project, in addition to two published, or unpublished, writing samples.
• The proposal must be submitted in English through The Africa Institute application email address: [email protected] with subject line indicating “Name of Fellowship.”

Application Deadline

How to Apply

The Institute welcomes interested scholars to apply by July 15, 2021 for fellowships commencing in September 2021. Applications should include a CV and cover letter indicating the proposed research project, in addition to a writing sample or publication, directed to [email protected].

For more details, visit The Africa Institute website.