Deadline: 1 March 2025
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation welcomes proposals for the African Fellow Awards from any of the social and natural sciences or allied disciplines that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression.
Every two years, the Foundation selects a cohort of Harry Frank Guggenheim African Fellows.
Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence and aggression in the modern world. The proposed project must relate directly to the African continent.
Focus Areas
- The Foundation is interested in violence related to many subjects, including, but not limited to, the following:
- War
- Crime
- Terrorism
- Family and intimate-partner relationships
- Climate instability and natural resource competition
- Racial, ethnic, and religious conflict
- Political extremism and nationalism
Funding Information
- The African Fellow Award consists of $10,000 over two years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants for the fellowship may be citizens of any country. They must be aged 40 or younger, currently enrolled in an accredited Ph.D. program at an African higher-education institution, and living on the continent.
For more information, visit The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.
