AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers

This grant is generously funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and with the support of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH).

The AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grant enables doctoral candidates from sub-Saharan African countries to spend research stays of 1-2 months at a university/research institute in another sub-Saharan African country (hereafter referred to host institution), where they will be collaborating with an experienced researcher (hereafter referred to as scientific host). The proposed research must be part of the work towards the Doctoral research, including but not limited to bench work, laboratory studies, use of library resources and a write-up of the thesis or part of the thesis. Eligible junior researchers need to demonstrate the relevance of their work for the further development of their home countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Grant aims to be as financially comprehensive as is reasonably possible for a short stay outside the borders of the applicant’s country, covering travel and subsistence and includes a research allowance to the host institute on request to cover some of the research expenses.

Scope of Programmes

• AGNES is operating two Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers for which application may be submitted directly by interested and qualified candidates from sub-Sahara Africa:
  • General AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers (Generally for MALE and FEMALE candidates)
  • Special AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers (For Female candidates ONLY)
• Female candidates may apply for any or both of the grants while MALE candidates can only apply for General AGNES Intra-Africa Mobility Grants for Junior Researchers (Generally for MALE and FEMALE candidates). AGNES encourages applications from all research fields (Sciences, Humanities, Law and Social Sciences)

Funding Information

• A maximum Grant amount of EUR 2300 to EUR 3000 is earmarked for 1-2 months stays, respectively depending on the length of stay.

Eligibility Criteria

• Direct applications from junior researchers having published at least 1 article from their thesis work (in a non-predatory journal) will be considered for both AGNES Mobility Grants.
• The applicant:
  • may be from any academic discipline but must be officially registered for a doctoral degree at a university/tertiary institute in sub-Sahara Africa at the time of application.
  • must be a national of a sub-Saharan African country, and
  • must have, at least one already published paper from his/her thesis work (in a non-predatory journal).
• For the avoidance of doubt, they will only consider journals that are indexed by SCOPUS and Web of Science.
• The applicant must clearly demonstrate that their work is relevant towards development in sub-Saharan African countries and cannot be conducted in the home country. Only applicants with an identified scientific host and mutually agreed-upon proposal/work schedule will be considered for the Grant.
• There is no geographical quota for the award of AGNES Grant in sub-Saharan Africa. All eligible candidates of sub-Saharan countries are eligible to apply for these grants. AGNES will however especially welcome applications from eligible candidates from these under-represented countries: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Angola, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Congo Kinshasa (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Zambia, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Lesotho, Botswana, Mozambique, Maurutius, Mauritania, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe.

For more information, visit AGNES.