The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Gen program of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) invites applications for the APN Individual Research Fellowships 2025/2026 from African researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners working on conflict and peacebuilding issues at universities and research institutions or regional, governmental, and nongovernmental agencies based in Africa.
The APN IRF, a flagship program of APN has since inception in 2012, served as a vehicle for enhancing the quality and visibility of independent African peacebuilding research both regionally and globally, while making peacebuilding knowledge accessible to key policymakers, practitioners and research centers of excellence in Africa and around the world. The APN Individual Research Fellowships 2025/2026 targets up to twenty individual fellowships to be awarded at a maximum of $15,000 each.
SUMMARY
- Fellowship Sponsor(s): Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Host Institution(s): Institutions & Organizations in Africa
- Fellowship Type: Conflicts & Peacebuilding
- Fellowship Worth: Up to a maximum of $15,000 each
- Number of Awards: 20
- Study Level(s): Postgraduate levels
- Nationality: African Researchers
See Also: United States Peace Scholar Fellowship Program 2025
Program Components | APN Individual Research Fellowships 2025
Through the APN Individual Research Fellowships 2025/2026, fellowship recipients can expect the following:
- Commit to nine (9) months of field-based research, analysis, and writing from June 2025 to March 2026.
- Participate in two mandatory APN and Next Gen workshops occurring in July and January across different regions of Africa.
- Contribute to the APN and Next Gen’s Working Paper and Policy Briefing Note series, as well as to the program’s digital forums and social media platforms (Kujenga Amani, Facebook, and X).
- Contribute to international peer-reviewed journals, books, articles, essays, blogs, feature pieces, op-eds, and/or podcasts.
- Participate and gain knowledge in Fostering Community, Professional Development and Networking
Eligibility Criteria
- All applicants to the APN IRF must be African citizens currently residing in an African country. This competition is open to African academics, as well as policy analysts and practitioners. Historically marginalized persons and communities are strongly encouraged to apply, including women, Indigenous people, gender diverse, LGBTQIA+, persons with disabilities, among others.
- Applicants who are academics must hold a full-time faculty or research position at an African university or research organization, and have a PhD obtained no earlier than January 2015. Applicants who have not been awarded their PhDs by June 2025 will not have their cases prioritized to be eligible as academics.
- Applicants who are policy analysts or practitioners must be based in Africa at any of the following: a regional or sub-regional institution, government or nongovernmental agency, civil society organization, or media agency. Applicants must have at least a master’s degree obtained before January 2020 with at least five years of proven research and work experience in peacebuilding-related activities on the continent.
Check Also: Cambridge Africa Changemakers Scholarship 2025 for Africans (Fully Funded)
How To Apply
To apply and obtain more information regarding the Individual Research Fellowships 2025/2026 (APN IRF) program,
- Please refer to the 2025 APN and Next Gen Application Guidebook.
- If you encounter any difficulties accessing the guidebook or online portal, please contact the APN and Next Gen staff at [email protected].
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025.