Application invitations are open for the Iso Lomso Fellowship 2025 for Early Career Researchers to African Scholars from all disciplines. The intended applicants must have obtained a doctoral degree within the preceding seven years, and holds an academic position at a university or research institution anywhere in Africa. They should have also completed a post-doctoral fellowship or equivalent post-PhD programme, and have established a research programme and have.
Iso Lomso fellowships 2025 is a three-year residential fellowship at Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) to help them develop and conduct long-term research programmes of their preference. The scholars will have Residential Periods, which are mutually agreed upon between the fellow, his or her home institution and STIAS. The first period of residency, which typically will be of longer duration is to be taken up during 2026, followed by two further residencies through 2028. While in residence STIAS fellows receive fully funded residency and research supports.
SUMMARY
- Fellowship Sponsor: STIAS, South Africa
- Host Institution(s): STIAS, South Africa
- Fellowship Type: Part-residency
- Fellowship Worth: Fully Funded
- Number of Awards: Several
- Study Level: Post Doctoral
- Nationality: African Scholars
See Also: Mastercard Foundation Scholarship at Arizona State University for Africans 2025
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the Iso Lomso Fellowship 2025 call, applicants must:
- Be a national of any African country;
- Be born after the 1st of January 1983;
- Have an affiliation at a research or higher education institution in an African country, and continue to do so for the foreseeable future;
- Have obtained a doctoral degree from any recognised higher education institution (worldwide) after the 1st of January 2017;
- Have completed a post-doctoral fellowship or equivalent post-PhD research programme;
- Be in a position to commence a first period of residency at STIAS during 2026.
- All disciplines will be considered.
Selection Criteria
All applications will be considered and selected on the basis of:
- Level: the applicant’s academic excellence and the originality and scholarly strength of the proposed research project;
- Innovation: the project’s promise of new insights and the potential to produce new knowledge;
- Interdisciplinarity: whether the project methodology allows for drawing from different disciplines and its potential to facilitate an interdisciplinary discourse;
- Relevance: the project’s relevance for scholarship and knowledge production in Africa;
- Feasibility: whether the research design and the research plan are convincing and realistic.
Benefits
- A three-year attachment to STIAS during which time you may spend a total of ten months in residence at STIAS to develop and pursue a long-term research project.
- The possibility of a residency at a partner institute for advanced study or other research-intensive institution abroad.
- Funding to attend up to two international conferences or training workshops anywhere in the world.
- Support to convene a workshop with collaborators at STIAS or at their home institution.
- Lecturer replacement subsidy for your home institution during residency periods.
Check Also: Institute For Advanced Study Fellowships in USA 2025/2026 ($80,000 Stipend)
Application Procedure
To apply for the Iso Lomso Fellowship 2025, applicants should:
- Please fill out the application form using the given link.
- Attach the following documents, all in PDF format, to your application:
- A motivational cover letter of not more than one page in length.
- A pre-proposal for a three-year research project.
- One or two recent writing examples authored by the applicant.
- A copy of the applicant’s doctoral certificate.
- An up-to-date Curriculum Vitae.
- A letter of support from your home institution.
- Two letters of recommendation from scholars who are familiar with the applicant’s work, preferably one from the applicant’s current home institution and one from another institution.
Application deadline: 15 February 2025.