The Harry Frank Guggenheim African Fellow Awards
Supports African Ph.D. scholars researching contemporary violence on the continent with funding, mentorship, workshops, and opportunities for international engagement.
Funder: Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Full application submission deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $10,000 research grant per fellow over two years; includes mentorship, workshops, and conference sponsorship.
Summary: Supports emerging African Ph.D. scholars researching violence on the African continent with funding, mentorship, and international engagement.
Key Information: Applicants must be Ph.D. students at African universities, aged 45 or younger, and living in Africa.
Description
The Harry Frank Guggenheim African Fellow Awards recognize and support emerging African scholars conducting research on violence and aggression as they relate to the African continent. The program aims to deepen understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence through interdisciplinary research in the social and natural sciences. Projects should address urgent, present-day problems of violence—including war, crime, terrorism, family and intimate-partner violence, climate instability, and various forms of conflict—with a particular emphasis on work that demonstrates relevance for policy and violence reduction.
Awardees receive not only research funding but also mentorship from senior African and Africanist scholars, participation in methods and writing workshops, and sponsorship to present their findings at international conferences. The program is highly competitive and seeks to develop the next generation of African scholars in this critical field.
