African Peacebuilding and Developmental Dynamics (APDD) Program
Forecasted
African Peacebuilding and Developmental Dynamics (APDD) Program supports African scholars’ field-based research on conflict, governance, and development to strengthen scholarship and inform peacebuilding practice.
This grant was recently updated
Individual Research Fellowship eligibility now requires academics’ PhDs to date from January 2017 onward (previously January 2016); the PhD-award prioritization cutoff moves from June 2026 to April 2027. Policy analysts and practitioners must now have earned their master’s before January 2022, rather than before January 2021.
Funder: Social Science Research Council
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Research and doctoral fellowships
Summary: Supports African-led research on peacebuilding, governance, and developmental changes in conflict-affected countries and sub-regions in Africa.
Description
The African Peacebuilding and Developmental Dynamics (APDD) Program is a Social Science Research Council initiative building on the African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program. It advances African-led scholarship on peacebuilding, governance, and developmental changes in conflict-affected countries and sub-regions. Its focus includes evolving patterns of conflict, development, and inequality, emerging actors, and interactions between local and external forces.
APDD supports innovative, field-based research on technological change, environmental change, political transitions, migration, and resource extraction—and their effects on conflict, peace, and security in Africa. Research and doctoral fellowships, training, conferences, and seminars foster innovation and research capacity. Policy dialogues and briefings connect scholarship with practice, while publications, digital forums, and university partnerships amplify African thought leadership and strengthen scholarly networks.
