The Alliance for African Partnership (AAP) launched its African Futures Research Leadership Program in the fall of 2019. The competitive visiting scholar program invites early career female researchers from the ten AAP member universities to spend a year at Michigan State University (MSU) being jointly supervised by faculty members from MSU and their home institution in research for impact, writing scholarly and/or policy publications, disseminating research results, and writing grant proposals.
Early career researchers also take part in a planned academic promotion program while creating bridges and long-term ties with MSU and their cohort. They also attend an off-site leadership retreat where they will be trained in thinking leadership, team building, research development, engagement, and cooperation. Furthermore, the scholar’s MSU and home institution mentors will each visit the other’s institution for a week of cooperation sessions in order to form long-term ties.
Brief Description
- Type: Postgraduate
- Organisation: Michigan State University
- Country to study: United States
- School to study: Michigan State University
- Course to study: Not specified
- Gender: Men and Women
- Application Deadline: January 31, 2023
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About the Michigan State University
Michigan State University, founded in 1855, has been serving the common good with extraordinary zeal for more than 160 years. MSU, one of the world’s top research institutions, pushes the limits of discovery and forges long-term collaborations to address the world’s most serious concerns, all while giving life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community.
Scholarship Benefit
- Successful candidates will be matched with an appropriate MSU faculty mentor and will work with their mentor for one year at MSU.
- AAP will pay scholars a stipend and cover airline and visa application expenses while they are at MSU. Scholars will also receive a modest grant for research and professional development activities, which they will use in collaboration with their mentors.
- Current early career Academic Staff at AAP member universities who have acquired their PhD within the last 10 years will be eligible.
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Eligibility Criteria
- Must be a female researcher in her early career.
- A resident of an African nation where AAP operates
- PhD degree completed during the previous ten years
- Egerton University, Makerere University, University of Dar es Salaam, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Botswana, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, University Cheikh Anta Diop, University of Arts and Humanities, Bamako, United States International University-Africa, and University of Pretoria are among the ten AAP African consortium universities.
- Have verified authorisation for a one-year vacation or sabbatical to enroll in the program.
- Have a mentor at their home institution who will act as a collaborator and mentor when they return home.
- AAP’s six primary areas for research include agri-food systems, water, energy, and the environment, youth empowerment, education, health and nutrition, and culture.
How to apply
Applicants must submit a proposal that includes a CV, letter of interest, department chair and AAP focus point endorsement, writing examples, and letters of reference.
For more details, visit MSU website
Application Deadline
January 31, 2023
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