Call for HFG (Harry Frank Guggenheim) African Fellows awards 2026 is open now!!
The Harry Frank Guggenheim African Fellow Awards (formerly the Harry Frank Guggenheim Young African Scholars) recognize emerging African scholars studying aspects of violence on or directly related to the African continent.
Every two years, the Foundation selects a cohort of Harry Frank Guggenheim African Fellows. Approximately a dozen emerging scholars are recognized for projects judged to be of high quality and closely relevant to the Foundation’s interest in violence.
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The Foundation welcomes proposals for the African Fellow Awards from any of the social and natural sciences or allied disciplines that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression. Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence and aggression in the modern world. The proposed project must relate directly to the African continent.
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The Foundation is interested in violence related to many subjects, including, but not limited to, the following:
- War
- Crime
- Terrorism
- Family and intimate-partner relationships
- Climate instability and natural resource competition
- Racial, ethnic, and religious conflict
- Political extremism and nationalism
The Foundation supports research that investigates the basic mechanisms in the production of violence, but primacy is given to proposals that make a compelling case for the relevance of potential findings for policies intended to reduce these ills. Likewise, historical research is considered to the extent that it is relevant to a current situation of violence. Examinations of the effects of violence are appropriate for a proposal only if a strong case can be made that these outcomes serve, in turn, as causes of future violence.
Candidates for the African Fellow Awards may apply online annually between December 1 and March 1. Final decisions are made by the Board of Directors. Applicants will be informed promptly by email of the Board’s decision. The program begins with a research proposal workshop held on the African continent.
The Foundation funds the cost of fieldwork, including travel, living expenses, local research assistance, insurance, transcription costs, necessary software/equipment, visa fees, gifts/remuneration for informants or survey participants, and other relevant expenditures. As with any other requests, these items should be thoughtfully justified:
- Requests for airfare/travel expenses should be accompanied, if possible,
by documentation of the average price for economy-class tickets. - When requesting funds for vehicle rental/local transportation, please give an approximation of how much these services will cost per day.
- Per diem living expenses should represent an honest estimate of the costs of
the research proposed. - If an applicant is not familiar with the average living expenses where they will be working, they might consult with regional experts
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African CountriesBenefits
The benefits of the Harry Frank Guggenheim African Fellow Awards are:
- Research Grant: Each fellow receives $10,000 to support fieldwork and dissertation research.
- Duration: Fellowship runs for two years, providing sustained support.
- Workshops: Fellows attend an in-person methods workshop on the African continent to strengthen research design and skills.
- Mentorship: Guidance from senior African and Africanist scholars to refine research and career development.
- Conference Sponsorship: Funding to present findings at international conferences, expanding global visibility.
- Publication Support: Access to editorial and writing workshops to prepare research for publication.
- Networking: Fellows join a community of emerging African scholars, building long-term academic and professional connections.
Eligibilities
To be eligible for the fellowship, the applicant must have the following things:
- Must be aged 45 or younger,
- Currently enrolled in an accredited Ph.D. program at an African higher-education institution and
- Living on the African continent.
Application Process
- The March 2 application deadline occurs every other year, in accordance with the program application cycle.
- Applicants must create an account to access the application.
- For more details, please go through Logon – Scholarship Lifecycle Manager.
Application Deadline: March 2, 2026 (6 Days Remaining)
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