Iso Lomso Fellowships for Early Career African Researchers (2024)(Fully Funded)

Iso Lomso means ‘the eye of tomorrow’ in isiXhosa: seeing towards the future, laying the foundations for tomorrow. The programme is aimed at African scholars who have obtained a doctoral degree within the preceding seven years and who hold an academic position at a university or research institution anywhere in Africa. Candidates should have established a research programme and have completed a post-doctoral fellowship or equivalent post-PhD programme. All disciplines are considered.

Iso Lomso fellowships provide a three-year attachment to STIAS to enable fellows to develop and conduct a long-term research programme of their preference. The aim is to facilitate and support them towards becoming established scholars in their fields.

WORTH

• Residence at STIAS
• Links to sister institutions
• 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
• Support for your institution

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for the 2024 call, applicants must:

• be a national of any African country;
• be born after the 1st of January 1981;
• 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 recognized higher education institution (worldwide) after the 1st of January 2016;
• have completed a post-doctoral fellowship or equivalent post-PhD research programme;
• be in a position to commence the first period of residency at STIAS in 2025.

DEADLINE: February 15, 2024

To apply and for more information, click here.