Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program 2022/2023

Deadline: 28 February 2022

The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) is a scholar fellowship program for educational projects at African higher education institutions. Offered by IIE, the program is funded by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY). A total of 527 African Diaspora Fellowships have been awarded for scholars to travel to Africa since the program’s inception in 2013. CADFP exemplifies CCNY’s enduring commitment to higher education in Africa. IIE manages and administers the program, including applications, project requests and fellowships.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the CADFP, a scholar must:

  1. Have been born in any African country, as evidenced by the biographical data in the scholar’s passport;
  2. Live in the United States or Canada;
  3. Hold a terminal degree; and
  4. Be employed at an accredited college or university.

Eligible countries

The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) is a fellowship program for African institutions in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda to host an African-born scholar to work in projects in research collaboration, graduate student teaching/mentoring and curriculum co-development.

Benefits

African Diaspora Fellows receive the following:

  • A $150/day stipend
  • visa costs (if required)
  • supplemental health insurance coverage
  • round-trip international air travel and ground transportation costs to and from the scholar’s home to the North American airport
  • potential opportunities to apply for supplemental funding to cover knowledge production activities and workshop attendance.

Applicant Registration Deadline: 28th February, 2022

To Apply: Click here

Official website: Click here

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