Call For Applications: Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program

This program, supported by a Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) grant and administered by IIE, awards scholar fellowships for educational projects at African higher education institutions.

Since 2013, CCNY has awarded 705 Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowships, demonstrating its commitment to higher education in Africa. IIE manages the program, including applications, project requests, and fellowships.

Eligibility Criteria:

To qualify for the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program – CADFP, an African-born diaspora scholar must:
1. Have been born in any African country, as confirmed by the biographical data in the scholar’s passport.
2. Reside in the United States or Canada.
3. Possess a terminal degree.
4. Be employed full-time at an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada.

Benefits:

• A $150/day stipend
• Visa costs (if necessary)
• Supplemental health insurance coverage
• Round-trip international air travel and ground transportation expenses to and from the scholar’s home to the North American airport
• Potential opportunities to seek additional funding for knowledge production activities and workshop attendance.

The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) is a program designed for African institutions in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and member institutions of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and partner universities with the Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA).

It aims to host African-born scholars to collaborate on research projects, engage in graduate student teaching/mentoring, and co-develop curricula. The application process consists of two parts.

Submitted projects and scholars undergo evaluation through a three-tiered review process in the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program

1. In Tier One – Technical Review, IIE staff ensures that the host institution and scholar meet the eligibility criteria for CADFP participation and that all required application materials have been submitted. Incomplete applications may be given the opportunity to submit the necessary materials.
2. In Tier Two – Discipline and Regional Review, eligible project-scholar packages are reviewed by committees comprising scholars from various disciplines with experience in academic systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Disciplinary committees either recommend applicants for final selection or do not recommend them, leading to the project not progressing further and not receiving funding. Notifications are sent to hosts and scholar applicants regarding the recommendation status of their submissions.
3. In Tier Three – Advisory Council Selection, the Advisory Council of the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program reviews all recommended projects and scholars to make the final selection of projects that will receive Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program – CADFP funding. IIE notifies all projects and scholars that were recommended about the final status of their applications.

Deadline: September 18,2024

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