9.7K Application Deadline: 15 February 2026. Applications are now open for the 2026 CODESRIA African Fellowships for Research in Indigenous and Alternative Knowledges (AFRIAK). The C
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Application Deadline: 15 February 2026.
Applications are now open for the 2026 CODESRIA African Fellowships for Research in Indigenous and Alternative Knowledges (AFRIAK). The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the second cohort of the African Fellowships for Research in Indigenous and Alternative Knowledges (AFRIAK). This programme is offered with the support of the Mastercard Foundation as part of the Foundation’s commitment to advance education and skills for young people in Africa.
The programme seeks to implement an innovative approach to training a new generation of young people, especially young women, to design research projects and produce knowledge in partnership with academic mentors on the one hand and bearers of indigenous knowledge on the other. This approach will privilege local, indigenous, and endogenous knowledge as forms of knowledge or knowledge systems that are deeply embedded in communities and closely tied to their lived experiences.
RESEARCH AREAS
Proposals submitted under this call should revolve around the following themes:
Requirements
Structure and Duration of Fellowship
The total duration of the Fellowship is seven months. One out of the seven months will be spent at an intellectual hub in a country other than the country of citizenship of the successful applicant.
APPLICATION MODALITIES
Both Individual and Group applications are welcome.
INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS are required to provide the following information directly in the application system: –
SUBMISSION PROCESS
Applications should be submitted through the CODESRIA portal reserved for this fellowship, at https://codesria.org/application-form-african-fellowships-for-research-in-indigenous-and-alternative-knowledges-2026/
ONLY APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIS PORTAL WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Please note that only successful applicants will be notified
The deadline for applications is 23:59 GMT on 15^th^ February 2026.
Any queries should be directed to afriak@codesria.org
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