UNESCO Research Continuity Grants for Africa 2026
Closes Nov 15
UNESCO
IFRA-Nigeria Research Grants 2027
Anthropology, Social Anthropology and research grant from French Institute for Research in Africa, Nigeria
Apply by Friday, Oct 30
Closes in 3 days
Up to €1,000
Master’s · PhD · Postdoc
Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad, Togo
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About
Research grants support individual or collaborative fieldwork and archival projects between January and October 2027. Projects must address beliefs, bodies and health; citizenship, gender and mobilization; heritage and environment; or digital humanities. Applications in French or English close on 30 October 2026 at 23:59 West Africa Time. Submit one PDF containing a cover letter, CV, budget and project proposal. Half the award is paid initially and half after the final report, due before 15 November 2027.
Eligibility
Covers: Up to €1,000 for fieldwork missions or archival research, according to the project budget.
Research must concern one or more of the nine countries in IFRA-Nigeria’s geographical mandate.
Nationality or residence: No nationality restrictions.
Second-year master’s students, doctoral and postdoctoral researchers, and other researchers in humanities or social sciences. Projects must concern Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad or Togo and include a dissemination plan. No nationality restriction applies.
Topics
research grantscollaborative fieldworkarchival projectsbeliefs, bodies and healthcitizenship, gender and mobilizationheritage and environmentdigital humanitiesproject proposalWest Africa Timefinal report
Source: ifra-nigeria.org