STIAS Iso Lomso Fellowship 2024 for African Scholars

This informs the public about the STIAS Iso Lomso Fellowship 2025 for African Scholars. Details about the Program are given below.

STIAS Iso Lomso Fellowship 2024 for African Scholars

Program Details

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 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.

Benefits

While in residence fellows receive regular STIAS fellow support which includes:

  • An economy return flight.
  • Comfortable accommodation within walking distance from the institute.
  • Individual offices equipped with a PC, telephone and printer.
  • A monthly stipend for daily living costs.
  • Access to the Stellenbosch University library (including electronic resources) and a high-speed internet connection
  • Participation in the regular STIAS fellows programme, including daily lunch, weekly fellows’ seminars, STIAS public lectures and social events.
  • A child care subsidy for fellows accompanied by young children while in residence.

Residence at STIAS

  • A three-year attachment to STIAS during which time you may spend a total of ten months in residence at STIAS to develop and pursue a long-term research project

Links to sister institutions

  • The possibility of a residency at a partner institute for advanced study or other research intensive institution abroad.

International conferences

  • Funding to attend up to two international conferences or training workshops anywhere in the world.

Your own workshop

  • Support to convene a workshop with collaborators at STIAS or at their home institution.

Support for your institution

  • Lecturer replacement subsidy for your home institution during residency periods.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the 2025 call, applicants must:

  • Be a national of any African country
  • Be born after the 1st of January 1983
  • 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 recognised higher education institution (worldwide) after the 1st of January 2017.
  • Have completed a post-doctoral fellowship or equivalent post-PhD research programme.
  • Be in a position to commence a first period of residency at STIAS during 2026.

Selection Process

  • Shortlisted candidates may be contacted during May 2025 for any additional information that may be required about their proposed projects.
  • A final selection will be made by the end of May 2025 and successful candidates will be contacted during June 2025.
  • These dates may change and will be updated on the page.

 STIAS Iso Lomso Fellowship 2025 Application

For those interested in STIAS Iso Lomso Fellowship 2025. Open this link to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 15 February 2025.
  • Shortlist selection: 30 April 2025
  • Final selection: 31 May 2025

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