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Iso Lomso Fellowships 2025 for Early Career African Researchers (Fully Funded)

by OFA November 4, 2024

written by OFA

Application Deadline: February 15, 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025 Iso Lomso Fellowships. 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 who 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.

Iso Lomso fellowships provide a three-year attachment to STIAS to enable fellows to develop and conduct a long-term research programme of their preference. The aim is to facilitate and support them towards becoming established scholars in their fields.

Eligibility Requirements

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.

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

Application Timeline:

Application deadline: 15 February 2025
Shortlist selection: 30 April 2025
Final selection: 31 May 2025

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 this page.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Iso Lomso Fellowships

November 4, 2024 0 comments

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Iso Lomso Fellowships 2024 for Early Career African Researchers (Fully Funded)

by OFA November 9, 2023

written by OFA

Application Deadline: 15 February 2024

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 who 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.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the 2024 call, applicants must:

be a national of any African country;
be born after the 1st of January 1981;
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 2016;
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 2025.

Benefits

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

Timeline:

Shortlisted candidates may be contacted during May 2024 for any additional information that may be required about their proposed projects.
A final selection will be made by the end of May 2024 and successful candidates will be contacted during June 2024.
These dates may change and will be updated on this page.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Iso Lomso Fellowships 2024

November 9, 2023 0 comments

Call for Applications

Iso Lomso Fellowships 2022 for Early Career African Researchers (Fully Funded)

by OFA September 15, 2021

written by OFA

Application Deadline: 15 February 2022

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 who 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.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the 2022 call, applicants must:

be a national of any African country;
be born after the 1st of January 1980;
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 2015;
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 between July 2022 and June 2023.

All disciplines will be considered. Applicants from non-Anglophone African countries may conduct their research in the language of preference; however, the application documents must be completed in English. Applications will be evaluated and selected on the basis of the following criteria:

Level: the applicant’s academic excellence and the originality and scholarly strength of the proposed research project;
Innovation: the project’s promise of new insights and the potential to produce new knowledge;
Interdisciplinarity: whether the project methodology allows for drawing from different disciplines and its potential to facilitate an interdisciplinary discourse;
Relevance: the project’s relevance for scholarship and knowledge production in Africa;
Feasibility: whether the research design and the research plan are convincing and realistic.

During final selection, additional consideration will be given to:

gender representation;
diversity of nationalities;
diversity of disciplines;
participation in previous or current research projects;
previous international experience.

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.

Iso Lomso fellows’ home institution will be eligible to apply for a lecturer replacement subsidy during residency periods. This will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis with the home institution after the fellowships have been awarded. It will be the fellow and the home institution’s responsibility to recruit replacement lecturers.

While not in residence at STIAS Iso Lomso fellows will continue their regular academic duties at their home institution. During these periods fellows may apply for a range of research sponsorship interventions. These elements will be considered in a flexible manner to ensure that each fit optimally into the research programme. They may include:

a subsequent residency at a sister Institute for Advanced Study or relevant research institution in North America, Europe or elsewhere (this will form part of the ten months’ residency allocation; the fellow’s preferences for potential host institutions will be considered);
funding to attend up to two relevant academic conferences or research training events (covering travel, accommodation and
participation fees);
limited project funding for key interventions in the research programme;
the possibility of hosting a workshop at STIAS or their at their home institution as a means of strengthening the fellow’s scholarly network and research impact.

Benefits

Residence at STIAS

A three-year attachment to STIAS during which time you may spend a total of 10 months in residence at STIAS to develop and pursue a long-term research programme

Links to sister institutions

The possibility of a residency at a sister institute for advanced study in North America, Europe or elsewhere

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 the fellow’s home institution during residency periods

Timeline

Application deadline: 15 February 2022
Shortlist selection: 30 April 2022
Final selection: 31 May 2022

Shortlisted candidates may be contacted during May 2022 for any additional information that may be required about their proposed projects. A final selection will be made by the end of May 2022 and successful candidates will be contacted during June 2022. These dates may change and will be updated on this page.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Iso Lomso Fellowships

September 15, 2021 0 comments

Fellowships

Iso Lomso Fellowships 2019 for Early Career African Researchers (Fully Funded)

by OFA August 24, 2019

written by OFA

Application Deadline: October 15th 2019

Iso Lomso fellowships provide an exceptional early career opportunity for Africa’s brightest minds in academia. Iso Lomso means ‘the eye of tomorrow’ in isiXhosa: seeing towards the future, laying the foundations for tomorrow. The third call for applications is now open.

Iso Lomso Fellows enjoy:

a three-year attachment to STIAS during which time they may spend a total of ten months in residence at STIAS to develop and pursue a long-term research programme;
the possibility of a residency at a sister institute for advanced study in North America, Europe or elsewhere;
funding to attend up to two international conferences or training workshops anywhere in the world;
possible support to convene a workshop with collaborators at STIAS;
lecturer replacement subsidy for the fellow’s home institution during residency periods.

The programme is aimed at African scholars who have obtained a doctoral degree within the preceding seven years and who 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.

Download the applications documents of the 2019 call here:

Download the Iso Lomso Call for Applications 2019 (PDF)
Download the Iso Lomso Application Form 2019 (MS Word format) or the Iso Lomso Application Form 2019 (Open Document format)

Ms Noloyiso Mtembu
Iso Lomso Coordinator
Tel. +27 21 808 2584 (Tuesdays to Thursdays only)
Email: [email protected]

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Iso Lomso Fellowships 2019

August 24, 2019 1 comment

Fellowships

Iso Lomso Fellowships 2018 for Early Career African Researchers (Fully Funded)

by OFA August 30, 2018

written by OFA

Application Deadline: Saturday, 20 October 2018 (Central African Time).

Eligibility Requirements:

To be eligible applicants must:
• be a national of any African country;
• be born after the 1st of January 1977;
• 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 2012;
• 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 the second half
of 2019 or the first half of 2020

Benefits:

Iso Lomso Fellows enjoy:

a three-year attachment to STIAS during which time they may spend a total of ten months in residence at STIAS to develop and pursue a long-term research programme;
the possibility of a residency at a sister institute for advanced study in North America, Europe or elsewhere;
funding to attend up to three international conferences or training workshops anywhere in the world;
support to convene a workshop with collaborators at STIAS;
lecturer replacement subsidy for the fellow’s home institution during residency periods.

Application Procedure:

Applications may be submitted electronically via email to [email protected] by the end
of Saturday, 20 October 2018 (Central African Time). For entries by postal service, courier or facsimile, please contact the STIAS Programme Manager in advance by email or telephone to confirm delivery arrangements.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Iso Lomso Fellowships 2018 for Early Career African Researchers

August 30, 2018 0 comments

Fellowships

Iso Lomso Fellowships 2017 for Early Career African Researchers (Fully Funded)

by OFA September 5, 2017

written by OFA

Application Deadline: 15 November 2017.

Iso Lomso Fellowships provide an exceptional early career opportunity for Africa’s brightest minds in academia. Iso Lomso means ‘the eye of tomorrow’ in isiXhosa: seeing towards the future, laying the foundations for tomorrow.

Requirements:

To be eligible applicants must:
• be a national of any African country;
• be born after the 1st of January 1976;
• 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 2011;
• 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 the second half of 2018 or the first half of 2019.

Benefits:

Iso Lomso Fellows will enjoy:

a three-year attachment to STIAS during which time they may spend a total of ten months in residence at STIAS to develop and pursue a long-term research programme;
the possibility of a residency at a sister institute for advanced study in North America, Europe or elsewhere;
funding to attend up to three international conferences or training workshops anywhere in the world;
support to convene a workshop with collaborators at STIAS;
lecturer replacement subsidy for the fellow’s home institution during residency periods.

The main means of support is STIAS residencies. Residential periods will be agreed mutually between the fellow, his or her home institution and STIAS, and may vary between six weeks and five months per residency. A first period of residency will typically be of longer duration to be taken up during 2018/2019, followed by two further residencies through 2020. 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.

Application Procedure:

To apply, eligible candidates need to complete the Iso Lomso 2017 Application Form which can be downloaded at www.stias.ac.za/iso-lomso. The completed application form should be signed, dated and submitted together with the following documents, all in PDF format:
• A motivational cover letter of not more than one page in length. The letter should include a description of the applicant’s academic career, detailing the ideas and experiences that have shaped and motivated his or her intellectual work.
• A pre-proposal for a three-year research project. This is a short essay of two to three pages which provides (i) a summary of the applicant’s current research/work, (ii) the main thesis of the proposed research project, including the problem statement and aim of the project, (iii) an overview of existing literature and other sources for the project, (iv) the project’s theoretical background and methodological approach, (v) the significance/relevance of the project for African scholarship,and (vi) a provisional time framework with proposed periods of
residency at STIAS, additional activities, and research outputs.
• One or two recent writing examples authored by the applicant (articles or book sections) related to the proposed project.
• A copy of the applicant’s doctoral certificate.
• A letter of support from the applicant’s home institution (either from the head of department, dean of faculty, principal of college, or equivalent).
• Two letters of recommendation from scholars who are familiar with the applicant’s work, preferably one from the applicant’s current home institution and one from another institution. The letter should be printed on an official institutional letterhead and should include the name of the recommender, the academic position of the recommender, an indication of how long and in what capacity the recommender has known the applicant, and an evaluation of the merit
of the applicant’s proposed project and ability to complete the proposed work during three years. The letters of recommendation will be confidential and should be sent by the recommender directly to [email protected].

Applications may be submitted electronically via email to [email protected] by the end of Wednesday, 15 November 2017 (Central African Time). For entries by postal service, courier or facsimile, please contact the STIAS Programme Manager in advance by email or telephone to confirm delivery arrangements.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Iso Lomso Fellowships 2017

September 5, 2017 1 comment

Fellowships

2016 Iso Lomso Fellowships for Early Career African Researchers

by OFA March 31, 2016

written by OFA

Application Deadline: May 25th 2016 (Central African Time)

The programme is aimed at African scholars who have obtained a doctoral degree within the preceding eight years and who hold an academic position at a university or research institution anywhere in Africa. Preference will be given to candidates who have established a research programme and have completed a post-doctoral fellowship. All disciplines are considered.

Eligibility Requirements:

To be eligible applicants must:
• be a national of any African country;
• 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 2009;
• be in a position to commence a first period of residency at STIAS during 2017

For the 2016 call at least three awards will be made. All disciplines will be considered. Applicants from non-Anglophone African countries may conduct their research in the language of preference; however, the application documents must be completed in English. Applications will be evaluated and selected on the basis of the following criteria:
• Level: the applicant’s academic excellence and the originality and scholarly strength of the proposed research project;
• Innovation: the project’s promise of new insights and the potential to produce new knowledge;
• Interdisciplinarity: whether the project methodology allows for drawing from different disciplines and its potential to facilitate an interdisciplinary discourse;
• Relevance: the project’s relevance for scholarship and knowledge production in Africa;
• Feasibility: whether the research design and the research plan are convincing and realistic.

Iso Lomso Fellows will enjoy:

a three-year attachment to STIAS during which time they may spend a total of ten months in residence at STIAS to develop and pursue a long-term research programme;
the possibility of a residency at a sister institute for advanced study in North America, Europe or elsewhere;
funding to attend up to three international conferences or training workshops anywhere in the world;
support to convene a workshop with collaborators at STIAS;
lecturer replacement subsidy for the fellow’s home institution during residency periods.

Application Procedure:

To apply, eligible candidates need to complete the Iso Lomso 2016

Application Form which can be downloaded at www.stias.ac.za/iso-lomso/
The completed application form should be signed, dated and submitted together with:
• A motivational cover letter of not more than one page in length. The letter should include a description of the applicant’s academic career, detailing the ideas and experiences that have shaped and motivated his or her intellectual work.
• A pre-proposal for a three-year research project. This is a short essay of two to three pages which provides
(i) a summary of the applicant’s current research/work,
(ii) the main thesis of the proposed research project, including the problem statement and aim of the project,
(iii) an overview of existing literature and other sources for the project,
(iv) the project’s theoretical background and methodological approach,
(v) the significance/relevance of the project for African scholarship, and (vi) a provisional time framework with proposed periods of residency at STIAS, additional activities, and research outputs.
• One or two recent writing examples (articles or book sections) related to the proposed project.
• A copy of the applicant’s doctoral certificate.
• A letter of support from the applicant’s home institution (either from the head of department, dean of faculty, principal of college, or equivalent).
• Two letters of recommendation from scholars who are familiar with the applicant’s work, preferably one from the applicant’s current home institution and one from another institution.

To submit an application:

Download and read the Iso Lomso Call for Applications 2016
Download and complete the Iso Lomso Application Form 2016
Prepare the required additional documents
Submit the application documents by email before the deadline

Selection:

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted during July 2016 for any additional information that may be required about their proposed projects.
A final selection will be made by the end of August 2016.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Iso Lomso Fellowships for Early Career African Researchers

March 31, 2016 4 comments