We are pleased to announce an upcoming fully funded Academic Writing Workshop, aimed at fostering scholarly exchange and supporting the development of high-quality academic publications on International Politics in Africa. The workshop is generously funded by the British Academy. We invite applications from African early career scholars who wish to participate in this focused and collaborative environment. Workshop Overview The workshop will bring together a select group of academics to work intensively on draft papers, receive feedback from peers and journal editors, and engage in sessions designed to strengthen academic writing skills and research methodology. Participants will have the opportunity to present and refine a paper intended for submission to a peer-reviewed journal. Participants’ research should focus on international politics in Africa broadly conceived, i.e., the empirical study and understanding of how African societies, citizens, governments, supranational institutions, and non-governmental organisations experience international politics. The workshop has the following three objectives: To evaluate how Africa's political, social and economic history can contribute to the development of an African International Relations school.  To review the appropriateness of different methodologies that can be applied when empirically evaluating international politics in Africa. To consider effective strategies of publishing research on Africa’s international relations in internationally reputable outlets, and to respond to methodological training needs to close publishing gaps.  Eligibility Applicants must meet the following criteria: ●      Hold a PhD in Political Science/International relations or be in the process of completing one. ●      Be a scholar currently employed at a higher education institution in Africa. ●      Be prepared to present and workshop a draft paper during the event. ●      In line with the funder’s guidelines, applicants should be based in higher education institutions in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania, or in a least developed country in Africa.    Application Requirements Interested applicants are asked to submit the following materials: Cover Letter (max 500 words): Outlining your interest in the workshop, your current research focus, and what you hope to gain from the experience. Curriculum Vitae (CV): Including academic appointments, education, and a list of publications (if applicable). Abstract (500 words max): A summary of the paper you intend to present and develop during the workshop. The abstract should include the research question, methodology, and expected contribution to the field. The abstract should aim to conform to the workshop’s broad theme of the intersection between African politics and International Relations.   Deadline for Applications: July 1, 2025Workshop Dates: 7-9 April, 2026 Location: Nairobi, KenyaCosts and Funding: Accommodation, travel to Nairobi and meals while at the workshop  will be covered by the organizers.   Submission Instructions Please compile your application materials into a single PDF file and submit via email to m.chacha@bham.ac.uk with the subject line: Workshop Application – [Your Name].   Contact For questions or further information, please contact Mwita Chacha at m.chacha@bham.ac.uk. Contact Email fkern@essex.ac.uk URL https://sites.google.com/view/ipia/call-for-papers Read more

2026 African Critical Inquiry Workshop: Revisiting and Reimagining “Imvo Zabantsundu”             The African Critical Inquiry Programme (ACIP) is pleased to announce that the 2026 ACIP Workshop will be Revisiting and Reimagining “Imvo Zabantsundu”. The project was proposed by organisersAthambile Masola (Historical Studies), Litheko Modisane (Film and Media Studies), Sanele kaNtshingana (African Languages), and  Wanga Gambushe (African Languages) at University of Cape Town and Sisanda Nkoala (Linguistics) of University of the Western Cape. Revisiting and Reimagining “Imvo Zabantsundu” will take place in Cape Town, South Africa in March 2026. Revisiting and Reimagining Imvo Zabantsundu              Revisiting and Reimagining “Imvo Zabantsundu” will be a two day immersion workshop delving into the newspaper Imvo Zabantsundu, the first Black-owned newspaper in South Africa. Established in 1884 by John Tengo Jabavu (1859–1921), this newspaper not only laid the foundation for Black journalism but also generated a print culture that was challenging the colonial print culture that was emerging in the region. The newspaper has become a cultural artefact many refer to as a pioneering moment but few have engaged with it as a historical, cultural, and political artefact worth revisiting as a living and breathing archive. This workshop will bring together academics, students, journalists, and creatives to reinvigorate the newspaper towards a longer project which will culminate in a book that will revisit Imvo through scholarly and creative responses. This workshop will include collective close reading of the newspaper (those available), analyses of changes in the language used over time, as well as a film screening which situates the newspaper within a broader intellectual tradition of the world of letters in the southern African region. In a context where English dominates public culture, it has become harder to imagine that South Africa once had a rich culture of multilingual newspapers such as Imvo as well as other newspapers that came later, such as Ilanga lase Natali, The Bantu World, and Koranta ea Becoana. This workshop aims to challenge this narrowing of public culture by taking seriously the newspaper as a cultural artefact which can reinvigorate contemporary public culture.                                                              * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *             Founded in 2012, the African Critical Inquiry Programme (ACIP) is a partnership between the Centre for Humanities Research at University of the Western Cape in Cape Town and the Laney Graduate School of Emory University in Atlanta. Supported by donations to the Ivan Karp and Corinne Kratz Fund, the ACIP fosters thinking and working across public cultural institutions, across disciplines and fields, and across generations. It seeks to advance inquiry and debate about the roles and practice of public culture, public cultural institutions, and public scholarship in shaping identities and society in Africa through an annual ACIP workshop and through the Ivan Karp Doctoral Research Awards, which support African doctoral students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences enrolled at South African universities.             Information about applying to organize the 2027 ACIP workshop and for the 2026 Ivan Karp Doctoral Research Awards will be available in November 2025. The deadline for both workshop applications and student applications is 1 May 2026.             For further information, see http://www.gs.emory.edu/about/special/acip.html and https://www.facebook.com/ivan.karp.corinne.kratz.fund. Contact Email ckratz@emory.edu URL https://gs.emory.edu/about/special/acip.html Read more

Deadline: Jun 25, 2025 Donor: Agbeyewa Grant Type: Events Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000 Countries/Regions: Nigeria Area: Businesses, Companies and Enterprises, Youth, Innovation, Technology, Youth & Adolescents Agbeyewa invites passionate young innovators to take part in the Cassava Change-Makers Pitch Competition — a platform to showcase bold, original ideas with the potential to transform the cassava value chain. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/agbeyewa/posts/pfbid02HBv2dgbKJoUridL7MM5U2DEQqjr8DabheaCGvD2fgDmKu5ZYYCAaRsWSxzDxsS6wl Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/cassava-changemakers-pitch-competition-nigeria Read more

Deadline: Jul 18, 2025 Donor: Inside Out Grant Type: Grant Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000 Countries/Regions: All Countries Area: Filmmaking and Entertainment, , Individuals, LGBTQ Persons, Women and Girls, LGBTQ, Non-Binary People, Women & Gender The Inside Out has launched its RE: Focus Fund to address industry inequities through providing direct financial support to women, non-binary, and/or trans filmmakers telling 2SLGBTQ+ stories. For more information, visit https://insideout.ca/initiatives/re-focus-fund/ Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/applications-open-for-re-focus-fund Read more

Deadline: Sep 30, 2025 Donor: Harvard Radcliffe Institute Grant Type: Fellowship Grant Size: $10,000 to $100,000 Countries/Regions: All Countries Area: Politics, Education, Climate Change, Artists, Individuals, Innovation, Peace & Conflict Resolution, Science, Technology The Harvard Radcliffe Institute is seeking applications for its Fellowship Program to support fellows in developing new tools and methods, challenge artistic and scholarly conventions and illuminate their past and present. For more information, visit https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/radcliffe-fellowship/become-a-radcliffe-fellow Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/apply-for-harvard-radcliffe-institute-fellowship-program Read more

Deadline: Aug 01, 2025 Donor: Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs Grant Type: Fellowship Grant Size: Not Available Countries/Regions: Area: Climate Change, Individuals, Leaders, Youth, Leadership, Youth & Adolescents The Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs is delighted to invite applications for its Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship Program. For more information, visit https://jackson.yale.edu/international-leadership-center/climate/how-to-apply/ Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/apply-now-emerging-climate-leaders-fellowship-program-2026 Read more

Deadline: Jul 25, 2025 Donor: ChallengeUS Grant Type: Events Grant Size: Less than $1000 Countries/Regions: All Countries Area: Students, Leadership, Youth & Adolescents The ChallengeUS is thrilled to invite applications for its Future Leaders Competition to critically engage and amplify youth voices from all over the world in civic ideas and challenges. For more information, visit https://www.challengeusnow.org/competitions/summer-2025 Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/entries-open-for-challengeus-future-leaders-competition Read more

Deadline: Jul 11, 2025 Donor: Reach for Gold Grant Type: Fellowship Grant Size: Not Available Countries/Regions: All Countries Area: Capacity Building, Community Engagement, Infrastructure, Economic Development, Education, Learning, Health, Youth, Innovation, Leadership, Youth & Adolescents Applications are now open for the Reach for Gold Social Impact Fellowship Program, a transformative leadership and capacity building program designed to empower the next generation of leaders who are passionate about creating lasting impact in their communities. For more information, visit https://www.reach-for-gold.org/2025-social-impact-fellowship Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/submit-applications-for-reach-for-gold-social-impact-fellowship-program Read more

Deadline: Jun 30, 2025 Donor: National Poverty Eradication Programme Grant Type: Events Grant Size: Less than $1000 Countries/Regions: Nigeria Area: Arts & Culture, Business & Industry, Rural Development, Urban Development, Economic Development, Employment & Labor, Youth, Poverty Alleviation, Youth & Adolescents Applicants are now invited to submit applications for the National Poverty Eradication Programme by the Nigerian government to address poverty in Nigeria and related issues. For more information, visit https://napep-gov.ng/ Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/applications-open-for-national-poverty-eradication-programme-nigeria Read more

MAAAS 2025: Democracy and Environmental Justice October 10-11, 2025 Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO   The Mid-America Alliance for African Studies (MAAAS) in collaboration with the Kansas African Studies Center at the University of Kansas, will hold its 2025 conference at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO on October 10-11. Although we invite scholars to submit proposals for individual papers or panels on any topic, we especially welcome contributions that address the conference theme of Democracy and Environmental Justice.  How do struggles for environmental justice intersect with concerns about democracy? Among other intersections, both face threats from the inordinate power that multinational and transnational corporations have exercised over African communities, from representative councils to nation state and regional government bodies. These corporations and neo-colonial governments deploy their power to undermine any regulation, such as environmental protection via democratic process, that would impede their exploitation of natural resources. What are the impacts of and responses to this ongoing attack on Africa and the Diaspora? We invite scholars interested in Africana Studies from all disciplines to participant at this conference. Interested scholars should submit a 250-word abstract or panel description by July 31st to MAAAS at  MAAASpp@gmail.com. Registration Information Coming Soon on MAAAS-2025-Conference.   For additional information, please contact: Elizabeth Chunda, MAAAS President (2025) Elizabethchunda@ku.edu Read more

Deadline: Jun 10, 2025 Donor: Reach A Hand Uganda Grant Type: Fellowship Grant Size: Not Available Countries/Regions: Uganda Area: Entrepreneurship, Capacity Building, Leadership, Sustainable Development, Youth & Adolescents Are you a youth founder or leading a youth-centred organization that drives social change? Apply today to join a 1-year fellowship and gain sustainable tools for growth and leadership to ensure your organization lives beyond its 5th birthday. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1117394780427849&set=a.627128576121141 Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/call-for-applications-impact-forge-youth-incubation-social-impact-program-uganda   You are receiving this email because you are subscribed/pre-registered to fundsforNGOs Premium Standard membership. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, click on the link below:Click here to unsubscribe.   Read more

Deadline: Jan 31, 2026 Donor: IBSA Foundation for Scientific Research Grant Type: Fellowship Grant Size: $1000 to $10,000 Countries/Regions: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo DR, Costa Rica, Cote DIvoire (Ivory Coast), Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia Federated States Of, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Burma(Myanmar), Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, East Timor (Timor-Leste), Togo, Tonga, Trinidad And Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks And Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, United States Virgin Islands, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Saint Barthélemy, South Sudan Area: Community Development, Individuals, Research Entries are now open for IBSA Foundation for Scientific Research Fellowship to promote equity in access to research, recognising emerging scientific excellence in resource-limited contexts and strengthening international dialogue within the scientific community. For more information, visit https://www.ibsafoundation.org/en/fellowship/call-2025 Premium Link: https://grants.fundsforngospremium.com/opportunity/op/call-for-submissions-ibsa-foundation-fellowships Read more