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Bachelor,Postgraduate, PhD Bursaries in the field of Sociology and Social Anthropology offered by The Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Stellenbosch University in South Africa

Study Subject(s): Sociology and Social Anthropology
Course Level: Bachelor,Postgraduate , PhD
Scholarship Provider: The Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Stellenbosch University
Scholarship can be taken at: South Africa

Eligibility: The Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology invites applications for bursaries and grants for its Postgraduate Studies for 2012
-Postgraduate studies in Sociology or Social Anthropology at Stellenbosch are creating a community of scholars who are critical, enthusiastic and supportive of each other.
-Students experience their studies as demanding and also great fun. Stellenbosch students have a reputation for imaginative and creative research in a range of fields, with its graduates successful in the academic and non-academic world.

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Scholarship for South African Students for full-time Master’s and Doctoral studies at the University of Cape Town in 2012.

Study Subject(s): Any
Course Level: Masters, PhD
Scholarship Provider: The David and Elaine Potter Foundation
Scholarship can be taken at: South Africa

Eligibility:
South African students who intend to contribute to civil society in South Africa.
Applications are invited from suitable candidates who intend to commence with full-time Master’s and Doctoral studies at the University of Cape Town in 2012.
The Fellowships will be awarded on the basis of academic excellence. The tenure of the award will be for the first and second years of the Master’s degree and for the first, second and third years of the Doctoral degree.

The David and Elaine Potter Foundation has established a Fellowship Programme to support excellent South African students who intend to contribute to civil society in South Africa, by leveraging their educational advantage in any discipline. A strong civil society holds national and local government accountable; Read the rest of this entry »

African Population & Health Research Center announces Postdoctoral Fellowship Position for research at Kenya -2011

Study Subject(s): Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
Course Level: Postdoctoral
Scholarship Provider: The African Population & Health Research Center
Scholarship can be taken at: Kenya
Eligibility:
1.PhD in Sociology, Demography, Public Health or a related discipline, with interest in SRHR in sub-Saharan Africa in general, and Kenya in particular.
2.Good writing skills and record of publications on population and SRHR;
3.Mix of quantitative and qualitative research skills
4.Familiarity with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Statistical Packages (e.g. STATA, SPSS) and qualitative data analysis software (e.g. NUDIST).

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Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research at ILRI, Ethiopia

Study Subject: Agro-ecosystem
Employer: ILRI
Level: Postgraduate

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a postdoctoral scientist to conduct research on how integration of water management for different landscape components (livestock, crops, trees, and human settlement patterns) can lead to livelihood and environment benefits in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia. Depending on the profile of the successful candidate this position will contribute to (i) developing scenarios for how landscapes might evolve and the implications for water productivity, ecosystem health and livelihoods (ii) analyzing performance and impact of local learning networks and/or (iii) assess the livelihood and poverty impacts of widespread adoption of different rainwater management strategies to support design of positive strategies. The research will be cross disciplinary involving aspects of livestock production, agronomy, soil science, water management and livelihoods analysis. The research will involve close collaboration with the International Water Management Institute.

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Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme aims at supporting young African postdoctoral researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Subject: Social Sciences
Employer: Gulbenkian and Volkswagen Foundation
Level: Research

This Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme, funded by the Gulbenkian Foundation,the Volkswagen Foundation and other European partners aims at providing sustainable support for research in Sub-Saharan Africa. Besides an African-European cooperation, special emphasis is put on the development and extension of academic networks within Africa.This call is part of the Foundations’ career development strategy for African researchers in which junior and senior postdoctoral fellows should take responsibility for developing and executing their own research project and show leadership responsibilities for their research group (in the case of senior fellows). The project must be carried out in collaboration with a European partner institution. The call is open to all scholars from Sub-Saharan Africa active in the research fields mentioned below.

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Fellowship for Early Career Psychologists who are permanent residents of a Sub-Saharan African country

Study Subject: challenges and opportunities confronting children and youth developing in situations of social change and the particular cultural and economic situation in their country
Employer: Jacobs Foundation, with additional support from the National Research Foundation in South Africa and IUPsyS
Level: Research

The Change Fellowship Awards enable early career researchers to design and implement their own research programmes that address the challenges and opportunities confronting children and youth developing in situations of social change and the particular cultural and economic situation in their country. Change Fellowships are intended to provide applicants with an opportunity to demonstrate their research capabilities in a manner that will advance their careers and attract future opportunities for support.

Change Fellows will be required to present their initial research results at ICP 2012 and
programme time will be allocated for these presentations.

These awards are made possible by a major grant from the Jacobs Foundation, with additional support from the National Research Foundation in South Africa and IUPsyS. Seven awards of €25 000 each are available. This amount may be used for research related expenses, including research equipment, data collection, and travel to, registration for and accommodation during ICP 2012. A proposed budget should be included as an annex to the research proposal.

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DAAD announces Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme for Former DAAD In-Region / In-Country Scholarship Holders from Sub-Saharan Africa

Study Subject: all subject areas that have strong relevance to national development (excluding the humanities and fine arts).
Employer: DAAD
Level: Postdoctoral

DAAD, as a publicly funded, self-governing organisation of the institutions of higher education in Germany, promotes international academic exchange as well as educational co-operation with developing countries through a variety of
funding and scholarship programmes.
The purpose of the programme is to provide opportunities to post-doctoral researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa to conduct, under the guidance of their host institutions, cooperative research at a German university or other research institutions. The programme is designed to augment opportunities for researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Eligible Applicants Applicants have to
• be alumni of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) within the “In-Region / In-Country Scholarship Programme”.
• have completed their Ph.D. degree less than six years ago. Read the rest of this entry »