Call for Applications: 2024 NELG-DAAD Research Fellowship in Climate Change and Land Governance
Closing Date: 14 October 2024
Call for Applications: 2024 NELG-DAAD Research Fellowship in Climate Change and Land Governance
Overview
The Network of Excellence for Land Governance in Africa (NELGA), in partnership with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), is pleased to announce the 2024 Research Fellowship in Climate Change and Land Governance. This initiative offers a unique opportunity for scholars and professionals within NELGA partner institutions to engage in research that addresses the critical intersection of climate change and land governance.
The 2024 Research Fellowship in Climate Change and Land Governance focuses on empowering African researchers to explore key areas such as African food systems, pastoralism, digitalization, and gender dynamics in land rights and aims to strengthen the academic and practical linkages essential for effective land policy reforms across Africa.
Programme Objectives
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is funded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) as commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to organize support measures for the “Network of Excellence for Land Governance in Africa (NELGA)”. NELGA is a partnership of over 70 leading African universities and research institutions with proven leadership in education, training and research on land governance.
The objectives of NELGA are:
▪ Enhancing training opportunities and curricula on land governance in Africa;
▪ Promoting demand driven research on land policy;
▪ Connecting scholars and researchers across Africa;
▪ Creating data and information for monitoring and evaluation on land policy reforms;
▪ Strengthening policy-research linkages.
DAAD is offering research fellowships for research stays or field studies related to Climate Change and Land Governance.
Eligible Applicants
Staff members or students of NELGA partner institutions with a background in land governance or a related field are invited to apply for funding for NELGA research fellowships.
Applicants must
▪ have completed at least a first university degree (undergraduate) at a state or state-recognized institution of higher education;
▪ be enrolled or a staff member at one of the NELGA partner universities or associated institutions;
▪ return to their studies/duty station at the end of the fellowship;
▪ be nationals of an African country;
▪ be granted leave of absence by their home institution for conducting a field study.
Female applicants and candidates from less privileged regions or groups are especially encouraged to apply.
Eligible Fields
Applicants must have a background in land governance/ land management or a related field (e.g. land administration, land economics, urban and regional planning, geomatics). Proposals covering the following cross-cutting issues will be given special consideration in the field of Climate Change and Land Governance:
- African Food Systems and Land Governance
- Pastoralism, Livestock and Land Rights in Africa
- Digitalization and Land Rights in Africa
- Gender and Land Rights in Africa
Place of Tenure
The fellowships are tenable in the field, at a state or state recognized institution of higher education or a non-university research institute. The fellowship does not provide financial support to research at the applicant’s home institution.
Duration
The fellowships are tenable for a period of one up to three months, depending on the project in questions and the applicant’s timetable. Only full months are fundable. The fellowship is not renewable.
Value
The fellowship consists of:
▪ a flat-rate travel allowance: EUR 280 for in-country, EUR 430 for neighbouring countries, EUR 630 for in-region, EUR 980 for out of region;
▪ a monthly research allowance of EUR 460.
Selection Criteria
The most important selection criteria are:
▪ a convincing and well-planned research project;
▪ academic achievements.
Any additional documents supporting the academic relevance of the research proposal or providing information about pertinent extracurricular activities of the applicant will also be considered in the assessment
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