The AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme is designed to allow exceptional African researchers to build international networks and focus on a project of their choice in collaboration with Oxford-based scholars.
Fellows will be affiliated with the University of Oxford for 12 months, including ten months of virtual engagement and a two month in-person visit to Oxford between April to June (Trinity term). During the Fellowship, AfOx Fellows are associated with a Department and a College within the University.
Eligibility
Open to African Researchers in all disciplines across all the University departments.
All applicants must have an Oxford-based researcher named as their collaborator on their application.
They welcome applications from all academic disciplines and strongly encourage applications from female and underrepresented researchers.
Benefits
While in Oxford, AfOx provides fellows with:
accommodation
a return economy flight
a maintenance allowance for living expenses (up to £250 per week during the residence period)
a university card
support throughout the fellowship, including facilitating access to online training and resources
Application
Applications are open across all research fields, and applicants are expected to:
submit a proposal of no more than 1000 words
an updated CV
The Oxford host will be required to send a statement of support indicating their willingness to be the academic collaborator during the fellowship.
Note that applications sent without the consent and support letter from the proposed Oxford host will be immediately disqualified.
