MIASA German African Tandem Fellowship at the University of Ghana

Eligibility Criteria

Here’s what you need to know about being eligible for the MIASA German African Tandem Fellowship:

• Eligible for application are early career researchers (up to 6 years after having been awarded their PhD).
• Senior researchers (more than 6 years after completion of their PhD) from Germany and Africa in a relevant discipline of the Humanities or the Social Sciences are equally elibgible.
• Therefore, applicants for a junior fellowship must have been awarded their PhD between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2021; only applicants who completed their PhD on 31 March 2015 or earlier can apply for a senior fellowship.
• Relevant is the date on the official PhD certificate.

Offered Benefits

• The fellows’ salary costs will be met by MIASA for every full fellowship month on the principle of “no loss, no gain,” and paid directly to his/her home institution.
• External fellows, i.e. fellows from outside the University of Ghana will, in addition, receive a monthly expense allowance of max. 675 €, which will be paid directly to them. The exact rates paid depends on the living situation of each fellow and will be negotiated individually.
• Non-affiliated fellows, i.e. fellows without current employment, will receive a monthly grant, which will be paid directly to them.
• Non-affiliated senior fellows (more than 6 years after completion of their PhD) receive a monthly grant of max. 2.000 € in total. While non-affiliated junior fellows (up to 6 years after having been awarded their PhD) will receive a monthly grant of max. 1.200 €. The exact rates paid depends on the living situation of each fellow and will be negotiated individually.
• For all external fellows, MIASA will provide accommodation and reimburse travel costs.

Application Process

Applications can be submitted both in English and in French. The completed application form together with the required documents has to be uploaded on the application webpage (https://frias.wufoo.com/forms/kwrce91135uncd/).