Grants

Claude Ake Visiting Chair

January 17, 2024

Are you a senior African scholar? Apply for a 3 month scholarship to work on your own research in Uppsala.

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The Claude Ake Visiting Chair Programme is dedicated to honoring Professor Claude Ake’s memory and invites internationally recognized senior scholars with professorial competence to apply. This programme is designed for social scientists from African universities who champion social justice and specialize in areas like war, peace, conflict resolution, human rights, democracy, and development. Scholars awarded the Chair will have the opportunity to pursue their own research while contributing to ongoing activities at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research of Uppsala University and the Nordic Africa Institute.

The Claude Ake Visiting Chair is a co-financed collaboration between the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, and the Nordic Africa Institute.

Call for applications

Apply here for the 2024 Claude Ake Visiting Chair in Uppsala.

Directions for application.

Closing date

21 January 2024.