Eligibilities
Applicants must meet the following general criteria:
a. For doctoral researchers
- Having the nationality of one of the 48 Sub-Saharan African countries covered by the programme.
- Enrolled in a Sub-Saharan African studies Institute and pursuing studies leading to a PhD. degree in one of the scientific fields listed in the Appendix 2.
- Completing their doctorate in a research Laboratory or Institution in one of the 48 countries covered by the programme.
- Who started their thesis no later than 31/12/2017,
b. For Post-doctoral researchers:
- Having the nationality of one of the 48 Sub-Saharan African countries covered by the programme.
- Having obtained a PhD. degree in one of the scientific fields listed in the Appendix 2.
- Completing their post-doctorate in a research Laboratory or Institution in one of the 48 countries covered by the programme.
- Conducting research in one of the scientific fields listed in the Appendix 2,
- Who do not have a permanent position prior to the award ceremony, to be held in November 2019.
- Who defended their thesis after 25/02/2014. If the post-doctoral researcher has one or more children, this deadline is brought forward by one year per child.
- Who started their post-doctoral research before 25/02/2019, when the call for applications was issued,
Eligible Regions: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic), Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial, Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion,, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
