Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Early Career Women from Africa

Applications are being accepted from appropriately qualified young African women in the Final stages of their PhD programs, postdoctoral researchers, and early career academics for the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Early Career Women.

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship – Advanced Scholars West Africa initiative supports and funds the Scholarship, which focuses on Sustainable Development Goal 5 (female equality) as a crosscutting or mainstream goal.

Brief Description

Scholarship Sponsor(s): Queen Elizabeth Scholarship

Scholarship Type: Academic Award

Host Institution(s): Any African University

Scholarship Worth: Not specified

Number of Awards: Several

Study Level: PhD

Nationality: Africans

Eligibility Criteria

To be considered for the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Advanced Scholars from Africa, applicants must meet the required criteria:

• Applicants must be African women.
• All applicants must be able to communicate in English or French.
• Must be enrolled i a doctoral research, post-doctoral research or early career research.
• Must be from an eligible West African countries.
• Research must fall into the eligible thematic areas.
• Applicants must be mobile and willing to travel. Travel may occur across West Africa and/or to Canada where feasible and permissible.

Eligible Countries

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.

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Scholarship Benefits

• Mobility expenses
• Accommodation
• Research placement expenses
• Travel and health insurance

How to Apply for the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship

Interested applicants for the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Early Career Women are to complete their application and provide all the required information and document.

Application Deadline:ÂSeptember 20, 2023