Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship Programme (FAR-LeaF) for African Researchers 2022

e Future Africa Research Leader Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) is a two-year research-oriented fellowship program, supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The program is focussed on developing transdisciplinary research and leadership skills, to address the complex, inter-linked challenges of health, well-being and environmental risks in Africa. The FAR-LeaF program recognises the value of creating a long-term network of future-focussed science leaders with transdisciplinary research skills, who can address the challenges of a post-Covid-19 society.

The FAR-LeaF Programme is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Carnegie Corporation of New York, America’s oldest grant making foundation, was established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding. In keeping with this mandate, the Corporation’s work focuses on the issues that Andrew Carnegie considered of paramount importance: international peace, the advancement of education and knowledge, and the strength of our democracy.

The areas of research to be supported in the programme will address complex well-being issues in the health and environmental sciences through a transdisciplinary approach including the social sciences, humanities, and the liberal arts. The programme will strengthen the network of African leadership programmes and initiatives on the African continent, including those supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY).

About Future Africa

The earth as a complex system is undergoing stresses that some have termed wicked challenges (e.g. the disappearance of biodiversity; damage to soils; climate change and growing disparities between those who have access to resources such as food, water and energy and those who do not). To navigate a safe pathway through and around such problems will require changes in institutional design, system innovation and various partnerships. Searching for solutions to todays’ global challenges requires that the scientific community operate in fundamentally new ways. Developing effective soluti... read more

Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship Programme (FAR-LeaF

Aim and Benefits of Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship Programme (FAR-LeaF

Successful applicants to the programme will receive a two-year fellowship, with training on transdisciplinary research approaches, through Future Africa at the University of Pretoria and its partners, and through inclusive co-design of fellows’ research projects with relevant role-players. The training and support provided by the FAR-LeaF programme will create opportunities to establish research relationships at diverse African universities, in collaboration with and through mentorship opportunities offered by the University of Pretoria.

Requirements for Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship Programme (FAR-LeaF Qualification

The Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship seeks candidates who are committed to developing a new generation of scholars and research leadership in Africa.

The following criteria will be used for the nomination and selection of fellows:

• A PhD degree or equivalent qualification;
• A faculty or a continuing research position at a research institution;
• Active in research and teaching at an African institution of higher education or research;
• A sustained record of outstanding scientific or scholarly outputs;
• Interest in translating and communicating the results of their work for impact in society;
• Demonstrated leadership ability in research and beyond.

Other criteria which will guide selection include:

• An interest in the role of research in addressing complex issues affecting society;
• An interest in collaborations across disciplines and sectors (e.g. industry, civil society, government, etc.);
• A commitment to participate in all the activities of the fellowship; and
• The intent to share what is learned in the program with their broader networks.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Future Africa website.