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The West African Research Association (WARA) is seeking applications for the West African Research Centre (WARC) Travel Fellowship Programme to promote intra-African cooperation and exchanges between researchers and institutions by providing support to African academics and graduate students for research visits to other institutions. and regions of the continent.

Travel bursary funds can be used for :

• attending and presenting papers at conferences university organised on the African continent
• visit libraries or archives located in Africa with the resources required for the candidate's academic work
• engage in collaborative work with colleagues from another African institution
• visit a research site in Africa

Information on financing

The WARC travel grant covers travel costs up to 1,500 $ and an allowance of 1,500 $.

Eligibility criteria

The competition is open only to West African nationals, with priority given to those affiliated to West African colleges, universities or research institutes.

Application requirements

• Summary (50-80 words) of the proposed activity with a clear statement of the objective
• Description of the project/research (maximum 6 double-spaced pages) indicating why the trip is necessary (must be in language that can be understood by non-specialist readers)
• Proposed budget
• Curriculum vitae (including research and teaching record)
• Photocopy of the applicant's passport (must be a West African national)
• All applications must be submitted online as PDF documents.
• All applicants must have a letter of recommendation.
• If you are attending a conference :
  • - a summary of the article to read
  • - letter of acceptance to the conference
• If you are visiting another establishment :
  • - invitation from the host institution
• If the trip involves consulting archives or other documents :
  • - a description of the collections to be consulted and their importance for the applicant's research
• If you are a graduate student :
  • - letter of recommendation from the professor supervising your research

For more information, please visit WARA .