Columbia University – Columbia Global Emerging Scholars Fellowship Program for Displaced/Refugee Scholars in the Humanities – Nairobi, Kenya – Closing June 7 at midnight ET.
The Columbia Global Emerging Scholars Fellowship Program provides opportunities for early-career scholars — who hold refugee status or have been forcibly displaced — to enhance their research capabilities, broaden professional networks, and support their reintegration into academia in the humanities and/or humanistic social sciences. Following a successful 4-year pilot program in Amman from 2020 to 2023, the Mellon Foundation expanded the program to our Global Centers in Amman, Nairobi and Santiago in 2024, with a generous grant for 10 fellowships annually for the next three years.
Scholars selected will receive the following:
-Hosting and work space at one of the Columbia Global Centers (Amman, Nairobi or Santiago).
-A stipend ($23,000/year in Nairobi)
-Dedicated mentorship from esteemed Columbia faculty.
-A small research/travel fund to support their scholarly endeavors.
-Training that meets their academic needs in areas such as academic writing.
-Access to a broad selection of online courses.
-Full integration into the vibrant life of one of the Columbia Global Centers.
-Inclusion in an alumni network.
Eligible candidates are scholars in the humanities and humanistic social sciences who have been forcibly uprooted from their home countries and respective academic institutions. They could be graduate students who have had their education disrupted or post-doctoral scholars in the early stages of their careers. Creative writers, artists and curators may also apply.
Requirements
-Must be displaced
-Must have a Ph.D. in the humanities/humanistic social studies (with rare exceptions, candidates with an M.A. who were on track to get a Ph.D. will be considered)
-Must be based in the country of the Global Center to which they wish to apply (i.e., be based in Kenya if applying to the Nairobi Center)
-Must demonstrate at least an intermediate level of English language proficiency
-Researchers working on interdisciplinary research projects are welcome to apply
Please Apply Here: https://globalcenters.columbia.edu/emerging-scholars-fellowship-program
