This programme supports doctoral students of African women from across the continent working on emerging development issues. It provides them with (1) virtual, on-demand training, (2) mentoring, and (3) access to funding that supports research activities, conference travel, research translation, and cross-sector collaborations.

The Mawazo Fellowship Programme is a 15-month, non-residential fellowship where Mawazo Fellows participate in a virtual training programme that includes professional development courses designed by the Mawazo Institute hosted on our e-learning platform Mawazo Learning Exchange (MLEx). Fellows also benefit from mentoring and networking to enhance their career progression, financial support for research activities, and policy dissemination and public engagement platforms that increase their visibility and impact potential.

This programme is designed to build a network of African women experts who are ready to influence policy and public discourse in academia and beyond, increasing the application and implementation of practical, evidence-based ideas that drive Africa's development.

All Fellows join our network of previous Fellows and will continue to benefit from Mawazo's support through its Mawazo Voices programme.

VALUE

Mawazo Fellows will receive the following benefits:

• Participation in the internal Mawazo virtual training and professional development programme, offered through the Mawazo Learning Exchange (MLEx) e-learning platform.
• Links to expert mentors and peers through a structured mentoring programme, as well as exposure to leaders from academia, industry, government and other sectors
• Funding for research activities with access to grants of up to 2,500 dollars
• A $500 stipend for discretionary use
• 150 dollar data packs to help access the MLEx platform
• Research and editorial support from the Mawazo team and our partners
• Visibility through Mawazo Voices, our public policy and commitment, strategic communications, and strategic partnership programme

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for the Mawazo Scholarship Programme, applicants must:

• Being a woman (woman/women includes cisgender women and transgender women.
• We also welcome non-binary, gender non-conforming AFAB (Assigned Females at Birth), other gendered AFAB individuals, who have historically been excluded from decision-making spaces).
• Being a citizen of an African country
• Have a good command of written and spoken English
• be enrolled for your doctorate at an accredited university in an African country
• Have completed their course work (if applicable) and passed the defence of their departmental or postgraduate proposal (i.e. at the dissertation/thesis stage of their PhD)
• Demonstrate that your doctoral research is related to African development and relevant to a global, regional, national or sub-national policy priority
• Demonstrate that they have a "Big Idea" to transform Africa through their research (By "Big Idea" we mean an innovative research-based solution to help tackle Africa's emerging social challenges)
• Demonstrate leadership potential both inside and outside academia, and a strong passion for using their knowledge to have an impact on society
• Be available to participate fully in the programme in 2023-2024

To apply and for more information visit here.