We are launching the next phase of our Scholarship Program, which will begin in May 2023. The scholarship is for future leaders who can establish links between the social sciences and humanitarian emergencies in a locally relevant way.

The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) is launching the next phase of its Fellowship Programme, which will begin in May 2023. Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Wellcome Trust, SSHAP seeks future leaders in social science to apply their knowledge to humanitarian emergencies in a locally relevant way.

At its core, SSHAP's vision is to encourage emergency responses that are effective, adaptable, contextually informed, and based on social and interdisciplinary science and evidence. Fellows play a vital role in realizing SSHAP's vision. Throughout the fellowship period, the program will pair social scientists with practitioners from the same region to facilitate and encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange.

The Fellows will also have the advantage of working closely with leading thinkers and practitioners from the SSHAP partnership between the Institute for Development Studies, Anthrologica, University of Gulu, Le Groupe D'etudes Sur Les Conflits Et La Sécurité Humaine (GEC-SH), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Juba, CRCF Senegal, University of Ibadan and the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre.

The Brotherhood will include:

• Weekly follow-up with an SSHAP expert.
• Tailor-made professional training program (including network mapping and communication skills)
• Opportunities to learn from peers and share experiences.
• Forums for shaping discourse and dialogue.
• Support in developing an operational briefing to be published and promoted through SSHAP channels.

ELIGIBILITY

We welcome contributions from qualified and committed social scientists and professionals in the field to seize this opportunity and contribute to the growing network.

To be eligible for the scholarship, you must:

• To be a national of a low- or middle-income country and currently live in a low- or middle-income country.
• To be 1) a social scientist with research experience or 2) a public health or humanitarian response professional in a position to influence the design and/or implementation of humanitarian activities.

To apply:
Fill out the form. online application.