Guest researcher at NAI – Nordic countries

No applications will be taken in 2010.

The Institute aims at being a useful resource for research on Africa in the Nordic countries. The Nordic Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme is one way to establish and maintain relations with universities and research institutions in the Nordic countries.

The programme offers opportunities for its participants to pursue their own research projects and to utilize the library of the Institute. The guest researchers are expected to contribute to the intellectual environment by participating in scholarly exchange with Nordic and African researchers at the Institute.

Who can apply?
The Nordic Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme is directed to scholars who are attached to university departments or other research institutions in the Nordic countries. It is open for postdoctoral and senior researchers. The research project should relate to contemporary Africa.

Priority will be given to projects, which relate to ongoing research themes at the Institute. For information about them, please visit our website. The selection process may be influenced by an effort to achieve a balance of guests regarding sex, institutional affiliation, discipline and theme.

The scholarship and facilities
The Nordic Guest Researchers’ scholarship includes travel expenses to Uppsala at cheapest possible rate, accommodation, a subsistence allowance of SEK 150 a day, a shared office, free photocopying facilities up to a maximum of 1,000 copies and access to a computer/MS Word.

The Institute’s library is specialized in literature on contemporary Africa. Guests also have access to the Uppsala University Library, the Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Expected commitments
A Nordic guest researcher is expected to conduct independent research and to participate in the public lectures at the Institute.

Sometimes, the Institute also invites the Guest Researcher to write a short article for its website. Those who produce manuscripts during their stay at the Institute are also invited to have them evaluated for publication by the Institute.

The application should contain
• a covering letter stating during which period the applicant wants to stay at the Institute
• an up-to-date curriculum vitae with a list of publications
• a research plan outlining the main features of the research topic to be worked on during the period at the Institute
• a letter of support from the applicant’s home institution, or from a senior scholar within the same field.

Application dates
The scholarships are awarded biannually and the applications must be received at the Institute by
• 1 October 2008 for the period January–June 2009
• 1 April 2009 for the period August–December 2009

Applications should be addressed to
The Programme Officer
The Nordic Guest Researchers' Scholarship Programme
Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
PO Box 1703
SE-751 47 Uppsala, Sweden

For further information, please contact Nina Klinge-Nygård, (nina.klinge-nygard@nai.uu.se), phone +46 18 56 22 34.