The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) is a scholar fellowship program for educational projects at African higher education institutions. Offered by IIE in collaboration with the United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa), the program is funded by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY).

 Eligibility

  • Scholars must have been born in Africa, live in the United States or Canada and work in an accredited college or university in either of those two countries.
  • To be placed on a roster of available candidates, scholars also need to hold a terminal degree in their field and can hold any academic rank

Fellowship

The African Diaspora Fellow will receive:

  • a $200/day stipend
  • visa costs
  • limited health insurance coverage
  • round-trip international air travel and ground transportation costs to and from home and the U.S. or Canadian airport.
Types of fellowships available
  • All-Discipline Fellowships
    • Open to Project Requests from all disciplines.
  •  Thematic Fellowships
    • In each competition cycle, the CADFP will offer fellowships focused on priority areas. Themes for the Fall 2017 competition are:
      • Health sciences and well‐being
      • Climate change, resilience and adaptation
  • Multi-Institutional Fellowships
    • With this type of fellowship, fellows can visit multiple institutions. Hosting institutions must collaborate on a single Project Request. Project Requests are specifically encouraged that demonstrate a collaboration between established and newer universities. Collaborations between universities and research organizations are also an option with the multi-institutional Fellowship. Please contact africandiaspora@iie.org if you plan to apply for the multi-institutional fellowship.
  • Cohort Fellowships
    • Two or more Fellows collaborate on a single project. Please contact africandiaspora@iie.org if you plan to apply for this type of Fellowship.

Useful Links

Deadlines

Internal Deadline for Review  Please contact Heloise Emdon one before the external deadline to sponsor
cuResearch Checklist  December 01, 2017
Submission to Sponsor  December 08, 2017  11:59 PM (ET)

Submitting Your Checklist

  • Checklists must be submitted via cuResearch, through which the Departmental and Associate Dean’s approval must be provided to complete the online application process.
  • More information on cuResearch can be found here.

Internal Contacts

If you would like assistance with proposal development and/or a substantive review of your proposal, please contact Heloise Emdon.

Wednesday, October 4, 2017  |  Categories: Funding Opportunities
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