{"id":10637,"date":"2025-05-23T18:06:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T22:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=10637"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:40:34","slug":"call-for-applications-afox-visiting-fellowship-programme","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/event\/call-for-applications-afox-visiting-fellowship-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications &#8211; AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    \n<p>The University of Oxford invites applications for the fully funded AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme. This year-long fellowship offers a unique opportunity for African researchers holding an advanced degree to pursue independent academic research on forced migration. Applications are open until <strong data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"459\">Friday, 6 June 2025<\/strong>. Submissions from researchers with lived experience of displacement are particularly encouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"programme-overview\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programme Overview<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsc.ox.ac.uk\/\">Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) at the University of Oxford<\/a>, the AfOx Visiting Fellowship supports research on the causes, consequences, and responses to forced migration. The fellowship period extends from <strong data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"848\">September 2025 to August 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For comprehensive information and application details, please visit the <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afox.ox.ac.uk\/afox-visiting-fellowship-programme\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"1029\">AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"fellowship-details\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fellowship Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><br><p data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1203\"><strong data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1076\">Duration:<\/strong> 12 months, comprising 10 months of virtual engagement and a 2-month residency at Oxford during Trinity Term (April\u2013June 2026)<\/p><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><br><p data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1349\"><strong data-start=\"1206\" data-end=\"1227\">Support Provided:<\/strong> Accommodation, economy return flights, visa fees, maintenance allowance, and full access to Oxford\u2019s academic resources<\/p><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><br><p data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1521\"><strong data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1384\">Collaboration Opportunities:<\/strong> Engage with Oxford-based scholars and develop international research networks within the field of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies<\/p><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><br><p data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1663\"><strong data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1540\">Eligibility:<\/strong> Open to African researchers with an advanced degree actively affiliated with an African academic or research institution<\/p><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"encouragement-to-applicants-with-displacement-experience\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Encouragement to Applicants with Displacement Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications from individuals who have been affected by displacement, including asylum seekers, refugees, internally displaced persons, or those under temporary protection, are strongly encouraged. Your perspectives are invaluable to advancing critical scholarship in this field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Support is available throughout the application process, including assistance with identifying research collaborators. Please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong data-start=\"2145\" data-end=\"2164\">Dr. Oudai Tozan<\/strong><br data-start=\"2164\" data-end=\"2167\">Director of Academic Programmes, RLRH<br data-start=\"2204\" data-end=\"2207\">Email: <a class=\"cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2248\">oudai.tozan@refugeeledresearch.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For general enquiries, contact the AfOx team at:<br data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2301\"><strong data-start=\"2301\" data-end=\"2322\"><a class=\"cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2303\" data-end=\"2320\">afox@ndm.ox.ac.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button \" href=\"https:\/\/www.afox.ox.ac.uk\/afox-visiting-fellowship-programme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Full Program Details<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_event_type":[],"cu_event_audience":[4],"class_list":["post-10637","cu_event","type-cu_event","status-publish","hentry","cu_event_audience-anyone"],"acf":{"cu_event_start_date":"2025-06-06T00:00:00","cu_event_end_date":"2025-06-06T00:00:00","cu_event_location_type":"in-person","cu_event_meeting_address_type":"on-campus","cu_building":false,"cu_event_meeting_room":"","cu_event_meeting_address_full":null,"cu_event_virtual_type":"tbd","cu_event_virtual_meeting_link":"","cu_post_thumbnail":false,"cu_event_cost":"","cu_event_registration":"","cu_event_secondary_button":"","cu_event_contact_name":"AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme","cu_event_email":"afox@ndm.ox.ac.uk","cu_event_phone":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/10637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/10637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10638,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/10637\/revisions\/10638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_type?post=10637"},{"taxonomy":"cu_event_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_audience?post=10637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}