Application is now open for the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Early Career Women Scholars from West Africa. Interested applicants are encouraged to send their applications in before the deadline date.
About the Program and Scholarship Award
The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship – Advanced Scholars West Africa program, which emphasizes Sustainable Development Goal 5 (gender equality) and (gender equality) as a crosscutting or mainstream goal in one or more of the following areas: climate resilience and sustainable food systems; education and innovation systems; ethics in development research; health equity; inclusive governance; and sustainable development, supports and funds Wurin ta na yin rubutu – Her room to write,
Universities Canada contributes to the Carleton University program, while the International Research Development Centre (IDRC) provides money through the Rideau Hall Foundation. Scholars from Cameroon, Ghana, and Nigeria made up the inaugural batch.
The program website will accept applications until midnight on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. The goal of this program is to provide participants the chance to improve their research capacity while spending between 35 and 180 days—two-thirds of which are spent on campus—under the guidance of Carleton University academics. A third of the time will be devoted to gaining experience doing field research by working with NGO partners that have offices in West and Central Africa or Canada. The fellowship offers possibilities for leadership, network building, research supervision, targeted seminars, and experiential learning through a research proposal that matches the research objectives of the placement options (see Placement Partners).
This subsequent round of prizes will take place between April and October 2024, subject to the recipients obtaining visas. The two award lengths available to scholars are short-term awards (35–60 days) and mid-term awards (61–180 days). Mobility costs, lodging costs, research placement costs, as well as travel and health insurance, are all covered by the scholarship money. Postdoctoral fellows/researchers or early career Ph.D. scholars must be employed at a West African institution; scholars must be enrolled for their Ph.D. at a West African university.
Successful applicants will receive access to the Carleton Library’s resources as part of the prize. The scholars are required to take part in workshops that will improve their writing, publishing, data analysis, and grant application abilities. The numerous presentations and lectures given by the Institute of African Studies (IAS), other departments, and neighborhood partners, as well as the scholars’ collaboration on research projects with their mentors, will also be advantageous to them.
The organization is excited to announce the second and final call for applications for the second cohort, which is set for 2023–2024, of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Advanced Scholars from West Africa (QES-AS-WA) at Carleton University. West African women in the latter stages of their Ph.D. programs, postdoctoral researchers, and early career academics associated with institutions are all welcome to apply to the Wurin ta na yin Rubutu – Her Room to Write program, which runs through October 2024.
Details about Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Early Career Women Scholars from West Africa:
Scholarship Sponsor: Carleton University, Canada
Scholarship Value: Varies
Number of awards: N/A
Study level: Master
Host Institution(s): Carleton University, Canada
Eligibility Criteria for Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Early Career Women Scholars from West Africa
Applicants are advised to meet the following conditions to be eligible for the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Early Career Women Scholars from West Africa:
- Must be a woman, a citizen of a West African nation, and either a doctorate, post-doctoral, or early career researcher.
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Additional Requirements
When the study is over, the QE Scholar will be required to impart what they have learned to their home institution and community. They must also submit a Scholar Narrative Report and register with Universities Canada to join the QES-AS network. The IDRC’s institutional digital library will also include publications that come from the QES-AS. Additionally, scholars would be expected to maintain contact with one another and help develop a network of QE scholars.
Each scholarship is built on the notion that the recipient must spend 30% of their time researching to get experience using their research talents to meet the requirements of the partner organizations. The best applicants will be able to show that their research is in line with the IDRC’s areas of study and that their research plans are relevant to the fields of study of their mentors and placement partners.
All applicants must be native speakers of either French or English. English is used in the majority of postings. There are some options for mentorship and internships in French, nevertheless. Faculty from Carleton who are serving as mentors for this scholarship are experts in a variety of fields and have access to networks of professionals. By utilizing the existing knowledge and placement relationship, the organization can thereby meet the research supervision needs of the chosen applicants. The candidates must provide their strongest matches for mentors and placement partners.
Application Process for Queen Elizabeth Scholarship for Early Career Women Scholars from West Africa
Complete Application package – English | French
Submit Application package – English | French
For more information about the application process, please visit the website. The application package can be found under the application tab. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have any questions, please email QESAS.Admin@cunet.carleton.ca.
The Application Deadline is: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023