By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The British Institute in Eastern Africa invites postdoctoral scholars from East Africa to apply for its Postdoctoral Writing Fellowship Program. This initiative supports researchers in the humanities and social sciences disciplines to develop articles based on their PhD research.
Fellowship Details
Eligible applicants must have completed their PhD within the last two years. Fellows will work independently to prepare their manuscripts for submission to one of BIEA’s affiliated journals—Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa or the Journal of Eastern African Studies.
Participants can choose to work from home, their institution, or the BIEA library in Nairobi. However, BIEA does not provide production, proofreading, or language-checking services; authors are responsible for ensuring the quality of their submissions.
Benefits:
- The writing grant stipend is £1,200 per month for three months, at the end of which the article must be submitted to the relevant journal.
- Applicants must be able to confirm that they are only working a maximum of 15 hours per week in other employment during the time they are receiving the writing grant.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must have completed their PhD and passed their viva before beginning the writing grant.
- Those employed part-time (maximum 15 hours a week) may apply.
- Full-time contract holders are ineligible unless they take unpaid leave for the duration of the fellowship.
- Research must focus on or conducted in one of the 18 Eastern African countries, from Sudan to Mozambique, or relate to the people from this region.
- A reference letter from an academic.
- Applicants must demonstrate the ability to complete their article by January 31, 2026.
Interested candidates can submit their applications via the BIEA portal.
The British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA) offers a Postdoctoral Writing Fellowship Program for East African scholars in the humanities and social sciences. This program is designed for those who have completed their PhD within the last two years, providing them with the opportunity to develop articles based on their research. Fellows, who may work from home, their institution, or the BIEA library in Nairobi, are responsible for the quality of their submissions, as BIEA does not cover production, proofreading, or language-checking services.
The fellowship provides a writing grant of £1,200 per month for three months, during which fellows must submit an article to either Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa or the Journal of Eastern African Studies. Eligibility requires applicants to have completed their PhD, be only working a maximum of 15 hours per week if employed, and conduct research in or related to one of the 18 Eastern African countries. A reference letter from an academic is also required. Applications can be submitted through the BIEA portal.
