Australia Awards African Academics Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2021 Update

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Australia Awards

Africa is a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) funded initiative. It equips Africans with the skills and knowledge necessary to contribute to a sustainable economy.

Also, promotes the social development outcomes in their own countries.

In addition, Australia Awards – Africa builds long-term, sustainable links between targeted countries in Africa and Australia.

The program provides a variety of Masters scholarships, postgraduate short courses and post-doctoral fellowships to Africans in the public society.

Furthermore, they make provisions for private sectors in targeted disciplines, that support the home countries’ developmental priorities.

Fellowship Type

Postdoctoral, Fellowship

Value of Award

The costs covered by the Post-Doctoral Fellowship are detailed in each Awardee’s contract. These include fees that are common for all Awardees and costs that may be applicable depending on individual fellowship conditions.

Eligible Countries

Phase 2 of the pilot will be open to Eligible Applicants affiliated to Ghanaian, Kenyan or South African Universities that are members of the AAUN.

Eligibility

A candidate must meet the following criteria:

1. Be a citizen of an eligible African country as outlined in the table in Annex 2 of the Post-Doctoral Fellowships Guidelines

2. Must be studying in Ghana, Kenya or South Africa

3. Must have the right to reside and work in Ghana, Kenya or South Africa

4. Must be affiliated with their home institution in Ghana, Kenya or South Africa in an academic/research capacity

5. Be at least 25 and not more than 50 years of age at the date of application

6. Home and Host Institutions must be members of the Australia Africa Universities Network

7. Not be a citizen of Australia, hold permanent residency in Australia or be applying for a visa to live in Australia permanently

8. Must not be married, engaged to, or a de facto of a person who holds, or is eligible to hold, Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency, at any time during the application, selection or mobilisation phases

9. Be able to satisfy all requirements of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection to hold a Temporary Activity Visa (subclass 408).

This may mean that DFAT will need to withdraw an Award offer if the Awardee cannot satisfy the visa requirements

10. Have been conferred a PhD at the time of application

11. Field of research must be aligned to Agricultural Productivity, Health and Science and Technology

12. Must have a letter of support from their home institution that outlines their agreement to the Fellowship, Annex 4 of the Post-Doctoral Fellowships Guidelines

13. Must have a letter of invitation from the Host Institution in Australia, outlining their commitment to the Fellowship, Annex 4 of the Post-Doctoral Fellowships Guidelines