The Nordic Africa Institute

Nordic Scholarship Programme

Nordic scholarship at Nordic African Institute

Fisseha Tefera from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, one of our Nordic scholarship holders 2023.

If you are a student or researcher engaged in Africa-focused studies at a University in Sweden, Finland, Denmark or Iceland, the Nordic Scholarship Programme gives you the opportunity to visit NAI for one month.

Closed for applications
The call for applications for the programme in 2027 will open in September 2026.

Through the Nordic Scholarship Programme, NAI aims to contribute to building capacity in the production of knowledge about Africa, and to promote and establish relations with and between Nordic research communities.

Who can apply?

  • You must be a master student, PhD candidate or postdoctoral researcher in the social sciences or humanities.
  • You may apply regardless of citizenship, but you must be affiliated to a university or research centre in Sweden, Finland, Denmark or Iceland.
  • You must be pursuing Africa-oriented studies/research.

What's in it for you?

  • The scholarship covers travel expenses, accommodation and a subsistence allowance.
  • You get access to a workspace in a shared office at the Institute for your one-month stay.

The purpose of the programme

The aim of the scholarship programme is to offer a 1-month stay at the Nordic Africa Institute in order to facilitate use of the Institute’s library collections on contemporary Africa (books, periodicals, newspapers, and government publications), and to support connection to existing work at the Institute through NAI research hosts. The scholarships are awarded once per year.

Financial support and other benefits

The scholarship covers travelling expenses for the least expensive fare from residential address (in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland) to Uppsala and return. The scholarship holders are provided with a desk and computer in a shared office at the Institute and free accommodation centrally located in Uppsala. The scholarship also includes a subsistence allowance of SEK 400 per day and free photocopying up to a maximum of 1,000 copies.

Please note: The scholarship does not include health care insurance or other insurances.

Further information

Marie Karlsson, marie.karlsson@nai.uu.se, phone +46 (0)18 471 52 54.

The selection process

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