Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries
Visiting Fellows Program
The Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellows Program will allow African academics of different genders and from different regions of sub-Saharan Africa working in the broad field of Ocean Sustainability in universities and research institutes to spend time at the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver Campus. The goal of this exchange is to facilitate diverse, equitable and inclusive research collaborations between researchers based in African institutions and researchers based at the UBC. Building networks for impactful collaborations is the key reason for establishing this fellowship.
The fellowship is designed to allow exceptional African researchers to build international networks and focus on a project of their choice in collaboration with UBC-based scholars. The goal is to make available to fellows the vast resources available at UBC for research, mentoring and/or collaboration with UBC-based scholars.
The fellowship is open to researchers across all academic fields who are focused on ocean and fisheries sustainability, and how to make the ocean economy work for the people who call Africa home.
Fellows will be affiliated with UBC for 12 months, including a month of in-person sojourn at UBC followed by 11 months of virtual engagement.
The award will cover one economy return ticket and per diem for accommodation and subsistence during UBC visit. The award will also include $5,000 CAD research funds for the proposed fellowship project.
To apply for a fellowship, all applicants must have at least one UBC-based researcher named as their potential collaborator on their application.
Shortlisted applicants will then be evaluated first by a pre-selection committee at the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience, University of Cape Coast. Shortlisted applicants will then be evaluated by a final selection committee at the University of British Columbia. Two fellows will be selected for 2024.
Deadline for applications:
Selection criteria
To apply for a fellowship, all applicants must have a UBC-based researcher named as their future collaborator on their application.
The fellows are expected to make a presentation of their work during their visit to UBC. They are also expected to lead the writing of a collaborative paper to be published in a peer reviewed journal, and possibly start a collaborative grant application.
An applicant for the Africa-UBC Oceans and Fisheries Visiting Fellows award must fulfill the following criteria:
- Hold a PhD or research equivalent
- Hold an appointment in a sub-Saharan African academic or research institution
- Have published a book or at least two book chapters or peer reviewed journal articles in internationally-reputable outlets
- Have two academic references detailing specific contributions of the applicant to particular fields of study, and how a visiting fellowship will support career goals and progression
- Include a research proposal that clearly outlines the organizing theme of the proposed work to be undertaken during the fellowship and how the period of the fellowship will lead to the completion of their project
Application is closed
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