Lifecycle: { "status": "2026 fellowship period underway or imminent; call closed", "edition": "2026", "cadence": "annual", "launched": 2012, "duration": "9 months: 6 field research plus 3 analysis/writing", "renewable": false, "dates": { "start": "2026-07", "end": "2027-03", "workshops": [ "2026-07", "2027-01" ] } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "amount": 12000, "currency": "USD", "scope": "maximum award per fellow, paid in three installments" }, "total_pool": { "amount": 108000, "currency": "USD", "derivation": "maximum 9 awards × USD 12,000" }, "benefits": { "salary_or_stipend": "grant paid directly to fellow", "tuition": null, "travel": "two mandatory workshops and eligible visa costs covered", "housing": null, "insurance": "not covered", "research_budget": "field research and writing costs", "in_kind": [ "two cohort workshops", "network and mentoring" ] }, "overhead_allowed": false } Eligibility and filters: { "citizenship": "African", "residence": "based at an African institution", "countries": "Africa", "destination": "field research and cohort workshops", "age": "no age limit", "experience": "practitioners/policy applicants need at least 5 years experience", "education": "academics: PhD not earlier than January 2016; practitioners: Master's before January 2021", "career_stage": [ "early/mid-career academic", "practitioner", "policy professional" ], "fields": "peacebuilding and developmental dynamics", "route": "individual application", "nomination": false, "institution": "full-time at an Africa-based institution", "language": "application language specified by call", "location": "Africa-based research", "remote": false, "exclusions": [ "institutional applications", "overhead", "salary", "social security", "insurance", "debt", "storage costs" ] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": null, "decision": null, "start": "2026-07", "end": "2027-03", "url": "https://www.ssrc.org/programs/african-peacebuilding-and-developmental-dynamics-apdd/individual-research-fellowships/", "materials": [ "proposal", "budget", "CV", "institutional affiliation evidence", "references" ], "selection_stages": [ "eligibility", "peer review", "selection" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "leaders": [], "latest_recipients": [ "Yunana Ahmed", "Mohammed Seid Ali", "Ifeyinwa Chukwuokoro", "Getnet Tesfaw Demsie", "Révérien Interayamahanga", "Bendicto Kabiito", "Getahun Fenta Kebede", "Chukwudi Gbadebo Njoku", "Margaret Monyani", "Dickson Otieno Okello", "Sanelisiwe Sayi", "Tobias Tseer" ], "latest_edition": 2025, "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "official 2025 fellows page names captured; verify page for any additional profiles before database publication" }, "history": { "editions": [ { "year": 2025, "published_profiles_captured": 12 }, { "year": 2026, "maximum_selected": 9 } ], "statistics": [ "program lineage dates to 2012" ] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "2026 open/deadline/decision dates", "complete confirmation of 2025 page roster length" ] Source conflicts: []