Exchange Program for Researchers in African Studies from Kyoto University in Japan

Kyoto University in collaboration with the Canon Foundation (CFE) in Europe offers a cultural exchange program for qualified scholars in the field of research related to African Studies. The program is intended to support 1) fellows from KU who want to do research in Africa, and 2) scholars from Kyoto University’s partner universities and institutes in Africa who want to do research in Kyoto. The fellowships are for a minimum period of three months up to a maximum of one year between April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023. Due to the global pandemic of the COVID-19, fellows can postpone their travel at least for a half year after March 31, 2023, until travel between Japan and Africa becomes possible. Consideration of the applications takes place first at KU and then at CFE. The Selection Committee of CFE will make final decisions and email the results to applicants before the end of March of that year. Therefore, the earliest possible date to begin the fellowship is April 1 of the same year.

The financial support for successful applicants ranges from 22,500 Euro to 27,500 Euro per year and is pro-rated for different periods. CFE will directly administer the payments and notify the detailed payment procedure to each successful applicant.   

Applicants need to be holding at least an MA degree and be employed either at KU or KU’s partner institutions as post-doctoral fellows or faculty members at the time of applying. In addition, as long as African applicants can submit one of the two reference letters received from their prospective host from Kyoto University and prove their existing partnerships, they are eligible to apply for the program.

For a complete list of KU’s partner institutions, please visit its Global Engagement Website at http://www.oc.kyoto-u.ac.jp/agreement/en/.

About Kyoto University:

Kyoto University is a national university in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, one of Asia's highest-ranked universities, and one of Japan's National Seven Universities. One of Asia’s leading research-oriented institutions, Kyoto University is famed for producing world-class researchers, including 18 Nobel Prize laureates, 2 Fields medalists, and one Gauss Prize winner. It has the most Nobel laureates of all universities in Asia.

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