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The French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA)-Nigeria research grants 2027 for master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral students,

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2 Application Deadline: 30 October 2026, 23:59 WAT.

Applications are now open for the**2027 IFRA-Nigeria research grants.**Open to second year master’s students, doctoral and postdoctoral students, as well as researchers working in humanities and social sciences on a country under IFRA-Nigeria’s geographical mandate (Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad and Togo).

IFRA-Nigeria – the French Institute for Research in Africa located within the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan – has a regional vocation that extends over nine West African countries: Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad and Togo. It promotes and supports research on these countries in the field of the humanities and social sciences. Disciplines outside this field are not eligible.

IFRA-Nigeria is financing, for the period of January 2027 to October 2027, a dozen of research projects, either individual or collective, implying fieldwork missions and/or stays in archives. IFRA-Nigeria grants can only reach a maximum of €1,000, depending on the nature and the budget of the project.

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The projects must be in line with the geographical area covered by IFRA-Nigeria and at least one of the four research axes of the Institute:

• Axis 1: Beliefs, bodies and health
• Axis 2: Citizenship, gender and mobilisation
• Axis 3: Heritage dynamics and environment
• Transversal axis: Digital Humanities

All projects must mention a valorisation component (publications, oral communications, etc.) in connection with IFRA-Nigeria’s editorial and research activities.

Application Document

List of documents to be provided

• A cover letter (1 page maximum, font size = Arial 12, automatic margins and paragraph size).