Call for fieldwork research grants 2024
The JYU Coalition for Africa Networks (JYU-CAN) under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences announces a call for 3-6 grants for Master's Degree and PhD students at the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ conducting fieldwork in Africa. The grant should be used during the period 1.5. - 31.10.2024. 
The grant can be applied for by any Masters or PhD student registered as an active student for academic year 2023-2024 in any Faculty at the Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, whose research topic is related to any African country. University employees or those who have previously had an employment contract with the University connected to their dissertation work are not eligible for this grant.
The application should include the following attachment:
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Motivation letter (max 1 page)
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CV (max 2-pages)
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Research plan (max 4 pages) including background, research questions, detailed description of the planned fieldwork, tentative budget and timetable, and information on the collaborators in Africa.
A supervisor’s statement is not required, but the selection committee might contact the supervisor if needed.
The grant amount for a Masters student is up to €1,500 and for a PhD student, up to €4,000. If the application is successful, the grant holder must after the grant period report the use of funding via an electronic form at by 30th November 2024. The grant holders are expected to present on their research in future events arranged by JYU-CAN or other University department.
The application form can be completed at: 
Deadline for the applications is 15 February 2024 at 4.15±è³¾. Applications cannot be submitted via email.
Grant recipients will be announced immediately after the confirmed decision, latest by 28 February 2024. Applicants who have received a positive decision will be informed of the decision with instructions to the email address provided in the application.
For further information, please contact JYU-CAN academic leaders, Associate Professor Tiina Kontinen, email tiina.t.kontinen@jyu.fi or Professor Laura Stark, email laura.stark@jyu.fi. 
To learn more about the JYU-CAN and the open grants please visit the webpage:
About the network - /jyu-can
Also see: Fieldwork Research Grant info session on 31 January 2024
The JYU-CAN coalition aims at:
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Mutual partnerships between Finnish higher education researchers and/ or institutions (HEIs) and key collaborators from the global South.
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Strengthening the networks of universities and local innovation actors in the partner countries, through practical co-operation as well as the global know-how and the research networks of Finnish universities
