Opportunities

The Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa (OSIEA) plays an active role in encouraging open, informed dialogue on issues of importance in Eastern Africa.

These Fellowships enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD and who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral mobility. MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships are open to excellent researchers of any nationality.

Research Project Grants for innovative and original research projects with a maximum grant value of £500,000. 

The programme facilitates collaboration and strengthens the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing EU policies while tackling global challenges.

Are you a talented early-career researcher (2-7 years post PhD) who has already produced excellent supervised work, is ready to work independently and shows potential to be a research leader?

This is one of the most "classic" and flexible grant opportunities. There are no constraints in terms of topic.

Are you an early career researcher? Would you like to gain experience of managing and leading research projects and teams?

This Fellowship provides a 1-year (or 2-year part-time) career development opportunity for those in the immediately postdoctoral stage of their career. The aim is to support Fellows in consolidating their PhD (for example through producing publications, building networks or developing funding proposals.) Fellows should not undertake major new research during the grant. However, limited additional research (up to 25% of the programme of work) directly linked to the PhD can be undertaken.

The Corporation supports innovative projects, organisations, and individuals striving to create meaningful change.