BIEA Fellowship for Refugee/Displaced Researchers on the BIEA-RSC Fellowship Scheme 2021

The BIEA Fellowship are offered by the University of Oxford’s Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) & the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA)

Application Deadline:

30th August 2021 𝐚𝐭 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐄𝐀𝐓*
𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

*𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬*
To learn more about the Fellowship and the application process, and to ask any questions, you are invited to attend any of the following information sessions. Please use this Zoom link to attend a session (registration is not required): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9712622599

Info session 1: Thursday, August 12th at 5pm EAT
Info session 2: Tuesday, August 17th at 2pm EAT
Info session 3: Monday, August 23rd at 10am EAT

If you cannot attend a live session but would like to access a recording, please email: opportunities@refugeeledresearch.org

About the BIEA Fellowship:

The Refugee-Led Research Hub (RLRH) at Oxford’s Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) is launching a 12-month fellowship for refugees and other displaced scholars who are interested in graduate-level study in the field of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (RFMS). It will be run in collaboration with the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA). The fellowship will include world-class teaching, mentorship, and professional development activities provided by specialists in the field. Activities will span 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 (𝐎𝐜𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏–𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐) followed by a 𝟑-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 with RLRH, RSC, BIEA, or other academic and research institutes. Fellows will hold affiliated membership statuses with both the RSC and BIEA, and will be awarded a certificate from the University of Oxford upon completion. Fellows will receive monthly stipends for all 12 months of the programme.

𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:
𝟏. 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Fellows will complete 12 classes delivered by RSC faculty that introduce the main disciplines, methods, and themes in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies. Additional seminars with Oxford and BIEA colleagues will enable learners to acquire a broad understanding of key academic debates in RFMS and to develop critical thinking and analytical skills. They will also build research skills to carry out an individual or group research project, and will be supported to publish their work in prestigious academic and research outlets.

𝟐. 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩: Fellows will have regular, hands-on interactions with specialists on topics related to forced migration. They will receive supervision from RSC staff, study alongside current students on the RSC’s Masters in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, and participate in group and 1:1 mentorship activities with other scholars.

𝟑. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Fellows will receive individualised support to ensure access to onward academic, research, and other professional opportunities once they have finished the fellowship. Throughout the fellowship, we will run graduate school information sessions, hold career conversations, and facilitate access to a network of RFMS specialists. In the final months of the programme, all fellows will take part in a 3-month placement where they will apply their acquired academic and research skills in a professional setting.

Type: Fellowship

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 BIEA Fellowship:

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 (𝐑𝐒𝐂) was established at the University of Oxford in 1982. It aims to promote understanding of the causes and consequences of forced migration and to improve the lives of some of the world’s most marginalised people through multidisciplinary, independent, and critical scholarship and a variety of teaching programmes including its MSc, doctoral supervision, Summer School, and Short Courses. For more information, visit the RSC website: https://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐞-𝐋𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐮𝐛 (𝐑𝐋𝐑𝐇) is an initiative of the Refugee Studies Centre that is predominantly staffed by scholars affected by forced displacement. The Hub provides academic and professional training to displaced learners to advance an agenda for refugee-led research in the field of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies. The RLRH has a physical base in Nairobi at the BIEA.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 (𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐀) is headquartered in Nairobi and conducts and facilitates research across all disciplines in the humanities and social sciences within the wider region of eastern Africa. It has a strong tradition of research in anthropology, archaeology, history, and linguistics, and recent projects have embraced geography, public health, art and performance, and political, environmental and development studies. For more information, visit the BIEA website: https://www.biea.ac.uk/

Eligibility:

𝘐𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵:

1. Have lived experience of forced displacement (e.g., as a refugee, asylum seeker, IDP, stateless person, former refugee, or another category);
2. Live in East Africa or the Horn (e.g., Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Sudan, South Sudan); refugee/displaced scholars living elsewhere and with an interest in displacement issues in Africa are also encouraged to apply;
3. Have completed a BA degree in a field in the Social Sciences or Humanities (e.g., International Relations, International Development, Politics, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, History, Law, Literature, etc.), or have comparable experience (e.g., have previous professional experience in the humanitarian sector, participation in academic/professional research projects, completion of training in related fields, etc.);
4. Have demonstrated interest in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies or related fields; and
5. Be able to commit for 25-30 hours a week, for a period of 12 months.

𝐖𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐐+, 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

Eligible Countries:

East African countries

To be Taken at (Country):

Remote with occasional in-person activities at BIEA’s premises in Nairobi, Kenya (optional & conditions permitting). All training and activities will be accessible via computer to accommodate learners in different locations.

Number of Awards:

12 BIEA Fellowships

Value of Award:

750 USD per month

Duration of Award:

9 months of study (Oct 2021–Jun 2022) + 3 months for a professional placement (July–Sept 2022)
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 25–30 hours per week

How to Apply for the BIEA Fellowship:

Apply here

• It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
• GOODLUCK

Visit Award Webpage for Details