British Academy Writing & Mentoring Workshop for Early Career Researchers in West Africa 2025

While the demand for higher education in Africa has increased tremendously in the past two decades, there is still limited comparable investment in capacity development of early career academics. The overall purpose of the two in-person interactive workshops is to provide a cutting-edge research training and development opportunity for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in West Africa.

The specific goals of the workshops are to:

1. Equip participants with the mechanisms and tools to publish in international, impactful peer-reviewed journals and write grant proposals.
2. Provide personalized mentorship and feedback on submitted manuscripts from experienced academics and journal editors.
3. Provide participants with opportunities to network and collaborate with their colleagues, leading scholars, and journal editors to produce impactful outputs over the period of two years.
4. Provide follow-up and sustained support to participants for their submissions to international journals after the workshop.

Dates

Lomé, Togo: 25-26 June 2025

Mile 91, Sierra Leone: 30 June - 1 July 2025

Eligibility Criteria for British Academy Writing & Mentoring Workshop for Early Career Researchers in West Africa 2025

1. Applicants must have completed their PhD within the last 8-10 years or close to PhD completion.
2. Female Early Career Researchers are highly encouraged to apply.

Benefits of British Academy Writing & Mentoring Workshop for Early Career Researchers in West Africa 2025

1. They will provide three nights of hotel accommodation and breakfast, refreshments, lunch, and dinner for the two-day workshop.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their proposal online before May 15, 2025 (by 17:00 GMT). Submit your paper, which should not exceed 1500 words including abstract, tables, figures, and references, and contain/cover the following:

1. each applicant should submit only one paper.
2. title of the paper;
3. introduction (rationale /motive for the study, research aim and research objectives);
4. the theoretical background (importance of your study/brief literature);
5. discussion of the used methodological approach (method(s) used and source(s) of data);
6. discussion of key findings/results;
7. conclusions (concluding remarks, theoretical and practical implications); and
8. references

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Application Deadline

15 May, 2025

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