APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Grants are awarded solely on merit, that is, on the strength of each individual application received by CODESRIA. All applicants are required to use the application forms designed by CODESRIA which is made available along with this announcement. The application forms can also be downloaded by
clicking here. In filling out the forms, applicants are requested to bear the following guidelines in mind:
• Research Proposal: Candidates’ research proposals should each contain a clear statement of the research hypotheses, a critical review of the existing literature, the methodology to be used, the expected results of the work, and a detailed work plan and timetable. The research proposal should be based on an innovative problematic which sets out the originality of the theme in relation to on-going research in the same area. The proposal should not be more than 6 pages, single spacing, and 12 font-size.
• Budget: Applicants should present a detailed budget with expenses clearly linked to specific phases of their research. The budget should not exceed USD 3,000 for PhD (or its equivalents), USD 2,500 MPhil, and USD 2,000 Masters. Only trips for fieldwork in the country in which the research is actually conducted is funded under this grant.
• Statement of Institutional Support: A statement is required from each applicant’s institution of affiliation, giving approval to the proposed research and an assurance of continued institutional support throughout the preparation of the thesis/dissertation. This should be done on the institution’s letterhead and must carry the official stamp. Contact details of the officer issuing the statement must also be included.
• Letters of Reference: Two letters of reference must accompany each application, one from the thesis/dissertation supervisor, assessing the applicant’s research proposal and abilities; and the other from a faculty member, assessing the applicant in relation to other graduate students, and commenting on the scientific merit and validity of the proposed research. Contact details of the thesis or dissertation supervisor must be included in the letter of reference.
• Curriculum Vitae: Applicants must include their current curriculum vitae which, among other things, indicates their discipline and nationality, and provides a list of their recent publications and on-going research activities.
Please note that any application which is submitted without duly completed application forms will be automatically disqualified.
All applications should be submitted to:
The Small Grants Programme for Thesis Writing
CODESRIA,
BP 3304, CP 18524,
Dakar, Senegal.
Phone: +221-33 825 98.22/23
Fax: +221-33 824 12.89
E-mail: small.grants@codesria.sn
Website:
CODESRIAThe deadline for the receipt of applications is Friday 17th June, 2011. Incomplete and late applications found to will not be considered.
Source:
Petites subventions pour la rédaction de mémoires et de thèses | CODESRIA.