Carnegie Grant Continues Transformative Support for African Social Science Scholars

The Council is excited to announce that a new grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York will support our African Peacebuilding Network and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (APN and Next Gen) program. Over 840 fellowships have been awarded since the program’s inception to support independent African research on peacebuilding, doctoral education, and knowledge dissemination on the continent, including 563 Next Gen fellowships and 277 APN fellowships. These awards have been given to fellows based in over 165 academic and research institutions in 30 countries on the continent.

The African Peacebuilding Network supports independent African research on conflict-affected countries and neighboring regions of the continent, as well as the integration of African knowledge into global policy communities. The Next Gen program supports tertiary education in Africa by offering a sequence of fellowship opportunities for promising PhD students to undertake research and make steady progress toward the completion of their doctoral degrees.

To date, 561 publications have been published by our fellows, ranging from books to peer reviewed journal articles and reports. Learn more about our 2025 APN and Next Gen fellow cohorts.