Announcing the 2025 African Peacebuilding Network and Next Gen Social Sciences in Africa Fellows

The SSRC is excited to announce the 2025 cohort of fellows for the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Gen Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) program.

This year’s cohort will conduct expert research on diverse topics including policy for localizing digital technology, the impacts of the lithium rush in Zimbabwe, and depictions of women in African cinemas of conflict. In this year’s competitive selection process, APN awarded 20 Individual Research Fellowships and 1 Research Policy Fellowship, and Next Gen awarded 37 fellowships across three categories, including 9 Dissertation Proposal Fellowships, 17 Dissertation Research Fellowships, and 11 Dissertation Completion Fellowships. 

This cohort reflects SSRC’s ongoing dedication to advancing diverse and innovative African scholarship across the continent by established, emerging, and early career scholars. Our fellows represent a wide range of disciplines, regions, and scholarly approaches, underlining the programs’ commitment to gender equity, cross-regional inclusion, and institutional collaboration. 

We are grateful to the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) for their continuous support, enabling us to foster a vibrant and inclusive community of emerging and established scholars throughout Africa. Since 2012, with their support, we have given out over 780 fellowships awards to African scholars on the continent. For more information on the fellowships, please visit the APN and Next Gen pages.