MIASA Writing Workshop 2023 for Africa-based Early Career Researchers
Read and Apply for the MIASA Writing Workshop 2023 for Africa-based Early Career Researchers on TruesPort your best Scholarship website on the internet. The Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) seeks to supply Africa-based early career researchers working on the themes of peace, democracy and climate change on the continent with the space and intellectual community to reconstruct a draft paper into a publishable journal piece. The 5-day writing workshop is designed to supply early career scholars with the opportunity to contribute to knowledge production in one of the three fields of research focus for this workshop: peace, democracy and climate change.
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Objectives of the MIASA Writing Workshop 2023
Programme
The 5-day programme will be organised as a writing retreat, with daily seminars and writing sessions. The seminars will include practical counsel on academic writing and publishing in high quality journals. The daily writing sessions will be assisted by academic mentors and editors with research interests in peace, democracy and climate change.
Eligibility
Applications are welcomed from early career researchers who meet the following eligibility criteria:
- a doctorate which was awarded within 5 years of the application deadline, i.e. doctoral certificate awarded after January 2018 to date,
- employed at a recognised university or research institute in Sub-Saharan Africa,
- fluency in written and spoken English (there will be no translation services provided).
Funding
Successful applicants will be supplied with funding to cover travel expenses to Ghana from Sub-Saharan Africa with accommodation and subsistence costs for the period of the workshop. Peradventure the ongoing pandemic will make an in-person workshop impossible, the writing retreat will be organised virtually instead.
Selection Criteria for the MIASA Writing Workshop 2023
Applications will be assessed and chosen through a strictly merit-based procedure. The main selection criteria are:
- A PhD certificate granted between January 2018 and January 2023,
- Employment at a university or research institute on the African continent,
- Excellence, relevance and originality of the draft research paper,
- Fit of the research with the themes of peace, democracy and climate change.
The workshop is fully funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research through the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA) at the University of Ghana, Legon. The organizers of the workshop are MIASA at the University of Ghana in cooperation with ZIAF/University of Frankfurt, Germany.
Application Procedure:
The application should include the following:
- A motivation letter (1-page maximum) outlining reasons for wishing to attend the writing workshop and the benefits to be gained
- A draft research paper (5,000-8,000 words in English) that contains original data and preliminary data analysis in the areas of peace, democracy and climate change, and which is aimed at journal submission
- An abstract of the paper (max. 500 words)
- A full CV
- A PhD award certificate.
- Applications should be filled using the following link: https://forms.gle/nVgxaFHQLZ3NXHuL8
- Abstracts/Research Paper/CVs/Certificates should be sent in pdf format to email: miasawritingschool@ug.edu.gh
- Submission deadline: 20th January 2023
- Any enquiries should be directed to miasawritingschool@ug.edu.gh
Application Deadline: 20th January 2023
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MIASA Writing Workshop 2023 for Africa-based Early Career Researchers
