IFRA-Nigeria, the French Institute for Research in Africa based at the University of Ibadan’s Institute of African Studies, funds about a dozen individual or group research projects each year.
The 2027 grants pay for fieldwork missions and archive stays carried out between January and October 2027 in one of the nine countries under the institute’s mandate.
Benefits & funding
- Up to €1,000 per project, set by the project’s nature and budget.
- Covers fieldwork missions and/or archive stays from January to October 2027.
- Half is paid at the start (by January 2027); the other half only after the final report, due before 15 November 2027.
Eligibility
- Second-year Master’s students, doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers and researchers.
- Humanities and social sciences only; other disciplines are not eligible.
- Research must focus on Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad or Togo and fit at least one institute axis: beliefs, bodies and health; citizenship, gender and mobilisation; heritage dynamics and environment; or digital humanities.
- No nationality requirement.
- Projects must include a valorisation plan (publications, talks) linked to IFRA-Nigeria’s editorial and research activities.
- Individual projects must be carried out by the applicant personally; group projects name every member and role.
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“This call is addressed to second-year Master’s students, doctoral and post-doctoral students, as well as researchers.” Eligibility
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Application process
- 1Prepare a one-page cover letter, a CV (max 3 pages), a budget on IFRA-Nigeria’s template declaring any other funding sought or received, and a project description of up to 4 pages on the proposal template, in English or French.
- 2Merge everything into one PDF and upload it through the Google form by 30 October 2026, 23:59 WAT; incomplete files are rejected.
- 3Results arrive by email by December 2026.
Program timeline
Application deadline
30 October 2026, 23:59 WAT
Results by email
By December 2026
Funded period begins; first half of grant paid
January 2027
Funded period ends
October 2027
Final report due (releases second half)
Before 15 November 2027