IFRA Nigeria · Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Applications are open for the IFRA Nigeria Research Grants 2027, an opportunity supporting researchers undertaking humanities and social sciences research in West Africa. The grants are offered by IFRA Nigeria, the French Institute for Research in Africa, which is based within the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ibadan.
For the 2027 funding period, IFRA Nigeria plans to support around a dozen individual or collaborative research projects involving fieldwork missions and or stays in archives. Successful applicants can receive funding of up to €1,000, depending on the nature and budget of their proposed project. The funding period runs from January to October 2027.
The programme is open to second year master’s students, doctoral students, postdoctoral students and researchers working in the humanities and social sciences. Projects must focus on one of the countries within IFRA Nigeria’s geographical mandate, namely Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad and Togo. There is no nationality requirement for applicants.
IFRA Nigeria promotes and supports research in the humanities and social sciences across its West African geographical mandate. The 2027 Research Grants are designed to help researchers undertake specific research activities that may require travel for fieldwork or access to archival resources.
The grants can support either individual or collective research projects. In the case of a collective project, applicants must clearly identify everyone involved and explain each person's role in the research.
Projects must address research questions relevant to the countries covered by IFRA Nigeria and fit within one of the Institute's four research axes.
The programme also places importance on the dissemination and valorisation of research. Applicants are therefore expected to explain how the results of their research may contribute to publications, oral communications or other relevant research and editorial activities.
• Research funding of up to €1,000
• Support for individual or collective research projects
• Funding for the January to October 2027 research period
• Support for fieldwork missions
• Support for stays in archives
• Opportunity to develop research partnerships in West Africa
• Potential connection with IFRA Nigeria's research and editorial activities
• Research conducted within the humanities and social sciences
• Open to second year master’s students
• Open to doctoral students
• Open to postdoctoral students
• Open to researchers working in the humanities and social sciences
• Research must concern a country within the IFRA Nigeria geographical mandate
• Eligible countries include Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad and Togo
• Applicants of any nationality may apply
• Research must fall within the humanities and social sciences
• Projects should align with at least one IFRA Nigeria research axis
• Applicants should demonstrate clear research objectives and a feasible work plan
• Sustainable partnerships with institutions or researchers in the host country are strongly encouraged
• Both individual and collaborative projects are eligible
• Applications may be submitted in English or French
For collaborative projects, every person involved must be identified and their role in the project must be explained.
• Cover letter of no more than one page using Arial 12
• CV of no more than three pages
• Detailed project budget showing the total project cost
• Detailed explanation of how the requested IFRA Nigeria funding will be used
• Information about any other funding requested or received
• Detailed research project description of no more than four pages, excluding the bibliography and budget
• Scientific description of the proposed research
• Detailed work plan including dates, itinerary and objectives
• List of institutional partnerships
• Research valorisation plans
• Bibliography
The research proposal should demonstrate that the applicant has a clear and realistic plan for conducting the proposed research. It should explain the scientific purpose of the project, the activities that will be undertaken, the expected schedule and the locations involved.
Applicants should also explain relevant institutional partnerships and describe how the research findings will be shared or developed through publications, presentations or other appropriate activities.
For an individual project, the proposed research must be personally undertaken by the applicant. For a collaborative project, the proposal must clearly explain the responsibilities of each member of the research team.
IFRA Nigeria places strong emphasis on scientific integrity. The research proposal must be prepared by the applicant and must comply with IFRA Nigeria's rules concerning the use of artificial intelligence.
The official call states that proposals cannot be written by another person and that the use of artificial intelligence tools must be properly disclosed and justified. Failure to comply with these requirements can result in automatic disqualification and may affect eligibility for future collaboration with IFRA Nigeria. Applicants should therefore carefully review the Institute's position on artificial intelligence before preparing their proposal.
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
IFRA Nigeria
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