The South-South Exchange Programme for Research on the History of Development (Sephis programme) encourages research proposals at the interface of history, theory, and development practice. Fellowships are available at the post-doctoral and PhD levels. Funding will be provided for travel and research costs, and salary according to local standards. These fellowships extend from a minimum of three months to a maximum of two years for fellowships at post-doctoral level and three years for fellowships at PhD level.


The Sephis programme has two sub-themes:

1. "Equity, Exclusion, and Liberalization.
2. The Forging of Nationhood and The Contest over Citizenship, Ethnicity, and History."

Sephis will pay special attention to projects that support the elaboration of these themes, which reflect the cultural and economic side of the programme.

The deadline for application is April 15 2008.

Applications for these fellowships should include:

• a research proposal (maximum of 4 pages prefaced by an abstract of 100 words) presenting the research problem and research methodology (including the sources to be examined), reviewing the relevant literature, and indicating the relevance of the research to one or both of the Sephis themes;
• an academic curriculum vitae (maximum of 3 pages);
• a letter testifying to institutional affiliation;
• two original referee's reports;
• a budget; and
• a timetable.

In addition, applications at the post-doctoral level should include:

• an indication of the form of publication (book, article etc.); and
• a copy of the PhD certificate, or - and only in the case of non-availability of PhD certificate - copies of 3 articles in international refereed magazines.

In addition, applications at the PhD level should include:

• a letter of recommendation by the thesis supervisor.

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