Submit your application for The Africa Institute Global Africa Translation Fellowship 2026/2027 for scholars from the Global South ($5,000 grant), offered by The Africa Institute. Review eligibility requirements, funding benefits, key deadlines, and detailed application guidelines.
Application Deadline: March 12, 2026.
Applications are now open for the 2026/2027 Africa Institute Global Africa Translation Fellowship. The fellowship is open to applicants from across the Global South and provides a grant of up to $5,000 to support translations of works from the African continent and its diaspora into English or Arabic. Translations into other languages will also be considered.
This non-residential fellowship allows recipients to undertake their work outside The Africa Institute, Global Studies University (Sharjah, UAE). The fellowship aims to make significant texts in African and African Diaspora studies accessible to a wider global readership.
Funding will range from $1,000 to $5,000, depending on the scope and quality of the proposed project. Eligible projects may include retranslations of classic texts, previously untranslated works, poetry, prose, or collections of critical theory. Projects may be either works-in-progress or newly conceived works feasible for completion within the fellowship period.
Application Requirements
A two-page CV/résumé including institutional affiliation, educational qualifications (highest degree received), and key publications or works produced.
A two-page summary (single-spaced, font 12) describing:
the translation to be undertaken during the fellowship period,
the significance of the work,
justification for a re-translation, if applicable, and
proposed dates of completion (Projects may be works-in-progress or new projects feasible within the grant timeframe).
A 45-page sample (double-spaced, font 12) of the original text(s) alongside the translation.
An explanation of copyright status:
If the work is not in the public domain, include a copy of the copyright notice from the original text, and a letter from the copyright holder confirming that English-language rights are available.
How to Apply
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Application Deadline: Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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