The Africa Institute Global Africa Translation Fellowship 2025/2026 for scholars ($5,000 grant)
The Africa Institute invites applications for the 2026 Global Africa Translation Fellowship, an esteemed initiative under its African Languages and Translation Program. Now in its fifth year, this fellowship provides an opportunity for scholars, translators, and researchers from the Global South to contribute to the accessibility and preservation of African and African Diaspora literature by translating significant works into English or Arabic. Other languages may also be considered depending on the project’s relevance and scope.
About the Fellowship
The Global Africa Translation Fellowship is a non-residential program, allowing scholars the flexibility to undertake translation projects outside the physical premises of The Africa Institute, Sharjah, UAE. This fellowship aims to bridge linguistic and cultural gaps by making important African and African Diaspora texts more widely available to a global audience. By doing so, it enriches academic discourse, supports the dissemination of African literary and scholarly contributions, and fosters intercultural engagement.
Grant Details
The fellowship provides funding ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, depending on the scope, quality, and significance of the proposed translation project. The selection committee will assess the feasibility and impact of the project before determining the final grant amount.
Requirements
- This is a non-residential fellowship that permits the recipient scholar to finish the work exterior of The Africa Institute (Sharjah, UAE). The intention of the fellowship is to make vital texts in African and African Diaspora research accessible to a wider readership the world over.
Application Requirements
- A two-page CV/résumé together with institutional affiliation, academic {qualifications}, together with highest diploma acquired, and key publications/works produced
- A two-page abstract (single-spaced, font 12) explaining the interpretation to be undertaken in the course of the fellowship interval, a proof of the significance of the work, a justification for a re-translation, if relevant, and proposed dates of completion. The challenge could also be a work-in-progress or a brand new challenge that matches inside the timeframe of the grant.
- A 4–5-page (double-spaced, font 12) pattern of the unique textual content(s) and translation.
- An rationalization of the work’s copyright standing: If the work just isn’t within the public area, please embody a duplicate of the copyright discover from the unique textual content, and a letter from the copyright holder stating that English language rights to the work can be found.
Application Deadline: April 17, 2025
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