Deadline: 30th November 2025, at 23:59h (Madrid-CET+1 time).
The Women for Africa Foundation is pleased to announce its 11th edition of the Science by Women program. This program, which is a fundamental pillar of the Foundation, aims to promote African women leadership in scientific research and technology transfer to address key challenges faced by Africa in areas such as health, agriculture, food security, water, mathematics, astronomy, energy and climate change.
It consists of a 6-month post-doctoral fellowship program in collaboration with recognized Spanish Centers of Excellence, thus ensuring excellence in scientific research in various fields. Since its first edition, the program has involved 33 institutions, benefiting more than 170 African women researchers.
Science by Women is based on the capacity of African women researchers to lead the continent transition towards an economy based on knowledge and innovation. It seeks to address the social, structural and economic barriers that limit their participation in science and technology in order to reduce the gender gap in these fields for the long-term progress and equitable growth of African countries.
In this edition, the program offers 17 fellowships in 15 research centers of excellence, thanks to the unwavering commitment of more than 50 program partners , including research institutions, universities and public and private funders, such as the CSIC, the Government of the Canary Islands, the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, the CSAI Foundation, Abertis Foundation, Fisabio Foundation and FUHNPAIN, among others.
Benefits
- Round flights from their city of origin to their host city up to 1800 euro;
- Refund of visa fees and any administrative or transportation costs derived from the visa application process up to 400 euro, always subject to the presentation of the corresponding receipts or invoices;
- Possibility of financial aid to participate in seminars or congresses during the period of the fellowship in Spain, after proper evaluation from the Science by Women program’s team;
- Possibility to participate in all in-person or online events organized by the Foundation or the host institution during the months of the fellowship;
- Joining the N.O.W. is Africa Network, a space for connection, exchange and opportunities among the fellows of the program.
EligibilityÂ
- Being a woman and having the nationality and residence in an African country.
- Holding a PhD in the sciences area of expertise at the time of submitting the
application or proof of having it by the time of the start of the fellowship - Having a current or recent contractual relationship with a university or a public or private
organization based in Africa dedicated to scientific research. - Meet the specific requirements for each host institution you are applying for.
- Only one application per person will be accepted, but each application can
include up to 2 preferences of host institution. - Beneficiaries of previous editions are not eligible.
Required Document
IMPORTANT:Â Files containing the required documentation must meet the following requirements:
- Formats:Â PNG, GIF, JPG, JPEG, PDF, DOC, DOCX, PPT, or RTF.
- Maximum size:Â 4 MB.
If the files do not meet these requirements, the application will not allow you to upload them, and your request will not be valid.
To apply you will need to attach the following documents:
- Passport and National Identification Document
- Profile Picture
- CV
- English language level certificate (it is not compulsory, but recommended)
- Each choice of fellowship must be accompanied by a tailored 3-pages research proposal.
For more information and application.