Residency
Bodleian African Studies Visiting Fellowship 2027 to 2028
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 27 November 2026, 36 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- affiliated with a university in Sub-Saharan Africa
- postdoctoral, or a doctoral student who has submitted the thesis
- Where
- On site. Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, UK.
A historian at a university in Sub-Saharan Africa gets up to GBP 2,200 a month to research in Oxford's libraries.
The facts
- What you get
- Up to GBP 2,200 a month. The funds may be taxed.
- Where
- Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, UK.
- How long
- At least one month, between 1 August 2027 and 31 July 2028.
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- affiliated with a university in Sub-Saharan Africa
- postdoctoral, or a doctoral student who has submitted the thesis
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
A short application, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
The listing does not say what it needs. When you open their page, write down everything it asks for before you start.
2. Dates
- Closes 27 November 2026, in 36 days.
- Aim to send it by 24 November 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a residency
General advice from us, the same for every residency. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Describe the work you will do during the residency, and show recent work that makes it believable.
- Check what is covered: travel, a place to stay, a fee to you, materials.
If there is an interview or a test
- Be ready to talk about your work and why this place and this time.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford's own website on 18 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.