Grant
IFRA-Nigeria Research Grants 2027 (humanities and social sciences)
IFRA-Nigeria (French Institute for Research in Africa)
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 30 October 2026, 8 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- Second-year master's student, doctoral or postdoctoral student, or researcher
- Project in humanities or social sciences on Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad or Togo, fitting one of IFRA-Nigeria's research axes
- Where
- Fieldwork or archives in nine West and Central African countries
A research grant of up to 1,000 euro for fieldwork or archive stays between January and October 2027 on a humanities or social sciences project in West Africa, with about a dozen projects funded.
The facts
- Where
- Fieldwork or archives in nine West and Central African countries
- How long
- January to October 2027
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
- Second-year master's student, doctoral or postdoctoral student, or researcher
- Project in humanities or social sciences on Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad or Togo, fitting one of IFRA-Nigeria's research axes
Get ready to apply
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A long 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 30 October 2026, in 8 days.
- On the date, the listing says: Application deadline 30 October 2026, 23:59 West African Time, as stated on the call page.
- Aim to send it by 27 October 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
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Tips for applying for a grant
General advice from us, the same for every grant. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Say what the money is for, exactly, and how much of it goes where. A simple budget in a table is enough.
- Describe what you have done so far, with numbers you can prove: customers, people served, sales, months running.
- Check whether they need your business registered, and in which country.
- Answer their questions in their order. Reviewers score each one.
If there is an interview or a test
- Expect questions on your numbers. Know them without reading them.
- Be ready to say what happens to the project if you do not get the grant.
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 IFRA-Nigeria (French Institute for Research in Africa)'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 IFRA-Nigeria (French Institute for Research in Africa)'s own website on 4 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.