Competition
IUSSP Early Career Award 2027 (Africa Region)
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 1 November 2026, 10 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- resident in an African country at the time of nomination
- a PhD, with no more than 7 years since completion
- Where
- Africa region; presentation by webinar
A regional award recognising an outstanding early-career population researcher based in Africa. It is nomination-based: you cannot apply directly, you must be nominated by IUSSP members. Winners get a webinar to present their work and public recognition.
The facts
- What you get
- No cash award stated
- Where
- Africa region; presentation by webinar
- How long
- Award cycle for 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
- resident in an African country at the time of nomination
- a PhD, with no more than 7 years since completion
- IUSSP membership and nomination supported by at least 5 IUSSP members from more than one country
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
A short application, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
It asks for something outside the usual documents; read it below.
In their words: “Nomination by at least 5 IUSSP members from more than one country, at least 3 from the region”
2. Dates
- Closes 1 November 2026, in 10 days.
- Aim to send it by 29 October 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 competition
General advice from us, the same for every competition. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Read the rules and the judging criteria first, and write to them.
- Check who owns your work after you enter. The rules usually say.
- Submit a day early. Upload pages are often slow near a deadline.
If there is an interview or a test
- If there is a final or a pitch, practise out loud and time yourself.
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 International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)'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 International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)'s own website on 14 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.