Carleton University
Project Title
For support for advancing indigenous knowledge and engagement on migration in Africa
Date
Mar. 05, 2026
Duration
36 months
Description
Carleton University, a leading research institution based in Ottawa, Canada, holds long-standing partnerships with African universities and networks focused on Indigenous knowledge, migration, and displacement, and has supported research that advances locally grounded, policy-relevant approaches to peacebuilding and development. This proposed projectseeksto center the knowledge and agency of Indigenous and refugee communities in African border regions. With Carnegie support, Carleton University and its African network partners will implement fellowships, community-based research, regional and cross-regional convenings, policy dialogues, and engagement with regional organizations, to advance community-rooted approaches to border governance, peacebuilding, and socio-economic transformation.
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Project Title
As a one-time grant for a continental policy forum on the role of the academic diaspora in Africa's development
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
69 months
Description
Rapid growth of the higher education sector in sub-Saharan Africa requires academic staff and resources to accommodate rising enrollment. However, with increased scientific mobility, many sub-Saharan Africans with graduate degrees emigrate. Those who stay abroad constitute an academic diaspora that offers a pool of intellectual resources to train the next generation of African academics. Several ongoing fellowship programs enable African academic diaspora to contribute to Africa’s higher education through postgraduate supervision, training, curriculum development, and joint research opportunities. This grant will support a forum and workshop to showcase innovative models for academic diaspora engagement for African Union Commission member policymakers. The grant will also enable the development of guidelines for implementation and support of diaspora policy.