Makerere University
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As a final grant for the doctoral program in social studies at Makerere Institute for Social Research (MISR)
Date
Mar. 05, 2026
Duration
24 months
Description
The Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR),establishedin 2012 at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, is a postgraduate training institute with a mission to revitalize education in the social sciences and humanities in Africa, and has received Carnegie support since 2017. MISR’s interdisciplinary MPhil/PhD program has become a model for rigorous research training in the social sciences and humanities in Africa, combining coursework, theory, and empirical research. Over its first decade, MISR hasgraduated12 PhDs and over 60 MPhils. With renewed Carnegie support, this final grant will allow MISR to offer final support for PhD and postdoc fellowships, research thematic groups, scholarly engagement, academic publications, and enhancing its academic library.
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As a final grant for competitive fellowships for early-career academics at Makerere University and four Ugandan partner public universities
Date
Sep. 12, 2024
Duration
30 months
Description
Makerere University is one of the oldest and most prominent public universities in Africa. Over the past two decades, the Corporation has supported various programs at the University, including institutional strengthening, gender equity, advancement of faculty with PhD, and postdoctoral research and publications. With renewed grant, Makerere will continue to support early-career academics at the postdoctoral stage with emphasis on research skills, research communication, and gender inclusivity at the University and the four partner public universities in Ghana, namely Busitema University, Gulu University, Kyambogo University, and Mbarara University.
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For a doctoral program in social studies at the Makerere Institute of Social Research
Date
Mar. 09, 2023
Duration
36 months
Description
Support for the social sciences and humanities disciplines in sub-Saharan Africa is critical to developing future African leaders and engaged citizens. Yet the disciplines are often characterized by weak undergraduate training, and doctoral programs that lack coursework, research, and theory rooted in Africa. To address these gaps, the doctoral program in social studies at the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), launched in 2012, has developed a rigorous coursework and research-based, interdisciplinary curriculum. With support from the Corporation and others, fifty-seven masters and twelve PhDs have graduated to date. Corporation renewed support will fund additional doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships and visiting fellows; augment MISR’s digital library and publications; and strengthen MISR’s capacity to provide materials and instruction online.
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For competitive fellowships for early-career academics at Makerere University and four Ugandan partner public universities
Date
Mar. 10, 2022
Duration
30 months
Description
To achieve its goal of becoming a premier research-led university, Makerere University is increasing its capacity to nurture talented emerging researchers in Uganda, assisting them to strengthen their research, publication, outreach, and postgraduate supervision skills. Building on the success of previous programs, Makerere will support a university-wide competition to identify early-career faculty with the potential to become research leaders and award fifteen of them with comprehensive research fellowships. To enhance research collaboration, Makerere will also extend the model to ten early-career faculty at four Ugandan public universities, also selected through a competitive process. The twenty-five fellowships, awarded with gender equity as a chief consideration, will include funding for research, disciplinary training, departmental strengthening, and publication support.
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As a one-time only grant for an international conference to commemorate thirty years of the School of Women and Gender Studies
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
13 months
Description
Makerere University’s School of Women and Gender Studies (SGWS) is home to Africa’s oldest and largest institute on gender. Celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, SGWS will host a three-day global conference, drawing expertise from government, civil society, industry, and thirty gender schools across the continent and Global South. Participants collectively will explore ways African universities can enhance teaching and research on gender in addressing Africa’s development challenges, mobilize new networks and research collaboration, and celebrate African gender and feminist scholarship. Planned for August 25-27, 2021, the conference will accommodate blended participation, with in-person local and international attendance where possible and digital participation via livestream. The grant will fund conference attendance of keynote speakers, increased digital capacity, and a special journal issue.
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For the doctoral program in social studies at the Makerere Institute of Social Research
Date
Mar. 04, 2021
Duration
24 months
Description
Doctoral programs by coursework and research are rare in the social sciences in African universities, as are programs that encourage the development of theory rooted in Africa. The doctoral program in social studies at the Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR), launched in 2012, seeks to improve social science training on the continent. The program provides contextually-relevant training to students from across Africa, taught by a mix of African and visiting international scholars, through a rigorous, interdisciplinary five-year curriculum. To date, the program has graduated thirty-five students with MPhils, and nine have completed doctorates. Corporation support will fund additional doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships, augment digital library holdings and the MISR publications program, and strengthen MISR’s capacity to provide materials and instruction online.
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For a competitive fellowship program for early-career academics
Date
Sep. 12, 2019
Duration
36 months
Description
To achieve its goal of becoming a research-led university, Makerere University must increase its capacity to nurture and retain talented emerging researchers, assisting them to strengthen their research, publication, outreach, and postgraduate supervision skills. This grant will support a university-wide competition to identify potential research leaders at the lecturer level—holding a PhD with a promising postdoctoral research track record—and award fifteen of them with comprehensive research fellowships. Fellowships will include funding for research, disciplinary training, departmental strengthening, and publication support, with at least seven fellowships awarded to women. Under the guidance of a mentor, fellows will supervise a master’s student, produce at least two peer-reviewed publications, and disseminate research results to an appropriate public audience.
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For the doctoral program in social studies at the Makerere Institute for Social Research
Date
Mar. 02, 2017
Duration
48 months
Description
The doctoral program in social studies at the Makerere Institute for Social Research (MISR), launched in 2012, uses a rigorous coursework-based, interdisciplinary, five-year curriculum to provide contextually-relevant training to students from across the continent. Each year, up to ten students enter the program, where they spend their first two years taking seminars—categorized into political, historical, and cultural studies and political economy—and their third year participating in a research colloquium, taking a comprehensive exam, beginning their proposal, and, acting as a tutorial assistant in Makerere’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students spend the last two years on dissertation research and writing. Students also join one of three research groups active at MISR. Corporation support will provide sixty one-year fellowships over the three-year period to a mix of MPhil and PhD students. Support will also contribute to the costs of the Beyond Criminal Justice and Land research groups.
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For a competitive postdoctoral research support program
Date
Mar. 02, 2017
Duration
48 months
Description
The period immediately following completion of the doctoral degree is a critical time for an African academic. Little postdoctoral research support is available, while the pressures of teaching and university administration often distract the scholar from conducting and publishing additional research. The result, for some, is professional stagnation, while others depart for more conducive research environments. At Makerere University, eighty-one doctoral students—who have benefited from the university’s Next Generation of African Academics postgraduate program since its inception in 2010—will comprise the pool of eligible applicants for postdoctoral support. Through a competitive process, the university will select up to fifteen postdoctoral fellows, who will form teams to carry out a research project. These teams will include an additional early-career researcher, a master’s degree student, and a senior mentor. The teams will receive funds for research and dissemination of results and will benefit from training in a variety of research skills as well as in writing for public and policy audiences.
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As a final grant for postgraduate training and research programs to advance scholarship and improve the retention of African academics
Date
Dec. 08, 2016
Duration
6 months
Description
Makerere University’s project to train and retain a new generation of academics has provided masters, doctoral, and postdoctoral support to 147 scholars and scientists since its inception in 2010. The project has also stimulated the publication of a range of books, journal articles, and working papers, while skill-building workshops have trained faculty members in scholarly writing, writing policy briefs, and research management. This grant will allow the university to support the completion of two doctorates, the continuing studies of twelve doctoral students, and program administration and management.
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As a final grant for postgraduate training and research programs to advance scholarship and improve the retention of African academics
Date
Sep. 12, 2013
Duration
60 months
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For building a local collection of books
Date
Dec. 13, 2012
Duration
15 months
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For a challenge grant to match fundraising by the University to continue the Female Scholarship Initiative
Date
Sep. 22, 2011
Duration
120 months
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For facilitating and managing a reference group of four African Universities focused on the next generation of African academics
Date
Jun. 09, 2011
Duration
30 months
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For postgraduate training and research programs to advance scholarship and improve the retention of African academics
Date
Sep. 16, 2010
Duration
24 months
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For development of a master of science curriculum in natural products by the RISE-African Natural Products Training Network
Date
Sep. 10, 2009
Duration
12 months
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Toward the library collection of Makerere University- main library
Date
Jun. 11, 2009
Duration
41 months
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As a final grant toward institutional development
Date
Sep. 27, 2007
Duration
36 months
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As a final grant for a scholarship program for undergraduate women
Date
Jun. 14, 2007
Duration
48 months
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For the completion of the automation of the Makerere University main library
Date
Sep. 27, 2007
Duration
57 months
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Toward an international conference on the role of universities in ICT-enabled development
Date
Sep. 30, 2004
Duration
53 months
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For institutional development
Date
Sep. 30, 2004
Duration
104 months
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For a scholarship program for undergraduate women
Date
Jun. 09, 2004
Duration
36 months