University of Cape Town
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As a final grant for support for Developing Emerging Academic Leaders (DEAL) and the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA)
Date
Mar. 05, 2026
Duration
24 months
Description
The University of Cape Town (UCT) has contributed to developing African academic leadership and research training with support from Carnegie Corporation since 2011, particularly through two programs: Developing Emerging Academic Leaders (DEAL) and the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA). With Carnegie support, UCT has trained 272 doctoral, postdoc, and research fellows to date who have generated significant scholarly outputs and secured academic appointments primarily within Africa, contributing to knowledge production and academic retention in Africa. In this final phase of Carnegie support to DEAL and HUMA, UCT will award PhD, postdoc, early-career and visiting fellowships,establishcollaborative networks for researchers, and provide writing workshops and professional development opportunities to strengthen research productivity and leadership pathways.
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For support for the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA)
Date
Sep. 11, 2025
Duration
24 months
Description
The African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA), established in 2013, hosts the largest convening of scholars in African Studies in Africa through its biennial conference, and provides a platform for early-career researchers, intergenerational scholarly exchange, and transdisciplinary dialogue. With Corporation support, ASAA will pilot a PhD completion fellowship program for Africa-based scholars in African Studies, support conference participation in the sixth biennial conference, as well as media communications and fellow publications.
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For Developing Emerging Academic Leaders (DEAL) and the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA)
Date
Sep. 15, 2022
Duration
36 months
Description
African universities play a critical role in building the continent’s research ecosystem to ensure sustainable solutions to the continent’s grand challenges. As a leading research university on the continent, University of Cape Town (UCT), through its Developing Emerging Academic Leaders (DEAL) program and its Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA)aims to build and retain a strong cohort of future academics trained within thematic research hubs and linked to international networks. Corporation renewed support for DEAL and HUMAwill contribute to improving the credentials and research productivity of the continent’semerging scholarsthrough doctoral, postdoctoral, and early-career fellowships in addition to international conference participation.
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For support of e/merge Africa e-learning professional development network
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
30 months
Description
COVID-19 necessitated a global reliance on educational technology. Although African universities have invested in remote learning infrastructure, there have been few opportunities to improve the educational technology skills of African university staff. Founded in 2014, e/merge Africa is an online professional development network based at University of Cape Town that aims to offer such opportunities to African universities. Corporation support will enable e/merge Africa to further expand its programs of workshops, mentorships, online courses, and the deployment of the diaspora to support e-learning projects on the continent.
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For participation of African scholars in The International Summit on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa 2020
Date
Jun. 04, 2020
Duration
22 months
Description
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out a wide-ranging and ambitious agendato resolve some of the world’s most intractable and complex problems. While research is crucial to achieving the SDGs, the vast majority of research in this area is dominated by the Global North.It is critical that African knowledge and thought-leadership is brought to bear on finding sustainable approaches to advancing the SDGs. Toward this end, the University of Cape Townwill host TheInternational Summit on the SDGs in Africa 2020 in partnership with African and global university networks. Planned for April20-22, 2020, the Summit will aim to mobilizeresearchcollaboration and acceleratethe pace and scale of effortsto achieve the SDGs. Corporation support will allow participation of fifty-one African scholars at the Summit.
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For Developing Emerging Academic Leaders (DEAL) and the Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA)
Date
Jun. 04, 2020
Duration
36 months
Description
African universities play a critical role in ensuring that local knowledge is brought to bear on sustainable solutions to the continent’s grand challenges. As a leading research university on the continent, University of Cape Town (UCT), through its Developing Emerging Academic Leaders (DEAL) program and its Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), aims to build and retain a strong cohort of future academics trained within thematic research hubs and linked to international networks. Corporation renewed support for DEAL, and initial support for HUMA, will contribute to improving the credentials and research productivity of the continent’s emerging scholars, through forty-three doctoral, postdoctoral, and early-career competitive fellowships.
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For support of e/merge Africa e-learning professional development network
Date
Sep. 13, 2018
Duration
36 months
Description
African universities are increasingly requiring infrastructure and staff capabilities for online blended learning. During 2016 student protest campus shutdowns in South Africa, vice chancellors required faculty to deploy blended learning remotely to avoid delays in course completion, for example. In this context, e/merge Africa, a professional development network, draws on African and global expertise to bring educators, educational technologists, and administrators together to learn about innovative approaches to teaching with technology. Since inception in 2014, e/merge Africa has grown to over one thousand participants from thirty-four African countries. With Corporation renewed support, e/merge Africa will develop an online workshop series on teaching with technology, facilitate short courses, and support researchers to build capacity of the next generation of academics.
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For Developing Emerging Academic Leaders through postdoctoral support
Date
Mar. 02, 2017
Duration
54 months
Description
It takes approximately ten years for a recent doctoral graduate to become a principle investigator capable of leading a research initiative supported by external funding. Postdoctoral positions help to acclimate and retain doctoral graduates in an academic research setting. Earlier investments in the University of Cape Town (UCT) have produced a cohort of 117 academics, including women and people of color in the fields of infectious diseases, civil engineering and economics. These academics form a pool for competitively selected postdoctoral fellowships. With Corporation support, UCT will offer twenty-two postdoctoral and four early-career research fellowships to the best alumni of previous support. The fellowships will aim to further strengthen their academic capacity and research outputs, and increase their ability to secure appointments at African universities.
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For curation and dissemination of the Center of Innovation in Learning and Teaching’s open educational resources
Date
Jun. 04, 2015
Duration
31 months
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For a workshop on the online discoverability of African research
Date
Mar. 06, 2014
Duration
17 months
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For a conference on strategies to overcome poverty and inequality
Date
Sep. 13, 2012
Duration
12 months
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Final grant for postgraduate training and research programs to advance scholarship and improve the retention of African academics
Date
Dec. 13, 2012
Duration
48 months
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For a postgraduate program in educational technology and an African eLearning network.
Date
Sep. 13, 2012
Duration
132 months
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For a planning grant for an African eLearning network
Date
Jun. 09, 2011
Duration
15 months
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Toward 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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Toward a model for research support: integrating skills, scholarship and technology in building a library consortium in South Africa
Date
Jun. 11, 2009
Duration
45 months
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For a higher education e-learning post-graduate fellowship program coordinated by the Centre for Educational Technology
Date
Mar. 05, 2009
Duration
66 months
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Toward institutional transformation and an employment equity program
Date
Mar. 06, 2008
Duration
51 months
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For an undergraduate scholarship program to promote black female students in science and engineering
Date
Dec. 04, 2008
Duration
72 months
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For an international workshop on building digital library collections and services in Africa
Date
Mar. 01, 2007
Duration
18 months
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Toward planning an African university e-learning initiative, coordinated by the Centre for Educational Technology
Date
Mar. 01, 2007
Duration
12 months
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For African participation in a higher education management training seminar for women
Date
Jun. 08, 2006
Duration
7 months
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For expansion and enrichment of collections of African literature
Date
Sep. 28, 2006
Duration
12 months
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As a final grant for development of science and engineering capacity in selected African universities
Date
Sep. 28, 2006
Duration
60 months
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Toward a model university library system
Date
Jun. 08, 2006
Duration
36 months
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For African participation in a higher education management training seminar for women
Date
Dec. 07, 2006
Duration
59 months
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Toward African participation in a higher education management training seminar for women
Date
Mar. 03, 2005
Duration
7 months
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As a final grant toward the establishment of a master's degree program in structural biology, in partnership with the University of the Western Cape
Date
Sep. 29, 2005
Duration
39 months
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One-time funding toward the Chancellor's Challenge, to support scholarships in honor of Alan Pifer
Date
Jun. 09, 2005
Duration
22 months
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For an undergraduate scholarship program to promote black female students in science and engineering
Date
Sep. 29, 2005
Duration
36 months
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Toward institutional transformation and an employment equity program
Date
Mar. 03, 2005
Duration
40 months
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Toward African participation in a higher education management training seminar for women
Date
Apr. 08, 2004
Duration
8 months