Global Africa Translation Fellowship

Opportunity type:  Fellowship

For: Writers

Deadline: 15/05/2025

Rewards: Up to $5,000

Location Eligibility: Some Countries

About this opportunity 

The Africa Institute invites applications to the fifth cohort of the Global Africa Translation Fellowship for the year 2025. The fellowship welcomes applications from across the Global South for a grant of up to $5,000 to complete translations of works from the African continent and its diaspora, into English or Arabic (other languages are considered).

This is a non-residential fellowship that allows the recipient scholar to complete the work outside of The Africa Institute (Sharjah, UAE). The aim of the fellowship is to make important texts in African and African Diaspora studies accessible to a wider readership across the world.

Rewards

The fellowship provides funding in the range of $1,000 to $5,000, depending on the quality and breadth of the project.

Eligibility

The fellowship welcomes applications from across the Global South.

Entry Fee

Free

How to Apply 

Apply using the link: Global Africa Translation Fellowship

All questions regarding this award should be sent to info@theafricainstitute.org