Social sciences opportunities

EMMIR Erasmus Mundus consortium

EMMIR Edition 14, Erasmus Mundus Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations

EMMIR Edition 14 is a two year Erasmus Mundus master's degree in Migration and Intercultural Relations run by eight partner institutions across Europe, Africa and Asia, with Erasmus Mundus scholarships open to applicants of any nationality and applications closing on 20 December 2026.

Deadline

December 20, 2026

Location

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Funding or benefit

Applicants for Edition 14 can apply for an Erasmus Mundus scholarship, which provides funding to selected students. The programme page prints no cash figure, so no amount is claimed here.

EMMIR Consortium

EMMIR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Edition 14

Applications are open for EMMIR, the European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations, a two year joint master's studied across three countries. Erasmus+ scholarship holders receive EUR 1,400 a month for 24 months with insurance and registration fees covered. The scholarship deadline is 20 December 2026.

Eligibility: Open to applicants of any country, with no requirement to belong to a particular nationality or continent

Deadline

December 20, 2026

Location

Germany, Norway, Italy

Funding or benefit

Erasmus+ scholarship holders receive EUR 1,400 per month for 24 months, with health insurance and university registration and student service fees covered.

Durham University, Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Durham University PhD Studentships in Transformative Humanities 2027

Durham University is offering up to eleven fully funded PhD studentships for research that works across its Transformative Humanities framework, starting in October 2027. Two of the awards are open to overseas students at overseas tuition level, so applicants writing from Nigeria or elsewhere in Africa can compete. Applications close at noon UK time on 15 January 2027.

Eligibility: Accepted onto a Durham University PhD programme with a supervisory team led by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities or the Faculty of Social Sciences

Deadline

January 15, 2027

Location

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Funding or benefit

Each award covers tuition fees at home or overseas level and pays a stipend for 3.5 years full time or seven years part time at the rate set by UK Research and Innovation, with additional funding opportunities and access to training and placement resources. Durham publishes no fixed stipend figure for this scheme.

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

Harry Frank Guggenheim African Fellow Awards 2027

A two year fellowship for African doctoral scholars researching violence, carrying fieldwork research grants of $10,000 each plus a methods workshop, mentoring, conference sponsorship and publication support. Applications for the 2027 cohort close on 1 March 2027.

Eligibility: Applicants may be citizens of any country

Deadline

March 1, 2027

Location

Nigeria

Funding or benefit

Fieldwork research grants of $10,000 each, held inside a two year fellowship that also carries a methods workshop, mentoring, conference sponsorship and writing support.