The Global Africa Translation Fellowship, offered by The Africa Institute, is open for applications to its fourth cohort for the year 2024. The fellowship aims to support the translation of works from the African continent and its diaspora into English or Arabic, with a grant of up to $5,000 available for selected projects. This non-residential fellowship allows scholars to complete their work outside of The Africa Institute, located in Sharjah, UAE. The primary goal of the fellowship is to make important texts in African and African Diaspora studies accessible to a wider readership across the world
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Fellowship Benefits and Requirements
The fellowship provides funding ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, depending on the quality and breadth of the project. The selected projects may include retranslations of old, classic texts, previously untranslated works, poetry, prose, or critical theory collections. The fellowship requires a two-page CV/résumé, a two-page narrative explaining the translation to be undertaken, a 4–5-page sample of the original text(s) and translation, and an explanation of the work’s copyright status. The application deadline for the fellowship is June 1, 2024. The monetary award is disbursed in two halves, with the first half transferred at the start of the project and the second payment transferred upon completion. The Africa Institute also requires a copy of the translation for its archival purposes only
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Application Process
All applications will be reviewed by The Africa Institute’s faculty and research fellows. Recipients will be chosen based on the quality of the proposal and the demonstrated capacity of the applicant to complete the project. The application must include a statement, sample, copyright status (if applicable), and CV, in that order, into a single PDF file
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The Global Africa Translation Fellowship offers a valuable opportunity for scholars to contribute to the accessibility of important texts in African and African Diaspora studies. The fellowship’s support for translations into English or Arabic, along with its non-residential nature, makes it an attractive option for those looking to undertake such projects.
For more details, visit The Africa Institute website.
