Application Deadline: 15
September, 2017
Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) invites applications
for its writing semester
from 1 February to 31
May 2018.
Fellowships
are open to people with
any expertise – previous
Fellows have included
academics, novelists,
scientists, poets,
playwrights, humanities
specialists, independent
researchers and journalists.
JIAS is
a joint initiative of the University of Johannesburg (UJ),
South Africa, and Nanyang Technological University (NTU),
Singapore. Its purpose is to promote advanced research in
the humanities and natural sciences, beyond the regular
teaching and research activities at institutions of higher
learning.
JIAS is the first fully fledged institute of advanced
learning in Gauteng, South Africa’s political and economic
heartland.
JIAS Writing Fellows enjoy a quiet space for work, reflection,
and academic community-building amidst the Melville
Koppies of Johannesburg.
Benefits
• Each Writing Fellow will receive accommodation in one of
12 private residential suites at JIAS;
• Breakfast and lunch each day;
• Access to the facilities of the nearby University of
Johannesburg;
• and
a monthly stipend.
Application Procedure
• To apply, please submit a two-page outline of a writing
proposal, a comprehensive CV, and the name and contact
details of three referees.
• Applications must be sent to jiasinfo@uj.ac.za before 15
September, 2017
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