Does your organisation or research team meet the specific eligibility requirements for social sciences and humanities fieldwork or archival research?
IFRA-Nigeria has a funding or support opportunity aimed at social sciences and humanities fieldwork or archival research. The geographic reach, applicant type and programme instrument are decisive; not every NGO may apply.
Funding and deadline
- Donor: IFRA-Nigeria
- Funding or support: Up to €1,000 per project
- Closing date: 30 October 2026, 23:59 WAT
- Eligible applicants: Second-year master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral students and researchers in humanities and social sciences
- Eligible geography: Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad and Togo; no nationality restriction
Who is eligible?
Second-year master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral students and researchers in humanities and social sciences
Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad and Togo; no nationality restriction
Important conditions and exclusions
About twelve projects planned for January–October 2027. Awards pay half initially and the remainder after final reporting; research outside the humanities and social sciences is not eligible.
Check whether the programme is a directly accessible grant, an individual award, a research-specific call or an accelerator. Being an African nonprofit or working in the subject area does not automatically make an applicant eligible. Where funding is stated as an average or total programme budget, do not assume it is available to one applicant.
How to prepare
- Identify the correct eligible applicant or lead researcher and confirm legal registration or relevant institutional affiliation.
- Write an evidence-based statement of the specific problem and why the proposed solution is credible.
- Develop realistic outputs, milestones, implementation costs, measurement indicators and an appropriate governance or ethics plan.
- Obtain genuine partner endorsements, references, host invitations or research approvals wherever the funder’s current documents require them.
- Read the exact official terms and application templates and submit in time for the stated deadline and time zone.
Project fit and useful next actions
A sound application should show a close match to social sciences and humanities fieldwork or archival research, a proportionate budget and evidence that the applicant can do what it proposes. Identify the most consequential eligibility restriction before spending time on detailed drafting. Do not use generic proposal material where the funder requires technical methods or a specialist portfolio.
Official application link
Open the official IFRA-Nigeria application or programme information. Read the current instructions, supporting documents and funding criteria; only these control the application.
Frequently asked questions
Who can apply? Second-year master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral students and researchers in humanities and social sciences
Where is the opportunity available? Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Chad and Togo; no nationality restriction
How much funding is available? Up to €1,000 per project
When does the call close? 30 October 2026, 23:59 WAT
What is the most important restriction? About twelve projects planned for January–October 2027. Awards pay half initially and the remainder after final reporting; research outside the humanities and social sciences is not eligible.
What to do next
Use the Africads Funding Readiness Toolkit to examine donor fit and evidence before applying. For proposal drafting, explore GrantsWriterAI and independently validate any generated details. Subscribe to Africads Grant News for future calls.
