SSHAP Phase 3 Fellowship applications

The Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) is launching Phase 3 of our Fellowship Programme to begin in May 2022. Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Wellcome Trust, SSHAP is looking for future leaders in social science to be able apply their knowledge to humanitarian emergencies in a locally relevant way.

The Fellowship will include:

• 1:1 mentoring with a SSHAP expert
• Tailored professional training programme (including network mapping and communications skills)
• Opportunities to learn from peers and share experiences
• Forums to shape discourse and dialogue
• Support in developing an operational briefing to be published and promoted via SSHAP channels

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Fellowship you must:

• Be a national of and currently living in a lower- or middle-income country.
• Be either 1) a social scientist with research experience or 2) a public health or humanitarian response practitioner in a position to influence design and/or rollout of humanitarian activities.
• We will also ask all applicants to provide one referee.

Dates and duration

• 2 May 2022 – 29 July 2022 (approximately one day per week over 3 months)
• Final workshop to be held in December 2022 with Fellows from previous phases
• All stages of this Fellowship – including the final workshop – will be held online.

Honorarium

Each Fellow will receive an honorarium of £2,000.

To apply

Complete the online application form.

Closing date: 28 March 2022, 22:00 GMT

Applicants will be informed of the result of their applications by email by the middle of April.