Open Society’s Civil Society Scholar Awards 2025
Open Society’s Civil Society Scholar Awards 2025 for Doctoral Research Students and Faculties
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants for Open Society’s Civil Society Scholar Awards 2025… Interested apps and procedures on this page to secure this opportunity.
Open Society’s Civil Society Scholar Awards 2025
The Civil Society Scholar Awards (CSSA) support international academic mobility to enable doctoral students and university faculty to access resources that enrich engaged research and critical scholarship in their home country or region.
- Offered annually? Yes
- Type: Research Grants
- Number of Awardees: Not specified
- Eligible Countries: See Below
Eligibility: The awards are open to the following academic populations:
- doctoral students of eligible fields studying at accredited universities inside or outside of their home country
- full-time faculty members teaching at universities in their home country
Candidates must be citizens of the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Haiti, Kosovo, Laos, Libya, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar/Burma, Nepal, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Serbia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Swaziland,Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, or Yemen.
Selection Criteria: Civil Society Scholars are selected on the basis of their outstanding contributions to research or other engagement with local communities, to furthering debates on challenging societal questions, and to strengthening critical scholarship and academic networks within their fields.
Requests for support for first-year tuition and fees only will be considered on the basis of a clearly demonstrated need from doctoral students who have gained admission to universities outside of their home country.
Selected grantees may be invited by CSSA to attend short-term trainings/summer school, and a participant conference during the grant period. Travel costs and accommodation for these events will be covered by CSSA.
Value of Program: Maximum funding requests: $10,000 for doctoral students; $15,000 for faculty members.
The awards support short-term, international academic projects, such as: fieldwork (data collection); research visits to libraries, archives, or universities; course/curriculum development; and international research collaborations leading to peer-reviewed publication.
Duration of Program:
- Project duration: between two and nine months
- Eligible dates: September 1, 2025–August 31, 2025
Application Procedure
Application Form – How to Apply:
Detailed guidelines on the conditions of these awards are available in the Program Webpage link below.
- Online Applications: Applicants are strongly advised to submit their application online.
- Paper Applications: For those wishing to submit a paper application, an application form and budget/timeline template can be downloaded from the Download Files section.
Visit Program Webpage for details
Application Deadline
29th March 2025
For More Information:
Click Here to the Official Webpage of Open Society’s Civil Society Scholar Awards 2025 for Doctoral Research Students and Faculties for more information.
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