Global Africa Translation Fellowship 2025
- Omran Aburayya
- Mar 30
- 3 min read
If you're a scholar or translator passionate about bringing African and African Diaspora literature to a broader audience, applications are now open for the fifth cohort of the Global Africa Translation Fellowship 2025. Offered by The Africa Institute, this fellowship provides grants of up to $5,000 to support the translation of significant works into English or Arabic, with consideration for other languages as well. This non-residential fellowship enables recipients to undertake their projects remotely, aiming to make important texts in African and African Diaspora studies accessible worldwide. Details in this article.
Global Africa Translation Fellowship Summary
Location: Remote
Host Institution: The Africa Institute
Academic Level: Scholars and translators
Target Group: Individuals from the Global South
Fields of Focus: Translation of works from the African continent and its diaspora
Award Value : Grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, depending on the project's quality and scope
Award Duration: Flexible, aligned with project feasibility
Application Deadline: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Start Date: Upon selection and agreement
Eligible To: Scholars and translators from the Global South with a background in translation, literature, or African and African Diaspora studies
Global Africa Translation Fellowship Overview
The Global Africa Translation Fellowship is part of The Africa Institute's African Languages and Translation Program. It supports projects that may include retranslations of classic texts, translations of previously untranslated works, poetry, prose, or critical theory collections. Both works-in-progress and new projects feasible for completion within the grant's timeframe are eligible. The fellowship aims to bridge linguistic and cultural gaps by making significant African texts more widely available.
Fellowship Benefits
Financial Support: Grants between $1,000 and $5,000, based on the project's quality and scope.
Flexible Work Environment: As a non-residential fellowship, recipients can complete their projects remotely.
Archival Contribution: A copy of the completed translation will be archived at The Africa Institute for documentation purposes.
Eligibility Criteria
Origin: Applicants must be from the Global South.
Expertise: A background in translation, literature, or African and African Diaspora studies is required.
Project Scope: The translation project can be a work-in-progress or a new initiative that fits within the grant's timeframe.
Commitment: Demonstrated capacity to complete the proposed project.
Application Procedure
To be considered for the Global Africa Translation Fellowship, prepare the following:
1. Curriculum Vitae (CV): A two-page CV detailing institutional affiliation, educational qualifications (including the highest degree received), and key publications or works produced.
2. Project Proposal: A two-page summary (single-spaced, font size 12) outlining the translation project, its significance, justification for retranslation (if applicable), and proposed completion dates.
3. Sample Translation: A 4–5-page sample (double-spaced, font size 12) of the original text and its translation.
4. Copyright Status: If the work is not in the public domain, include a copy of the copyright notice from the original text and a letter from the copyright holder stating that translation rights are available.
Submission Guidelines:
Combine all required documents into a single PDF file named in the format: GATF_LASTNAME-FIRSTNAME.pdf.
Use the same format for the email subject line: GATF_LASTNAME-FIRSTNAME application.
Send the PDF as an email attachment to (applications@theafricainstitute.org)
🗓️ Application Deadline: May 15, 2025
ℹ️ For more details and official application guidelines, visit The Africa Institute's official website.
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