The African Humanities Association (AHA), hosted at the University of Ghana, has received a $900,000 grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York to support the Enhancing Humanities Research in Africa (EHURA) project.

The three-year initiative, running from October 2025 to September 2028, will strengthen humanities scholarship across all six of AHA’s geographical regions: Anglophone West Africa, East Africa, Francophone West and Central Africa, Lusophone Africa, North Africa, and Southern Africa.

The EHURA programme represents a major investment in the next generation of African humanities scholars. As reported by AHA, the initiative will provide postdoctoral fellowships for early-career researchers, establish a residency and mentorship programme with special support for female academics, investigate the role of artificial intelligence in reshaping African narratives, create a peer-reviewed journal for African humanities scholarship, and expand international partnerships through joint research, publications, and academic exchanges.

The grant enables AHA to launch its inaugural postdoctoral fellowship awards for 2025/2026. The fellowships offer $12,000 in research grant support to cover expenses including data collection, fieldwork, and writing support. Successful fellows will also gain access to mentorship and capacity-building workshops, participation in EHURA/AHA scholarly networks and conferences, and opportunities for publication through the AHA Book Series and Journal. The nine-month fellowships will run from March to November 2026.

“This award underscores the importance of supporting rigorous scholarship and fostering the next generation of African researchers,” AHA stated. “Through EHURA, AHA will continue to strengthen the capacity of scholars, promote cross-disciplinary collaboration, and enrich the intellectual landscape of the continent.”

This marks a significant step toward building the kind of robust infrastructure needed to support humanities research across Africa. The African Humanities Association extends its appreciation to Carnegie Corporation of New York for its philanthropic support in advancing the humanities in Africa.

Congratulations to AHA on this transformative grant!