OUR STORY

About ARIN Fellowship

Connecting brilliant minds across 41 countries to drive research excellence and create lasting impact in critical sectors

300+ Researchers
41Countries
Our Story

Transforming Africa's Research Landscape

Over the last decades, Africa has experienced intense research and policy activities in various sectors especially health, agriculture, energy, science and technology, and lately climate change among others.

However, research in the continent remains uncoordinated, with little in-continent learning and poor networking among researchers. The continent lacks impact networks – dedicated platforms for bringing African researchers and policymakers to engage in periodic dialogue, learning, and capability building towards creating research and policy impact.

"Consequently, there is little understanding of best research practices and impact practices taking place in various African contexts and what works or not."

It is in this context that the ARIN Network launched the ARIN Fellowship program which brings together over 200 researchers from thirty-eight countries in . The fellowship program consists of a network of talented researchers and technocrats across Africa who have been undertaking research in various fields including natural resource management, climate change, agriculture, forestry, energy, water, and cities to leverage their knowledge and experiences in promoting research excellence and impact pathways.

Our Impact Network

300+ Researchers

Talented researchers and technocrats across 41 countries working in natural resource management, climate change, agriculture, forestry, energy, water, and cities.

Mission

The ARIN Africa Science-Policy Fellowship Programme seeks to identify and leverage on evidence to flexibly and innovatively contribute to Africa's research transformation, policy analysis and capacity building.

Vision

The ARIN Africa Science-Policy Fellowship Program envisions a future where scientific advancements are seamlessly integrated into public policy to address Africa's most pressing development challenges.

41 Countries

Spanning across Africa, creating platforms for cross-border collaboration and knowledge exchange among researchers and policymakers.

Building the Future Together

The ARIN Fellowship program brings together over 300 researchers from forty-one countries, focused on peer learning and transformative research practices across Africa.

300+
Researchers

Combined team experience in research and policy activities

41
Countries

Countries represented across Africa

10+
Years Experience

Years of promoting research excellence

What We Do

Fellowship Activities

Discover our comprehensive programs designed to foster research excellence and innovation across Africa

ARIN Friday Reviews

Weekly flagship sessions where Fellows present research, receive peer feedback, and engage in interdisciplinary discussions across ARIN’s 2026 thematic areas.

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Mentorship & Capacity Building

Structured training programs including monthly workshops with Taylor & Francis, AI for Climate Resilience training, and the Summer School on Just Energy Transition.

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Research Mini-Grants

Competitive small grant opportunities supporting policy-relevant research in climate adaptation, AI for climate resilience, biodiversity integration, and SDG governance.

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Knowledge Products & Publications

Opportunities to contribute to ARIN’s flagship reports, policy briefs, special issues, and book volumes to ensure research informs policy and practice across Africa.

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Get in Touch

We're here to answer your questions and support your research journey

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info@arin-africa.org

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