FAQs

1. Is this a paid fellowship? This is a paid fellowship. Compensation is contingent upon a monthly assessment. Please beware that we do not consider financial compensation until a fellow is inducted.

2. How competitive is the program? We received approximately 2,000 applications in 2024/2025. Sixty applicants were invited to the 5-week training. We inducted 25 as writing fellows.

3. Do you accept applications for senior fellowships? No.

4. What qualifications do I need? An applicant has to be enrolled in, or must have graduated from, an African institution of higher learning. Or, be an African pursuing higher education outside the continent.

5. When does the program start and end? 5-week training runs from 21 May 2024 to 18 June 2024. The writing fellowship starts on July 8, 2024, and ends on July 8, 2025.

6. Where is the program taken? The program, from the 5-week training to the last day of the writing fellowship, is done entirely online.

7. Is there an application fee? No

8. Is there an admission fee? No

9. What is SFL? It is an abbreviation for Students For Liberty; African Liberty is a project of SFL.

10. Who should I contact for questions? Please contact the editor, ibrahim Anoba (ianoba@africanliberty.org)

11. When does the application close? April 30, 2025.