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IFRA-Nairobi is offering fieldwork grants to masters and doctoral students to conduct research in 2016 in one of the five East African countries covered by the Institute: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda.IFRA’s main research themes include: political dynamics, culture and society, economy and land issues.The following topics are currently top priority for IFRA:Elections in East Africa : institutions&#38; performancesViolence, security : daily practices, discourses, local trajectoriesInformal trade and rural-urban linkagesLarge scale investmentsSocial inequalities, morality and authorityNote that all applications will be reviewed and that some of the grants will be given to students of non priority topics.The application form can be downloaded here: http://ifra-nairobi.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Fieldwork-grants.pdf and should be sent by October 31st, 2015Feedback will be given before November 20th, 2015.