CcHUB Global Summer Research & Practice Fellowship 2026

A project based fellowship for masters and PhD researchers to turn academic research into systems-level impact at CcHUB
Apply for the 2026 Cohort
Application Deadline: 31 March 2026

Focus Areas

Research and
Evidence relating
to Education

Research and Evidence
relating to Creative
Industries

Toolkits for enabling
startups to scale across
Africa

Fellowship Structure & Requirements

Apply for the 2026 Cohort
  • Duration: 8-10 Weeks
  • June through August 2026
  • Commitment: 20-30 Hours/Week
  • Flexible scheduling to accommodate research intensity
  • Modality: Hybrid/Remote-First
  • Optional in-country placement in Lagos, Nairobi, Kigali, or Windhoek
  • Eligibility: Master's/PhD Students
  • Penultimate or final year advanced postgraduate researchers.

Understanding the Fellowship Model

Deliverables & Intellectual Property

What You'll Produce

Fellows produce a comprehensive 15-30 page Research Report or Strategy Brief alongside an Executive Summary. These are high-quality, publishable documents designed for real-world application and academic rigor.

Intellectual Property Rights

CcHUB owns the outputs, fellows are granted a non- commercial license to use the work in your private portfolio and academic profiles. Public dissemination requires CcHUB consent, ensuring strategic alignment with organizational priorities.

Mentorship & Supervision Structure

Our structured support ensures you thrive throughout your fellowship journey.

Shape the future of African innovation

From the rapid evolution of Digital Public Infrastructure to the explosion of the Creative Economy, Africa has emerged as the world’s most dynamic laboratory for systems-level innovation.

This is where theory meets transformative practice. The CcHUB Global Summer Fellowship invites advanced postgraduate researchers to move beyond the classroom. We offer you a seat at the table as a junior peer, working on live, complex challenges that influence governments, funders, and industry leaders across the continent.

CcHUB is Africa’s innovation power house

Founded in 2010, Co-creation HUB (CcHUB) is Africa’s leading creative and innovation ecosystem enabler, translating talent into economic value and driving systemic change across the continent.

Our global partners include Google, Mastercard Foundation, The World Bank, and UNESCO.

Years of impact-driven innovation
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Countries reached through programs
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Funding facilitated for startups
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Fellows will work closely with CcHUB’s senior leadership team led by Ojoma Ochai (Managing Director) at the intersection of technology, policy and capital.

Become a fellow

Diversity of Thought Welcomed

We welcome applicants from Public Policy, Economics, Media Studies, Sociology, Business, and beyond, provided you bring a rigorous research orientation and genuine curiosity about systems-level change.

Your unique disciplinary lens may be exactly what unlocks breakthrough insights for Africa’s innovation ecosystem.

Ready to Contribute to Africa's Digital Future?

Don’t just study the system. Help design it. Join a global cohort of researchers shaping the innovations that will define Africa’s next chapter.

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Questions? Contact us at fellowships@cchubnigeria.com Application Deadline: 28 February 2026

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