CODESRIA Bulletin Online, No. 8, September 2025 - 2025 CODESRIA Meaning-Making Research Initiatives (MRI) Selection Report

Résumé

The Meaning-making Research Initiative (MRI), launched in July 2017, serves as the Council’s primary vehicle for advancing research in the humanities and social sciences. In November 2024, the fourth edition of MRI was launched and three categories of calls for applications were disseminated in English, French and Portuguese—MRI General Fellowship (GF), MRI Special Fellowship for Female Scholars (SFFS) and Advanced Senior Research Fellowship (ASRF). These calls were specifically designed to align with the objectives articulated in the 2023–2027 Strategic Plan. This report provides an account of the selection process. It is organised into six sections: