OPEN CALL: 2026 Zeitz MOCAA & UWC Museum Fellowship Programme

A new generation of curators, scholars, and museum professionals is rising across Africa. Will you be one of them?

Presented in partnership with the University of the Western Cape and generously supported by the Mellon Foundation, the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) has announced the open call for the 2026 Museum Fellowship Programme. 

This prestigious, fully-funded fellowship offers unparalleled mentorship from museum leaders, hands-on experience in exhibitions, collections, and public programming, and an academically rigorous foundation in historiography, museology, and curatorial discourse.

- Applications Close: 30 June 2025

- Only the first 100 applications will be considered.

- Successful applicants will be notified by 4 August 2025. 

Want to know more?

- Join us for live recruitment sessions in Nigeria, Togo, Benin, and Côte d’Ivoire from 24 April – 8 May 2025.

- Tune into our live Q&A on 29 May 2025 on Zeitz MOCAA’s Instagram, Facebook, and X (Spaces) with programme co-convenors Dr. Greer Valley & Prof. Rory Bester.

Click Here to Apply

For more information on the application process, please email submissions@zeitzmocaa.museum