The University of Wisconsin-Madison will host its fourth cohort of rising African leaders beginning June 19 for a six-week leadership institute, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The Mandela Washington Fellowship, the …
Month: February 2019
African Studies scholarship awardees published in The New England Journal of Medicine
The African Studies Program would like to extend its warmest congratulations to Daniel Yilma, MD, and Alemseged Abdissa, PhD, of Jimma University in Ethiopia for their work on an important study recently published in The …
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
Administered by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), The Partnership for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) is a competitive grants program that invites scientists in developing countries, partnered with USG-supported collaborators, …
FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM INFORMATION SESSIONS
In anticipation of the 2020-2021 Fulbright US Student Program competition deadline next semester, the IRIS Awards Office is offering two early information sessions on the opportunities available through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. They will …
APPLY FOR A FALL 2019 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE INTERNSHIP
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) is currently accepting applications for their Fall 2019 Student Internship Program (unpaid). Please visit the Intern page of the DOS Careers site for more information about the internship program, and to learn about the selection …
AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: SAMUEL TEFERA ALEMU
Samuel Tefera Alemu (PhD) is an Assistant Professor and Asian Desk Coordinator at the Center for African and Oriental Studies and Associate Dean for Research and Technology Transfer of the College of Social Sciences at …