For Undergraduate Students:
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Awards are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the African Studies Program to assist students in acquiring African language and area studies competencies.
Applications are closed. Learn more>>
Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship awards fellowships to students at Campus Consortium partners to pursue independent reporting projects. Reporting Fellows cover a wide range of issues in countries around the world and in the United States. They benefit from Pulitzer Center mentorship, networking opportunities, and journalism resources. Most importantly, they become part of a vibrant community. Awardees may receive up to $5000, depending upon their project.
Applications are open. Learn more>>
The Farha Tahir Award in African History supports an outstanding undergraduate student studying African History at UW-Madison. This fund may be used at the department’s discretion for writing prizes or research awards, and up to two awards of $1,000 each will be made in the spring 2023 term. This award is given to both History and non-History majors/certificate students, and any student who has written about or is planning to do research in African history is encouraged to apply. Questions about this award can be directed to undergraduateprogram@history.wisc.edu.
Applications are due by Monday, March 20th 22023. Learn more>>
Area and International Studies Undergraduate Paper Awards
Participating area and international studies centers of the Institute for Regional and International Studies are each awarding $1,000 to the best paper/s written by an undergraduate and focused on their respective world regions.
Applications are closed. Learn more>>
African Studies Undergraduate Internship Awards provide a $750 stipend from the African Studies Program in addition to a $500 stipend from the International Internship Program (IIP) for undergraduate students who apply and are accepted for internships at one of four IIP approved organizations in Africa.
Applications are closed. Learn more>>
Boren Scholarships ($8,000 – $20,000) fund undergraduate students to study abroad in world regions critical to US interests. Funding can be used to study abroad in Senegal, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ghana, and South Africa. This program was established by the National Security and Education Program and is administered by the Institute of International Education.
Applications are closed. Learn more>>
For Graduate Students
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Awards are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the African Studies Program to assist students in acquiring African language and area studies competencies.
Applications are closed. Learn more>>
IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Awards will award $3,000 to support UW-Madison graduate students planning to conduct 6-8 weeks of summer fieldwork outside of the United States. Any continuing graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison may apply for these awards.
Applications are closed. Learn more>>
The International Studies Teaching Fellow, will give students the opportunity to develop and teach an International Studies special topics course to undergraduate students
Applications are due April 9th, 2023. Learn more>>
The Africa 277 Teaching Fellow, will give students the opportunity to develop curriculum for the undergraduate survey course and serve as the lead summer instructor.
Applications are due April 9th, 2023. Learn more>>
The Madison College Teaching Fellow, gives students the opportunity to develop and teach an in-person African Studies course at Madison College.
Applications are due April 9th, 2023. Learn more>>
The Laura Bassi Scholarship, which will award a total of $10,000 twice annually, was established by Editing Press in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study.
Applications are due March 31st, 2023. Learn more>>
African Studies Program Research Award is intended to support graduate student research or creative/artistic endeavors related to the study of Africa and the diaspora. Funds may be used for domestic or international travel, archival work, or as direct support for thesis or dissertation writing. Graduate students in good standing from any department or program are eligible to apply. Awardees may receive up to $4000. Award recipients must submit a photograph, brief bio, and a brief report on their work within one year of receiving funding. This information will be displayed on our website.
Applications are closed.. Learn more>>
Crawford Young Fellowship Fund in African Politics will primarily support graduate students carrying out research and writing on African politics. Preference will be given to international students and to students from underrepresented groups or populations. Awardees will receive $1600 to support their research and writing on African politics.
Applications are due March 1, 2023 at 11:59 PM CST. Learn more>>
Tejumola Olaniyan International Student Travel Award is intended to support travel for international students engaged in the study Global Black Cultures. The award is intended to support domestic or international travel by the student to conduct research, archival work, and/or creative or artistic endeavors. International graduate students in good standing from any department or program who are engaged in the study of Global Black Cultures are eligible to apply. Awardees may receive up to $4000 to support their research. Students must hold a F, J, or M visas (U.S. citizens and permanent residents are ineligible).
Applications are closed. Learn more>>
William A. Brown Research Award is intended to support research on Islam or West African history. Funds must be used to advance research; recipients may propose to use this award for travel, archival work, or as direct support for writing. Awardees may receive up to $4000 in support of their research. Graduate students in good standing from any department or program who are engaged in the study of Islam or West African history.
Applications are closed. Learn more>>
Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship awards fellowships to students at Campus Consortium partners to pursue independent reporting projects. Reporting Fellows cover a wide range of issues in countries around the world and in the United States. They benefit from Pulitzer Center mentorship, networking opportunities, and journalism resources. Most importantly, they become part of a vibrant community. Awardees may receive up to $5000, depending upon their project.
Applications for 2023 are open. Learn more>>
The Ebrahim Hussein Fellowship for research in African expressive cultures was established in the College of Letters and Science in 2003 thanks to the generosity of Robert M. Philipson, alumnus of the College of Letters and Science (PhD’89). The College will award up to $7500 each year to one or more full-time graduate students in L&S to carry out research on African expressive cultures in Africa and/or archives outside of the United States. The research must lead to a PhD dissertation, an MA thesis, or a publishable-quality paper. Doctoral students may receive up to $7500 each; MA level students may receive up to $3750 each.
Applications for 2022 are closed. Learn more>>
The African Studies Jordan Prize is awarded annually to a UW-Madison graduate student for the year’s best paper on Africa. To be considered for the prize, a paper must be nominated and submitted to the African Studies Program by a UW-Madison faculty member.
Applications for 2023 are due May 15 at 11:59 PM CST. Learn more>>
The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program is administered by the U.S. Department of Education. It provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies.
Applications for 2023 are open. Learn more>>
The Scott Kloeck-Jenson (SKJ) Fellowship Program (min. $3000) offers International Pre-Dissertation Fellowships to support overseas travel to potential field research sites for doctoral students and the SKJ International Internship Fellowships to support graduate students (working towards a doctorate) interested in undertaking practitioner internships.
Applications are closed. Learn more>>
Boren Fellowships ($12,000 – $24,000) fund graduate student research and intensive language study ( Swahili, Akan/Twi, Wolof, or Zulu) proposals. This program was established by the National Security and Education Program and is administered by the Institute of International Education.
Applications for 2022 are closed. Learn more here
For Faculty and Staff:
The Fulbright Scholar Program offers U.S. faculty, administrators, and professionals grants to lecture, conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields, or to participate in seminars.
Deadlines vary. Learn more >>
Complimentary African Studies Association Membership is available to any affiliate.
Requests due Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM CST Learn more>>
Complimentary ASA Registration is available to any affiliate wishing to attend the 2023 ASA annual meeting in San Francisco.
COMING SOON. Registration will open in August and will be due September 15, 2023.
Nominate an Africa at Noon speaker. Requests submitted outside of the nomination period will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The nomination period is now open for the 2023-24 academic year. Support available for domestic and international speakers.
Nominations due March 1, 2023 at 11:59 PM. Learn more>>
African Studies Faculty Travel Awards (up to $5,000) support faculty research travel abroad.
Applications are closed. Learn more>>
African Studies Collaborator Awards (up to $5,000) enable ASP affiliates to bring colleagues from abroad to campus for short-term visits.
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Request co-sponsorship. The center routinely provides letters of support and in-kind or financial contributions for Africa-related events. Requests are considered on a rolling basis. Email aleia.mccord@wisc.edu