Get funding to study an African language with a FLAS fellowship

The African Studies Program encourages students of African languages to submit applications for Summer 2015 and Academic Year 2015-2016 fellowships and awards. Application deadline is February 13, 2015. FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. …

Africa in Our Lives: Beatrice Mkenda

From her graduate studies to participating as an African Studies Outreach Scholar, a love for teaching continually motivates graduate student Beatrice Mkenda. Field of study: African Languages and Literature From: Tanzania What brought you to …

Fulbright awards go to two African Studies students

African Studies graduate students Christina Cappy and James Krueger are two of six UW-Madison students to receive a 2013 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) awards. Christina Cappy, a former Foreign Language and Area Studies …

Fellowships Support Research in Saharan Crossroads

The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) and the West African Research Association (WARA) announce the second annual Saharan Crossroads Fellowship Competition. U.S., North African and West African scholars interested in conducting research in North …