Submit application Submit advisor approval form Deadline Applications and advisor approval forms are due Wed, Feb 14 at 11:59 PM CST. Purpose This award is intended to support travel for international students engaged in the …
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Report from the 2024 William A. Brown Research Awardee: Ali Baba Sanchi
Ali Baba Sanchi’s Bio Ali Baba Sanchi is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Anthropology, at UW-Madison. He already has obtained a master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology section of the department of Anthropology last …
Elisa Scaraggi – ASP 2023 Visiting Research Scholar
Can you share an overview of your current research project and what inspired you to focus on this particular area within African studies? I have a background in Comparative literature and my interest in …
2023-2024 Undegraduate FLAS Recipients
“I applied for the FLAS program because I had an express interest in becoming fluent in my native language, Yoruba. Growing up within the American school system, it was unheard of to gain experience in different …
Congratulations to Professor Katrina Daly Thompson and African language program director, Dr. Adeola Agoke
Congratulations to Professor Katrina Daly Thompson, Professor of African Cultural Studies, and Adeola Agoke, Teaching Assistant Professor and Director of the African Languages Program, for securing a competitive $300,000 grant from the United States Department of Education under the International …
L&S Scholarships and Fellowships
Are you in the school of Letters & Sciences? Are you passionate about the humanities or social humanities? Consider applying to these two scholarships! The Wolff Fellowship: The Wolff Fellowship for L&S 2023 Spring Graduating …
Apply for Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS)
FLAS application for summer 2025 and academic year 2025-2026 APPLY HERE The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Central Time on Friday, February 14, 2025. African language FLAS Awards are funded by the U.S. Department …
Call for Proposals: Funding to Support a Just Recovery for Racial Equity
Funding Purpose The purpose of the Just Recovery for Racial Equity funding is to provide support for community partners that are working to mobilize communities towards mitigation and recovery from COVID-19, and those working to …
VIRTUAL INTENSIVE SUMMER MULTILANGUAGE SEMINAR
The African Studies Program is excited to share news of a virtual summer language opportunity. WISLI is hosting “a new FLAS-eligible online program in Summer 2021: the Intensive Summer Multilanguage Seminar. The Intensive Summer Multilanguage Seminar, developed …
FLAS Fellowship and Grant Recipients
The Foreign Language and Area Studies Award includes fellowships and grants, funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the UW’s National Resource Centers to assist students in acquiring foreign language and either …