Drew Bantlin is a PhD candidate at the UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. His studies center around lion ecology, behavioral ecology, and practical management of wild spaces. In this AFRICA IN OUR LIVES, Bantlin …
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Mandela Washington Fellow Reciprocal Exchange Component
The Reciprocal Exchange Component provides funds for American professionals to travel to sub-Saharan African countries to continue collaborative work with Mandela Washington Fellows on the continent. Through these Reciprocal Exchange projects, Americans and young African …
Laura Bassi Scholarship for Students of Neglected Topics
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 …
UW-Madison celebrates 58 years of Peace Corps service
Next Friday, March 1, it will be 58 years since President John F. Kennedy first established, by executive order, an international service organization for the United States. Now its own federal agency, the Peace Corps …
ASA 2019 Graduate Student Paper Prize
Submissions are now open for the annual ASA graduate student paper prize. The prize will be awarded at the Annual Meeting for an essay presented at the previous year’s Annual Meeting. Graduate students should submit …
DAY IN AFRICA 2019 PRESENTATIONS
DAY IN AFRICA will take place on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Union South. The goal of DAY IN AFRICA is to inspire interest in the peoples, places, and languages of Africa among high school students throughout …
CONTRIBUTE TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN ETHIOPIA
The Institute of International Education (IIE) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Ambassador’s Distinguished Scholars Program in Ethiopia. Sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, the program seeks …
PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL ASMEA CONFERENCE
Conference The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) is currently seeking proposals for paper and panel presentations for its Twelfth Annual Conference, “Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East …
NOW OPEN: 2020-2021 FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM
The Fulbright Scholar Program (FSP) 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. FSP is administered by the Council …
UW-Madison to host fourth cohort of young African leaders in summer 2019
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 …