The Scott Kloeck-Jenson (SKJ) Fellowship is now accepting applications from graduate students for Summer 2013 awards. Global Studies awards two grants annually: – International Internship Fellowships to support graduate students interested in undertaking practitioner internships …
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Call for Proposals: Area/International Studies Research Awards for UW faculty, staff
Grants of $5,000 to $50,000 are now available to faculty and staff, working individually or in teams, for one- to three-year projects that advance area and international studies at UW-Madison. Learn more.
Fulbright Info Sessions for Grad Students
Get the scoop on two Fulbright programs for graduate students. The Fulbright US student program can fund MA, pre-diss, and PhD research. The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) program funds dissertation research in area …
From the NYTimes: Straus, Brottem Looking Ahead in Mali
Read New York Times opinion piece, “Looking Ahead in Mali,” by Scott Straus, Professor of Political Science and International Studies, and Leif Brottem, PhD student in the Department of Geography.
An African Studies Program monograph leads British journalist on an intercontinental documentary project
While researching the little-known history of “the Burma boys,” West African soldiers who fought in today’s Myanmar for the British during World War II, Barnaby Phillips, a correspondent for Al Jazeera and former BBC reporter, …
Springtime deadlines for undergraduate research fellowships
HILLDALE UNDERGRADUATE/FACULTY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AND HOLSTROM ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIPS provide support for collaborative research between undergraduate students and faculty or research/instructional academic staff members. Each provides a grant of $3,000 to the student and $500 to …
From On Wisconsin: African Studies faculty affiliate Richard Keller counts heat wave deaths
Blizzards are bad. Hurricanes are worse. But when it comes to killing power, no weather packs the punch of a heat wave, according to the numbers that Richard Keller has crunched. Read more.
Photos from Changing Course: Teaching African Languages at UW-Madison in the 21st Century
Wisconsin faculty, students, and alumni participated in “Changing Course,” symposium on October 12, 2012, jointly hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison African Studies Program, the Department of African Languages and Literature, and the Language Institute. …
Explore Summer 2013 domestic and international African language programs
The Center for African Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, has put together a helpful resource for students looking for summer African language programs. One document includes a list of overseas African language programs …
Call for Applications: Foreign Language and Area Studies Awards and Fellowships
The competition for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships and awards at UW-Madison is now open. The African Studies Program encourages students of African languages to submit applications for Summer 2013 and Academic Year …