The African Studies Program is honored to announce the Tejumola Olaniyan International Student Travel Award. The award, initiated this year, was made possible by a generous contribution from Olaniyan’s family to honor the late professor for his extraordinary scholarly contributions and mentorship. International graduate students in good standing from any department or program at the University …
Pan-African Youth ConferenceBetween March 26th – 27th, the African Student Association of Notre Dame, in conjunction with the Pan-African Students Union at Northwestern University, will host the second edition of the Pan-African Youth Conference which will bring together young people from across the world with the aim of fostering a critical and shared understanding of …
The DDEEA is hiring student interns as part of their DDEEA Internship Program. Two positions are open, one in the McNair Scholars Program and one in The Mercile J. Lee Scholars Program. Deadline: March 2, 5p Read more and apply here.
The Northwestern University Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies is one of the largest separate African studies libraries in existence. Established in 1954, its subject matter ranges from art, history, literature, music, science, technology and religion to communications, engineering, management and cookery to name a few. The library’s extensive holdings include numerous rare and archival collections …
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students who conduct research in other countries, in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months. Projects deepen research knowledge on and help the nation develop capability in areas of the world not generally included …
Jibril Gabid is a Ph.D. student in the Department of African Cultural Studies, UW–Madison. He graduated from the University of Ghana with a double major in Arabic and Psychology. He also earned an M.A. in Arabic Language and Literature from the Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations at the American University in Cairo. Prior to …
African Studies is excited to announce a number of funding opportunities. Five awards require unique applications and have varied deadlines; four awards use a common African Studies application and are due on March 10th. There is support available for travel, writing, and creative/artistic endeavors. We know international research is increasingly expensive; students may apply for …
Deadline Applications and advisor approval forms are due February 15 at 11:59 PM CST. Purpose This award is intended to support travel for research on Islam or West African history. Eligibility Graduate students in good standing from any department or program who are engaged in the study of Islam or West African history. Amount Up …
Purpose The M. Crawford Young Award in African Politics supports graduate students conducting field research on African politics. Eligibility Preference will be given to international students and to students from underrepresented groups or populations. While the fund will primarily support political science students, students who fit these criteria from other areas on campus may be …
Purpose The Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship is open to undergraduate and graduate students in any discipline currently enrolled at UW–Madison, and provides up to $5,000 in funding for students to pursue an international reporting project. The reporting project is generally undertaken in the summer with an expectation that fellows spend at least two weeks in …