The Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI) has will be opening applications for the summer 2020 courses in late November. The WISLI Tuition Scholarship covers the tuition and segregated fees for the summer 2020 language study at one of the WISLI summer language institutes. Note: the WISLI Tuition Scholarship does not cover other expenses, including …
The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at UW–Madison has opened the applications for the 2020 competitions for both the IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award and the Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship. These awards are for graduate students (in any department) planning on conducting research outside the United States during the summer 2020 field season …
Outreach and community education are a major component of our work here at the African Studies Program. The African Studies Outreach Program reached over 9,000 citizens throughout the state with its programming last academic year, and we hope to reach even more this year. A major part of this process will be the curation and …
Jewish Social Services (JSS) is seeking contracted interpreters to help them with the interpretation needs of their Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Legal Services programs. The languages that they most need are Swahili, Dari, and Kinyarwanda but they are also looking for Arabic and Kirundi. Interested parties must be fluent in both English and one of …
The Rx One Health Field Institute is a transformative 4-week field-based experiential learning course focused on One Health core competencies for graduate students and early career professionals from all disciplines. Organized and taught by experts from the University of California, Davis, Sokoine University of Agriculture and Ifakara Health Institute, Rx One Health participants develop skills in laboratory and research methods, ecosystem dynamics, biodiversity conservation, epidemiology, …
Kevin Gnagne, 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow, has over four years of experience working in law enforcement as it relates to the environment and sustainable development. He holds a master’s degree in International Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Law from the Ocean University of China. Currently, Kevin works at the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation as a trans-boundary …
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Award applications are now open! African language FLAS Awards are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the African Studies Program to assist students in acquiring African language and area studies competencies. WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Both undergraduate and graduate students who are US citizens, nationals, or permanent residents. FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS …
The Graduate Early Modern Student Society (GEMSS) will be hosting their fourth annual symposium this Spring. They are seeking presentations that address this year’s theme, “Consuming Early Modernity.” The deadline to submit abstracts is Friday, January 31, 2020, and the symposium itself will take place on Friday, April 17, 2020. Abstracts of 300 words or …
In just under two weeks, the 62nd annual meeting of the African Studies Association (ASA) is set to convene from November 21-23 in Boston, Massachusetts. This year’s theme is “Being, Belonging, and Becoming in Africa.” Formed in 1957 with the goal of cultivating a better understanding of the continent, ASA’s annual international conference has served …
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is looking for an innovative and passionate individual to join their Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide in Washington, DC and inspire citizens and leaders worldwide to confront hatred, prevent genocide, and promote human dignity. The Policy Associate will assist the Acting/Policy Director and the Simon-Skjodt Center in …