The Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement (DDEEA) is hiring interns for the 2018-2019 academic year. All DDEEA interns are paid with a starting salary of $10/hour for undergraduates and $15/hour for graduate or professional students and opportunities for annual raises. Interns work throughout the division, helping the UW create a more diverse and …
The American Political Science Association (APSA) is pleased to announce a Call for Applications from early-career scholars based in Africa who are interested in attending the 2018 APSA Annual Meeting as part of a Research Development Group. Organized in partnership with African Studies Association (ASA) and the African Politics Conference Group (APCG), the Research Development …
African athletes are making history at the 2018 Winter Olympics, which begin this week. At the games in Pyeongchang, both Nigeria and Eritrea will make their Winter Olympic debuts. Ghana will send its first ever Skeleton athlete. African female athletes are breaking the ice: Nigeria’s female bobsled team will be the first to represent Africa …
The International Internship Program (IIP) has many exciting internship opportunities in Africa this Summer 2018. Applications are due February 18! Business Day Ghana International journalism intern in Accra, Ghana Health Access Connect Media and Communications intern in Kampala, Uganda Health Access Connect Monitoring and Evaluation intern in Kampala, Uganda The Fortress counseling internship in Kampala, Uganda NUCAFE …
The African Studies Association has partnered with the American Anthropological Association to host the joint conference, “Africa in the World: Shifting Boundaries and Knowledge Production” in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 25-28, 2018. Who speaks with authority about Africa’s contemporary successes and failures? Is “the African Library” restricted to “Europhone” scholarship? To what extent is post-colonialism …
Studying an African language at UW–Madison? Fund your language study through a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship (deadline: February 12). Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships are administered by the African Studies Program for graduate and undergraduates to study African languages. Funded by the United States Department of Education, FLAS fellowships are intended to develop a …
Applications are now open for the 2018 competitions of both the African Studies and IRIS Summer Fieldwork Awards and the Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship. African Studies Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Awards are intended to support UW–Madison graduate students working on a master’s thesis or Ph.D. dissertation pertaining to Africa. Students may propose to library or field …
The Nominations Committee of the African Studies Association is soliciting nominations from members to be considered as candidates for positions on the Board of Directors of the ASA. If elected, board members serve for three years starting at the Fall Board meeting in the year in which they are elected and continuing through the Fall …
Each year, the Institute for Research in the Humanities offers 4-6 internal, one-semester dissertation fellowships for UW–Madison graduate students in the humanities. Applications are by departmental nomination only. Dissertation fellows are expected to attend the weekly Institute seminars and to present their work at an Institute seminar. Informal and formal Institute exchanges, along with workshop …
Have a knack for writing? A passion for Africa and African Studies? Share your stories and expertise with the African Studies Program community! We are giving students the opportunity to write a feature story for the African Studies Program’s weekly newsletter, In African Studies. Whether you’d like to write on Africa in the Olympics, your …