WARA Pre-Doctoral Fellowship for Summer 2004 Deadline: December 1, 2003
Two (2) research fellowships are being offered for Summer of 2004 in West Africa with funding from the ECA-Department of State. These fellowships are open to graduate students who wish to conduct research for an 8-10 week period in order to 1) prepare a doctoral research proposal or 2) carry out research related to the completion of another terminal degree program (e.g. MFA or MPH). This competition is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are currently enrolled in graduate programs at institutions of higher education in the United States.
WARA Post-Doctoral Fellowship for Summer 2004 Deadline: December 1, 2003
Two (2) research fellowships are being offered for Summer of 2004 in West Africa with funding from the ECA-Department of State. These fellowships are open to persons already holding a Ph.D. who wish to conduct research for a 10-12 week period in order to 1) complete or elaborate upon an earlier project; 2) initiate a new research project; or 3) enhance their understanding of a particular topic in order to improve teaching effectiveness or broaden course offerings. This competition is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who currently hold a teaching position at an institution of higher education in the United States or who work in another related domain (e.g. public health or museology).
WARA Travel Grant (open to non-US citizens), Deadlines: September 15, 2003 and March 15, 2004
The West African Research Center in Dakar, Senegal is offering travel bursaries of up to $2500 to scholars and graduate students of West African nationality. U.S. citizens are not eligible for this competition. Travel funds may be used to: 1) Attend and read papers at academic conferences relevant to the applicant's field of research; 2) Visit libraries or archives that contain resources necessary to the applicant's current academic work. 3) Travel to a research site.
For more information contact:
Jennifer J. Yanco, Ph.D. U.S. Director West African Research Association African Studies Center, Boston University 270 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 Tel: 617-353-8902 Fax: 617-353-4975 Email: wara@bu.edu