Category: Center for African Studies
- Contact: Director,
427 Grinter Hall,
(352) 392-2183;
http://www.africa.ufl.edu
Alumni and Faculty Pre-Dissertation Travel Award
College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based
Students preparing their pre-dissertation for the Center for African Studies.
Application Information:
Contact the Center for African Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Value:
Varies
Degree:
GraduateCollege:
Center for African Studies, College of Liberal Arts and SciencesDavid L. Niddrie Memorial Scholarship
College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based
The author of the best proposal in any discipline by a UF graduate student intending to conduct field research in Africa.
Application Information:
Contact the Center for African Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Value:
Varies
Degree:
GraduateCollege:
Center for African Studies, College of Liberal Arts and SciencesDr. Madelyn Lockhart Dissertation Research Travel Award
College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based
African Studies graduate students traveling to Africa for purposes of doing preliminary research for their dissertations.
Value:
$1,000
Degree:
GraduateCollege:
Center for African Studies, College of Liberal Arts and SciencesGraduate Pre-Dissertation Research Travel Awards
College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based
Contact: Todd Leedy, 427 Grinter Hall, (352) 392-2183
graduate students in any discipline planning to travel to Africa to conduct pre-dissertation research in preparation to prepare dissertation proposals and//or apply for dissertation research funds
Value:
$500-$1,000
Degree:
GraduateCollege:
Center for African Studies, College of Liberal Arts and SciencesHunt & Jeanne Davis Research Travel Award
College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based
Author of the best proposal in any discipline by a UF graduate student intending to conduct field research.
Value:
$1,000
Degree:
GraduateCollege:
Center for African Studies, College of Liberal Arts and SciencesJames Haskins Visiting Scholar Fellowship Endowment Fund
College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based
Support research and teaching by emerging and established scholars who seek opportunities to conduct research and collaborate with African American Studies faculty.
Application Information:
Contact the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Value:
Varies
Degree:
Graduate, UndergraduateCollege:
Center for African Studies, College of Liberal Arts and SciencesJeanne and Hunt Davis Research Travel Fund
College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based
Students in African Studies doctoral program, conducting research on an African topic, to make a pre-dissertation research trip to Africa; money not to be used to support student during the writing of his/her dissertation or research of a student in the master’s program; upon student’s return, recipient will provide brief report on outcome of research to the director; it is hoped that recipient will commit, within 10 years, to contribute a similar amount to the fund.
Application Information:
Contact the Center for African Studies.
Value:
Varies
Degree:
GraduateCollege:
Center for African Studies, College of Liberal Arts and SciencesU.S. Department of Education-Funded Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based
Contact: Todd Leedy, 427 Grinter Hall, (352) 392-2183
academic year fellowships for graduate students pursuing degrees in any discipline with a concentration in African area studies; must enroll in African language study (eligible languages are Akan, Amharic, Arabic, Swahili, Xhosa, Wolof, and Yoruba); must be accepted to their department before being considered.
Value:
$15,000 stipend plus all tuition/fees (maximum $12,000)
Degree:
GraduateCollege:
Center for African Studies, College of Liberal Arts and SciencesU.S. Department of Education-Funded Title VI Summer Intensive Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based
Contact: Todd Leedy, 427 Grinter Hall, (352) 392-2183
graduate students pursuing degrees with a concentration in African area studies to undertake intensive language study at any USDOE Title VI approved institution.
Value:
$2,500 stipend plus tuition at host institution (maximum $4,000); travel awards may be available
