Funding Opportunities

This page outlines some of the opportunities available for scholarships and funding for both undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in Africa.

• Undergraduate Student Scholarships and Funding
• Graduate Student Scholarships and Funding

Scholarships and Funding for Undergraduate Students 

The Undergraduate Scholarship Office at the University of Washington offers a tremendous amount of information and resources for undergraduates searching for funding. You can visit their website to learn about scholarship opportunities offered through the university and through other organizations. You may also explore the opportunities that are available through the Office of Minority Affairs.

Of particular interest to African Studies students are the following:

• American Association of University Women
• Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program
• David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships
• Fulbright Awards (please note, undergraduate applicants work through the UW Graduate School)
• Mary Gates Endowment for Students
• National Women’s Studies Association
• PEO International
• Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institutes
• Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship Program

This is not a complete list, we strongly encourage you to explore all the options with the Undergraduate Scholarship Office.

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Scholarships and Funding for Graduate Students

The Office of Fellowships and Assistantships' has an online resources page. This page includes a fellowship calendar, an archive of fellowship newsletters, a hotlist of foundations and other organizations,  and a list of funding reference books at the UW libraries. The Grants and Funding Information Service at Suzzallo Library is also a wonderful resource for new grants, web and database searches and funding information.  Some other web-based resource of particular interest to Graduate Students with an interest in African Studies include:

• David Boren Graduate Fellowships
• FLAS Scholarships: (Note: these are not available at UW, but you can apply to other schools for the Summer Language Program). Schools with funding include:

• African Studies Center, Boston University
• African Studies Center, Columbia University
• African Studies Program, Indiana University
• African Studies Center, Michigan State University
• Center for African Studies, Stanford University
• Center for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley
• Center for African Studies, University of Florida
• Center for African Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Kansas African Studies Center, University of Kansas
• African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin at Madison
• Council on African Studies, Yale University

• Fulbright Program
• Social Science Research Council

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