African and African American Studies Program Graduate Fellowship Applications Open

University Relations

The African and African American Studies Program in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences will award Graduate Fellowships to support graduate research and scholarly engagement in African and African American Studies. Several awards of up to $3,000 each will be made this year.

Proposals on all topics from all fields related to any facet of African and African American Studies are welcome. The program is broadly interested in supporting scholarly research and engagement that focuses on the legacy of the African diaspora and African-descended people's global experiences with a focus on Africa, the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean.

In order to apply, graduate students must be enrolled in the African and African American Graduate Certificate Program and/or plan to apply for admission for next academic year.

Students must submit the following materials:

1. A two-to-three page proposal that describes the proposed use of the fellowship funds. The statement should discuss the central theme of the research project the student is engaged with, its contribution to the field of African and African American Studies, its methodology and range of sources, and the timetable for its completion. While the program envisions funding travel and research expenses geared towards an M.A. thesis or Ph.D. dissertation, it is open to funding other worthy scholarly activities related to the study of Africa or the Diaspora ranging from additional coursework to conference travel expenses.
2. An itemized budget (estimates of transportation, lodging, or other expenses) that the fellowship funds will be used for
3. A letter of support from your major professor/advisor
4. A Curriculum Vita

Email application materials to:

Kelly Tucker
Program Assistant, African and African American Studies 
ktucker@uark.edu

For inquiries regarding the application process, contact:

James Gigantino
Chair, African and African American Studies Scholarship Committee 
jgiganti@uark.edu