Apply for the West African Research Center’s $3,000 Travel Grant

Apply for the West African Research Center’s $3,000 Travel Grant

Applications for the West African Research Center (WARC) Travel Grant are now open. The WARC Travel Grant promotes intra-African cooperation and exchange among researchers and institutions by providing support to African scholars and graduate students for research visits to other institutions and regions on the continent. 

The West African Research Center Travel Grant is a grant under the West African Research Association (WARA).

West African Research Association (WARA) is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to the promotion of research on West Africa and the diaspora, scholarly exchange, the dissemination of accurate information on West Africa and its diasporic communities as well as increasing awareness of the critical place of West Africa in the global community.

The WARC Travel Grant provides travel costs up to $1,500 and a stipend of $1,500.

Travel grant funds may be used to:

* Attend and present papers at academic conferences held on the continent of Africa.

* Visit libraries or archives located in Africa with resources necessary to the applicant’s academic work.

* Engage in collaborative work with colleagues at another African institution.

* Travel to a research site in Africa.

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Eligibility

This competition is open only to West African nationals, with priority given to those affiliated with West African colleges, universities, or research institutions.

Application requirements

* Abstract (50-80 words) of proposed activity with a clear statement of purpose

* Project/Research description (6 double-spaced pages maximum) including why travel is necessary (must be in language understandable to non-specialist readers)

* Proposed budget

* Curriculum vitae (with research and teaching record)

* Photocopy of the applicant’s passport (must be a West African national)

* All applications must be submitted online in PDF documents

* All applicants must have a recommendation letter.

* If attending a conference: abstract of the paper to be read and a letter of acceptance to the conference

* If visiting another institution: invitation from host institution

* If travel is to consult archives or other materials: a description of the collections to be consulted and their significance to the applicant’s research.

* If you are a graduate student: letter of recommendation from professor overseeing your research

Funding for the WARC Travel Grant Program is provided by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State through a grant from the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.

The WARC Travel Grant opens September 1, 2020. The deadline for applications for the Fall 2020 competition is October 15, 2020.

Visit https://www.westafricanresearchassociation.org/fellowships/warc-travel-grant/ to learn more.