Funding Opportunities

Students are encouraged to seek financial assistance from their home institution and other sources. Possible funding sources include Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships for graduate students or for undergraduate students who will have received their first degree by the time SCALI starts and can show admission to a graduate program. FLAS provides a stipend of $6,500 for tuition, fees, and room and board. Support for transportation costs is contingent on availability of funds.

For more information, please inquire with your home institution or see Michigan State's SCALI website.

SCALI is a cooperative effort of the Association of African Studies Programs and the following Title VI National Resource Centers for Africa, funded by the U.S.

Department of Education:

• African Studies Center, Boston University
• African Studies Program, Indiana University
• African Studies Center, Michigan State University
• African Studies Program, Ohio University
• Center for African Studies, University of Florida
• Center for African Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Kansas African Studies Center, University of Kansas
• Department of African and Afro-American Studies, University of North Carolina
• African Studies Consortium, University of Pennsylvania
• African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin– Madison
• Council on African Studies, Yale University

FLAS fellowships for SCALI participants are offered by all of the above institutions, except the University of North Carolina and the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, FLAS fellowships may be available at:

• African Studies Center, Columbia University
• Center for African Studies, Stanford University
• Center for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley

FLAS application deadlines vary. Please consult the website of each institution for deadlines and application procedures.