WARA - West African Research Association

WARA offers several exciting funding opportunities to both U.S. and West African scholars. To learn more about these opportunities, please click on the appropriate link below.

Opportunities for U.S. Citizens

Opportunities for West African Citizens

WARC Travel Grant
Residencies for West African Scholars

WARA Grant Application Cover Sheet A WARA Grant Application Cover Sheet must be included with each grant application. Print it out, complete it, and submit it in hard copy with the rest of your application materials. Please see the individual grant announcements above for more specific information on additional materials to submit with your application.

Past WARA Grantees

WARA is compiling a list of past WARA Grantees. Grantees are sorted by year, grant name, and then alphabetically by last name. Reconstructing the past is a difficult task, and if you know of someone who should be listed here and is not, please let us know by sending an email to the webmaster.

Other Funding Opportunities

From time to time, WARA is notified of funding opportunities offered by other organizations. We are pleased to provide links to those announcements that are relevant to scholars of West Africa. Please note that WARA is in no way affiliated with these organizations nor does it take responsibility for the content of their sites. To obtain further information on any of these announcements, please contact the organization directly through the information contained on its website. The other Funding Opportunities list is provided in chronological order by due date.