Category: Opportunities

Apply to the 2023 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows Program! | Deadline: March 14, 2023

There are two weeks left to apply for the 2023 Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellows Program! This intensive, interdisciplinary 10-week research and writing program runs from May 30 – August 4, 2023, and provides a $6,000 stipend. The program is open to BU master’s and doctoral students from all schools and departments. The fellowship offers an opportunity […]

Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD) Invites Panel Proposal Submissions | Deadline: March 15, 2023

Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD)11th Biennial ConferenceandConvening of the International Congress of African and African Diaspora Studies (ICAADS) Location: University of Ghana-LegonDate: August 2 to August 5, 2023Theme: Repatriating African StudiesDue Date: Reviews will begin March 1, 2023. All submissions due by March 15, 2023Submission: Proposals by current ASWAD members may be […]

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Invites Applications for the Position of Administrative Associate

The African Studies Initiative at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities invites applications for the position of Administrative Associate (Job Code 8208A3). This position has the working title Assistant Director and functions as the program coordinator of the Initiative. This is a 100%, 12-month, continuous position subject to the University’s Civil Service Employment Rules. The African Studies Initiative […]

Rutgers University Is Seeking To Sponsor an External Postdoctoral Associate (2023-2024) | Deadline: March 31, 2023

The Department of African, Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Literatures (AMESALL) is sponsoring an external Postdoctoral Associate for 2023-2024. The Postdoctoral Associate will receive a $50,000 salary, health benefits, and office space in the Rutgers Academic Building on the College Avenue campus. In addition to conducting research and organizing events during the course […]

The University of Kansas Solicits Applications For a Tenure Track

The University of Kansas is soliciting applications for a tenure-track, Africana Librarian who will work in close collaboration with the Kansas African Studies Center. More information about the positions is available here.   https://employment.ku.edu/librarian-africana-and-international-studies/24072br   Review of applications will begin soon, but continues until we fill the position. Please pass along the information to people […]

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) NEA Arts Research Labs Program Apps Open: April 6, 2023

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has released a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the NEA Arts Research Labs Program (NEA Research Labs) for fiscal year (FY) 2024.  Through this program, NEA seeks to “support a series of transdisciplinary research partnerships, grounded in the social and behavioral sciences, to produce and report empirical insights […]

Amharic speakers are invited to participate in a research study in the Linguistics Department.

A PhD student in the BU Linguistics Department is conducting a study in the Spring, and is looking for participants who are fluent, native speakers of Amharic, and also can read the Ge’ez script. Participation will take place during scheduled times at the beginning of the Spring semester, likely in January and February (specific dates to […]

Bored Awards and Boren Fellowships are now accepting applications

Boren Scholarships for Undergraduate Students The 2023-2024 Boren Scholarship application cycle is open. You can access the Boren Scholarship application here. The application deadline for the Boren Scholarship is Feb. 1, 2023 at 5pm ET. Boren Fellowships for Graduate Students  The 2023-2024 Boren Fellowship application cycle is open. You can access the Boren Fellowship application here. The application deadline […]

Call for ASMEA Student Poster Competition

The Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) is pleased to invite undergraduate and graduate students to participate in its Poster Competition at the Fifteenth Annual Conference being held November 5 – 7, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Presenting a poster is an excellent opportunity for young scholars to showcase their work in a visual format that promotes discussion, enables […]

African Bridge Network Fall internship

The African Bridge Network- a nonprofit that creates an enabling environment for professional and foreign-born immigrants living in the Massachusetts area to maximize their potential. Currently African Bridge Network is seeking a research intern for the Fall semester with a possibility of extending into the Spring semester. The details of the position and requirements are […]