MSU Alumni & Friends reception at ASA in San Francisco
This Saturday, December 2, 2023
The African Studies Center is excited to see you at the annual African Studies Association (ASA) Conference, this year in San Francisco, for the MSU Alumni and Friends Reception on Saturday, December 2nd. Stop by anytime between 6-9pm. Please visit the MSU Exhibit booth at ASA for complete details.
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Canadian Association of African Studies 2024 conference
Deadline December 4, 2023
The Canadian Association of African Studies 2024 "conference will take place in Montreal, Canada, from June 12 - 16. The conference theme is “Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Africa: Past, Present, and Future”. Limited travel awards are available to support graduate students’ participation. The deadline is December 4. We encourage interested participants, particularly those requiring visas to travel to Canada, to send their abstracts by this deadline." More information here
African Activist Archive Project Last Call
The African Activist Archive Project has built a unique, free digital archive of almost 14,000 items created by activists during 50 years of anti-apartheid and Southern Africa solidarity organizing in the United States. We are now making a “last call” to former activists for materials we can borrow to digitize and add to this digital archive. If you kept leaflets and other documents, posters, buttons, or photographs from organizing from the 1950s through the 1990s – or can help us find other people who might have saved these historical objects – we are eager to hear from you! Visit the site or email Christine Root at rootc@msu.edu for more information
University of Michigan MIRS: African Studies Specialization
Deadline December 15, 2023
"The International Institute is currently accepting applications for the Masters in International and Regional Studies (MIRS) program. MIRS combines an interdisciplinary curriculum, deep regional/thematic expertise, rigorous methodological training, and international experiences to enable students to situate global issues and challenges in their cultural, historical, geographical, political, and socioeconomic contexts and to approach them in diverse ways. MIRS is designed to prepare students for global career opportunities, whether in academia, private, or public sectors." Visit the website for more information
CAORC (Council of American Overseas Research Centers)-National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Research Fellowship
Deadline January 24, 2024
"The CAORC - National Endowment for the Humanities Research Fellowship is now accepting applications! This fellowship provides the opportunity for scholars to spend significant time in one country with an Overseas Research Center as a base.
The fellowship supports advanced research in the humanities for scholars who hold a PhD or a terminal degree. Applicants must be US citizens or foreign national scholars who have been resident in the US for at least three years. Approximately four awards will be granted and fellowship stipends are $5,000 per month for four to six consecutive months." Please visit the link for more information
Daryl and Glenda Minor Tanzania Fellowship
Deadline February 28, 2024
The Daryl and Glenda Minor Tanzania Fellowship will support a first-time two-year master’s degree program for an entering Michigan State University (MSU) student from Tanzania with interests in a field related to international development. The Minor Fellow will be committed to working towards understanding and contributing to inclusive social and economic development in Tanzania. Individuals with an interest in furthering girls’ education and economic opportunities for women are strongly encouraged to apply. Please visit the link to learn more about this opportunity
OISS Coffee Hour
Every Friday, 4-6pm EST
Spartan Rooms B&C International Center
Join the Office for International Students and Scholars for Coffee Hour, a free event where students, staff, faculty, and community members gather to connect over coffee each week. Different hosts offer educational programs, information on how to get involved on campus, and fun activities that change throughout the year.
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Student Groups & Activities
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Chinese in Africa/Africans in China Research Network
Network dedicated to China-Africa engagements
CAAC Research Network
African Asian Curriculum
Curricula and programming for community colleges
aac.matrix.msu.edu
African Media Program
Database of audio-visual materials and education services
africanmedia.msu.edu
Archive of Malian Photography
Digitized collections of five important photographers in Mali
amp.matrix.msu.edu
Overcoming Apartheid
First-hand accounts of this important political movement
overcomingapartheid.msu.edu
Afripod
Podcast about African history, culture and politics
afripod.aodl.org
African Activist Archive Project 
Documents, photographs, artifacts, written and oral memories
africanactivist.msu.edu
African Online Digital Library
 Free universal access to cultural heritage materials
aodl.org
Africana Collection
African Studies at the MSU Library
libguides.lib.msu.edu/africa
Exploring Africa
High quality African resources for students and educators
exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu
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Welcome to the MSU Libraries’ homepage (https://lib.msu.edu ) where you are only a few clicks away from African Studies electronic resources. The library has over 40 unique electronic resources from journal titles, colonial government documents, to current newspapers. In the following months we will be using this space to highlight newly acquired as well as older resources that maybe germane to your research needs. Please, select the database link on the homepage, which will take you to the library’s database page, once there select African Studies from the drop-down menu. Your selection will take you to the African Studies database list (https://libguides.lib.msu.edu/az.php?s=21039&p=1 ).
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If you have any questions about library resources, please contact Chenjerai Mabhiza (mabhizac@msu.edu ) or Erik Ponder (ponderer@msu.edu ). We will be happy to schedule an in-person or virtual research consultation with you.
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Summer 2024 Course: Literacies and Gender in Botswana
This program will introduce the history. culture. society. education, politics. and languages of Botswana with a focus on how these topics are impacted by intersectional identities including race, religion, gender, sexuality. and disability. We will participate in cultural excursions and safaris in Gaborone, Maun, and Kang. Students will have the opportunity to learn Setswana and work alongside students and faculty from four public higher education institutions across Botswana. See the flyer for more information
Browse Africa-related courses here:
africa.isp.msu.edu/students/course-offerings
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Center Funding Opportunities
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Curriculum Development Grants ($3,000 summer stipends): to support faculty interested in developing a new course or seminar related to Africa or revising an extant course or seminar to include at least 25% of Africa content.
Curriculum Enhancement Grants ($1,000): for purchase of Africa related curricular materials, payment of guest speakers.
Conference Travel Grants ($1,000): to support Africanist Faculty for domestic conference expenses.
Special Programming Grants (amount varies): to bring a guest speaker; host a panel discussion or workshop; plan a social event etc.
To learn more and to apply visit:
African Studies Center: Applications for Faculty Programs (msu.edu)
Most applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.
Global IDEAS: Global Innovations in Development, Engagement, and Scholarship curates external funding opportunities for international research from a comprehensive suite of sources, along with our knowledge of the donor landscape. These opportunities are compiled in one weekly email newsletter, available only to MSU faculty, staff and students.
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