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The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) and the West African Research Association (WARA) are offering Saharan crossroads research fellowships. US, North African and West African scholars interested in conducting research in North or West Africa concerning Saharan Crossroads are encouraged to apply. These short-term fellowships (up to three months) award up to 3,000 USD. US scholars will receive an additional travel stipend. Online application must be submitted by October 15, 2013.
Study Subject(s): Fellowship is awarded for conducting research concerning Saharan Crossroads. Fellowship supports research exploring the culture, geography, history, and sociology of this region.
Course Level: Fellowship is available for conducting research up to three months.
Scholarship Provider: The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) and the West African Research Association (WARA)
Scholarship can be taken at: North or West Africa (Priority will be given to scholars conducting fieldwork Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia or anywhere in West Africa)
Eligibility: The competition is open to students, senior or independent scholars holding at least a Master’s Degree.
-Research must be completed before Dec 31, 2014.
-US, North African and West African Scholars interested in conducting research in North or West Africa concerning Saharan Crossroads are encouraged to apply for short-term fellowships.
-Priority will be given to scholars conducting fieldwork in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia or anywhere in West Africa.
-Priority will also be given to scholars who have not received AIMS or WARA funding in the last two years. -All Fellows are required to give a public lecture at an AIMS or WARC research center or other affiliated institution.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: North African scholar (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara), West African scholar (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo) and US Scholar are eligible for this research fellowship.
Scholarship Description: Saharan Crossroads seeks to counter the conceptual divide separating North and sub-Saharan Africa and the tendency to view the Sahara Desert as an impenetrable barrier dividing the continent into the northern “white†and sub-Saharan “black†Africa. Countries to the north often find themselves placed in Mediterranean, Islamic, and Middle Eastern studies with little consideration of cultural, historical, or artistic contact with sub-Saharan countries, which are often considered more authentically “African.†Despite trans-Saharan cultural contact spanning centuries, this inaccurate perception of Africa as two distinct zones separated by an empty wasteland of desert continues to influence the way people think about this region and the continent as a whole. Contact among traders, scholars, artisans, and nomads set the stage for the emergence of richly diverse aesthetic expressions along the web of North to South and East to West routes crossing the Sahara as well as at their beginning and ending points. The Sahara and its peripheries continue to be platforms of interconnected peoples and cultures. The Saharan Crossroads Initiative is a partnership of AIMS, WARA and the Saharan Studies Association (SSA) that provides support for research, conferences and publications exploring the culture, geography, history, and sociology of this region.
Number of award(s): This year there is funding for only three awards which will be given to one N. African scholar, one W. African scholar and one US Scholar.
Duration of award(s): Short-term fellowships are offered up to three months.
What does it cover? Awards up to 3,000 USD are awarded. US scholars flying from the United States will receive an additional travel stipend.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Awards will be announced in December 2013.
How to Apply: The mode of applying is online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for submission of applications is October 15, 2013.
Further Official Scholarship Information and Application
Scholarship Tags: 2014, Africa, Algeria, Fellowships, Geography, History, Morocco, research, Sociology, Tunisia, USA
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