Institute of International Studies; University of California, Berkeley

Note: This program is currently not operating in North America. See the report to the Rockefeller foundation, "PhD Programs In African Universities: Current Status And Future Prospects" [~299k PDF] for an update on the current status on the project.

See also the online Dissertation Proposal Workshop which was developed from this program. The online workshop comprises a collection of tips, samples, and links to help students through an important phase in their academic carreer. Although biased in favor of "area studies" specialists (particularly Africanists), the content of this workshop is intended to be useful for all students intending to conduct empirical social-scientific fieldwork.

Funding Opportunities for Africans and Foreign Nationals....

Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources. Prepared by Karen Fung for the Electronic Technology Group, African Studies Association, USA.

Association of Concerned African Scholars. Founded in 1977, the ACAS is a group of scholars and students of Africa dedicated to formulating alternative analyses of Africa and U.S. government policy, developing communication and action networks between the peoples and scholars of Africa and the United States, and mobilizing support in the United States on critical, current issues related to Africa.

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