2019 WARC Travel Grant inviting West African Nationals to Promote Intra-African Cooperation

Deadline: 15 March 2019

The West African Research Association (WARC) is inviting applicants from West African nationals for its Travel Grant program to promote intra-African cooperation and exchange among researchers and institutions by providing support to African scholars and graduate students for research visits to other institutions on the continent.

Funding for the WARC Travel Grant Program is provided by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State through a grant from the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.

Grant Information

The WARC Travel Grant provides travel costs up to $1,500 and a stipend of $1,500.

Benefits

Travel grant funds may be used to:

• attend and present papers at academic conferences relevant to the applicant’s field of research;
• visit libraries or archives that contain resources necessary to the applicant’s current academic work;
• engage in collaborative work with colleagues at another institution;
• travel to a research site

Eligibility Criteria

This competition is open only to West African nationals, with preference given to those affiliated with West African colleges, universities, or research institutions.

How to Apply

Applicants can apply via given website.

Eligible Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, the island of Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, the island of Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe and Togo.

For more information, please visit https://www.bu.edu/wara/fellowship/fund_travel/