Deadline: 15 December 2014
The African Studies Center University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars Program (UMAPS) is inviting applications from African candidates.
Priority Areas
- African Heritage: research on how cultural assets in Africa are historicized, authenticated, accessed and circulated
- African Social Research: quantitative social scientific research on economic, urbanization, gender, governance, demographics, public health and environmental change
- STEM-Africa: research in the domains of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
Scholarship Awards
- Round-trip airfare from home country to Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Stipend to cover living, housing, research expenses
The scholarship may be combined with other scholarships or funds to support an extended stay. It is expected that the scholar’s home institution will continue to pay the scholar’s academic salary during the duration of the fellowship.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be early career members of the faculty who have taught in the higher education system for less than ten years.
- Applicants may or may not have received their PhD.
- Applicants from Ghana, Liberia, South Africa or Uganda must be faculty member of a college or university in Ghana, Liberia, South Africa or Uganda.
- Applicant from other African Countries must be faculty member of a college or university in an African country and must have a pre-existing established relationship with a U-M faculty member who agrees to be the candidate’s mentor. The application must include a letter of recommendation from the sponsoring U-M faculty confirming her/his willingness to serve as mentor during the length of the UMAPS residency.
Complete application includes – a completed application form, curriculum vitae, letter of support from the head of department, dean or vice chancellor at hte applicant’s home institution; and a scholarly program proposal.
Note: All letters must be sent directly to the African Studies Center.
For more information, please visit ASC UMAPS.
