Opportunities

Below find information about current external opportunities such as fellowships, scholarships, other funding opportunities, jobs, internships, volunteer opportunities and calls for abstracts, papers, and proposals.

To read about news happening at the Center for African Studies and in our communities regarding Africa-related happenings, visit our News Page.

ASA Dissertation completion announcements:

The African Studies Association (ASA) is publishing completion announcements of PhD students with dissertation titles. Please submit your info with this form

Fellowships, Scholarships & Funding Opportunities:

United Nations UNA-USA Fellowship | Ongoing Application

Internships and Mentoring Opportunities:

United Nations Development Programme - UNDP’s Paid Internships (In-Office and Remote Options Available)

Ethiopian Community Development Council Internship

African Community Center DC-Metro/Ethiopian Community Development Council
Volunteer 

Friends of the Global Fight Communications Internship

Friends of the Global Fight Policy Internship

U.S. Department of State Paid Student Internship Program | Ongoing program

Africa Center for Strategic Studies Internship Program | Ongoing program

Call for Papers:

The ATLAS (Africa Through Language and Area Studies) Annual Conference | CfP Deadline: December 15, 2024

Call for Proposals for the 2025 Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies | CfP Deadline: December 2, 2024

Call for Abstracts: Conference in Celebration of Professor Paul Tiyambe Zeleza’s 70th Birthday | CfA Deadline: February 1, 2025

The African Studies Review invites brief proposals (500 words) for a new series, Neglected Voices in African Studies

Job Opportunities:

Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Anthropology of Africa and its Diasporas, University of Ottawa

The African Studies Association Publications Committee announces a Call for Statements of Interest for Editor-in-Chief of History in Africa (HIA), published by Cambridge University Press, for the 2026-2030 editorial term.

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ONGOING/ANNUAL Fellowships, Scholarships & Funding Opportunities