The Center offers several fellowships for UC Berkeley graduate students and two for UC Berkeley undergraduates. The Financial Aid Office administers many need-based financial aid programs. The Graduate Division Fellowship Office, academic departments and professional schools administer other merit based programs. Known deadlines are listed below. Information is available through the web links provided.

The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program

• This program provides comprehensive scholarships and support to students from Sub-Saharan African countries. For more information, follow this link.

Center Administered Research Fellowships

NOTE as of JAN 28th:

Online application program is glitching. Please send answers to online questions with your application materials to:

africa_center_fellowships@berkeley.edu

• Rocca Pre-dissertation Research - 28 January 2013
• Rocca Dissertation Research - 28 January 2013
• Ezera Research for African Students - 28 January 2013
• Rosberg/Geist Undergraduate Research - 4 February 2013

Other Fellowships and Resources

• Graduate Fellowships
  • FLAS - 23 January 2013
  • IIS Fellowships
  • International House: The Daniel Mouen-Makoua Gateway Fellowship
• Undergraduate Fellowships
• Resources for African Students
• Funding opportunities for internationally oriented research and education

Information for Prospective Visiting Scholars

• Currently, the Center does not have fellowships to support visiting scholars. However, scholars with fellowships or other sources of funding may apply for affiliation with the Center for African Studies. Follow this link for details.

Resources for grantwriting, fieldwork and publication