Center Adminstered Fellowships
The Center directly administers three fellowships for graduate students, one for undergraduates and one for a visiting scholar from University of Dar es Salaam. Deadlines for the summer awards (Rocca PreDissertation and Rosberg/Geist) will always be early in the spring semester, coinciding with FLAS fellowship deadlines set by Graduate Division. The academic year doctoral dissertation fellowships (Rocca and Ezera) deadline will be just after the spring recess. Specific annual deadlines are listed on each fellowship link.
Andrew and Mary Thompson Rocca Fellowship
The Center for African Studies offers two types of Rocca fellowships providing funding to UC Berkeley graduate students at different points in their study.
- Rocca Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Advanced Studies on Africa.
- Rocca Fellowship for Pre-Dissertation Research.
Rosberg/Geist Fellowship for Undergraduates
- Two undergraduate fellowships of up to $3,000 each to support undergraduate travel to Africa for research and study.
Emeka Kalu Ezera Fellowship
The Center also administers the Emeka Kalu Ezera Fellowship in African Studies. All fellowships are available to UC Berkeley graduate students at the field research stage of their studies.
Cowell Fellowship (inactive currently)
The Center also administers the Cowell Fellowship that is specifically for Ph.D. Graduates Students at the University of Dar es Salaam. The Fellowship receipent will spend 12 months at UC Berkeley under the direct supervision of a Berkeley faculty mentor, taking courses (especially proseminar and methodological courses), and conducting research using library and archival resources unavailable at UDS. Upon completion of the year at Berkeley, the Fellow will return to Tanzania to complete his or her degree.