Fellowships

The Center for African Studies, in collaboration with other departments, offers a number of research and language fellowships to Stanford students of different levels and disciplines. Each fellowship has different qualifications, amounts offered and deadlines. To find out which opportunity is best for you, read each description and click on the link for more specific information.

Undergraduate Fellowships

African Service Fellowship

The African Service Fellowship offers up to $5,500 to undergraduate students to support travel and living expenses during the summer for students working with a specific organization in Africa.

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Faculty-Student Research Partnership - African Digital Futures in Humanities and Social Sciences

The Center for African Studies invites applications for the African Digital Futures Fellowship, a dynamic opportunity supporting students and faculty whose research explores the transformative role of digital technologies in shaping Africa’s present and future.

The Center for African Studies (CAS) Research Partnership pairs undergraduate students with Stanford faculty to work collaboratively on innovative research projects. Students will work directly with a faculty mentor during spring or summer quarter and receive funding up to $2,500.

This fellowship is designed for scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences who are investigating how digital tools, platforms, and infrastructures are redefining knowledge production, cultural expression, governance, labor, and everyday life across the continent. From AI and mobile technologies to digital archives, social media, and virtual realities, African Digital Futures are at the forefront of scholarly inquiry and innovation.

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Undergraduate Research & Language Fellowship

The Center for African Studies offers up to $5,000 to undergraduate students for research or intensive language study in an African country or at an accredited institute in the U.S.

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Graduate Fellowships

Susan Ford Dorsey Innovation Africa Fellowship

The Susan Ford Dorsey Innovation Africa Fellowship (IAF) is a fellowship awarded to Stanford H&S doctoral students whose research shows outstanding originality and the potential to transform our understanding of the African continent and its diaspora. 

Learn more about the Susan Ford Dorsey Innovation Africa Fellowship

Graduate Research & Language Fellowship

The Center for African Studies offers up to $5,000 to graduate students for research or intensive language study in an African country or at an accredited institute in the U.S.

Learn more about the Graduate Research & Language Fellowship