The Rockefeller Foundation--Africa Dissertation Internship Awards

Sub-Saharan Africa Dissertation Internship Awards

The goal of the program is to enhance the quality of overseas education
received by African graduate students enrolled in universities in the
United States and Canada, and to maximize its relevance to the process
of equitable and sustainable development in Africa. The program enables
African doctoral candidates to return to Africa to conduct dissertation
research in association with a local university or research institution.
Priority will be given to research on equitable and sustainable
development in the areas if agriculture, environment, education, health,
the humanities, the life sciences and population.

Eligibility: Open to citizens of sub-Saharan African nations who are
     enrolled in doctoral programs at universities in the United States
     and Canada. U.S. permanent residents and Canadian landed immigrants
     are not eligible. 

Period: At least 12 months.

Award: The maximum award is US$20,000. Also, an administrative 
     contribution of US$2,500 to the African host institution and funds
     for one field-site visit by the student's faculty advisor

Deadlines: October 1, 1998 and March 1, 1999

Contact: Africa Dissertation Internship Awards
	 The Rockefeller Foundation
	 420 Fifth Avenue
	 New York, NY 10018-2702


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