"competitive residency fellowship program for junior and mid-level
scholarscurrently teaching in African universities.Proposals invited
for scholarly writing projects, based on the applicants current research,
which can be completed and prepared for publication during the residency." Projects
should be relevant to the study of Africa in the social sciences or the
humanities. Based at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. http://www.fivecolleges.edu/sites/asp/
"brings accomplished mid-level professionals from designated
countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Eurasia
to the United States for a year of study and professional experience." http://exchanges.state.gov/globalexchanges/humphrey-fellowship.html
"tax-exempt charitable organization that offers scholarship opportunities
to South African students....Since 1990, USSAS has offered scholarships
at South African universities and Technikons to more than twelve
hundred young African, Coloured, and Indian men and women of South Africa.
USSAS now focuses its support on young people who are committed through
their studies and community action to the fight against HIV-AIDS in
South Africa." Program
history. Desmond Tutu is Honorary Advisor. Based in Pelham, Massachusetts.
http://www.ussas.com