African and African Diaspora Fellowships

African and African Diaspora Fellowships

African and African Diaspora Fellowships seek applicants pursuing innovative, preferably interdisciplinary, projects in dialogue with critical issues and trends within the field. The fellow must remain in residence for the 9-month academic year, deliver one research presentation, and teach one seminar course. The fellow will also receive compensation for teaching the course. The fellow is expected to attend AADS lectures and works-in-progress sessions and generally be a part of the intellectual life of the program.

Eligibility

• Must have completed all but dissertation by the start of the fellowship

Award

• Give one research presentation
• Teach one seminar course
• A $37,500 stipend
• Access to highly subsidized health insurance through Boston College
• A $1,500 research budget
• A $3,000 moving expense allotment
• A fully equipped, shared office