The Center for African Studies promotes excellence in teaching and research on Africa. Your support helps disseminate knowledge through outreach programs and sustains links with African institutions. With over 100 affiliated faculty and a dedicated Outreach Director, the Center offers essential training and development opportunities. It also supports undergraduate and graduate students, fostering a community of Africanist scholars. As a pivotal resource in understanding Africa globally, your gift enriches the Center’s programs and benefits students. Here are ways you can support the Center for African Studies and contribute to its mission.
“I am deeply grateful for the financial support from the UF Center for African Studies, which enabled my pre-dissertation field research last summer. The funds allowed me to travel to Tanzania for three months to investigate the perceptions and victimization of people with albinism.
During my research, I worked with the Tanzania Albinism Society in Dar es Salaam and Shinyanga, focusing on the everyday lives and structural challenges faced by people with albinism. I also attended the World Albinism Awareness Day celebrations in Songea, enriching my study.
The Buhangija Center in Shinyanga, which hosts and educates children with albinism, was a significant part of my research. This experience has been invaluable, and I look forward to continuing my work this summer. Please support CAS to help more students study Africa.”
– Francis Semwaza, PhD Graduate Student, Department of Anthropology
Ways you can support the Center for African Studies
These funds are dedicated to enhancing department initiatives and programming.
Robin Poynor Student Travel Fund
This fund provides support for students to conduct culturally related research and study in Africa.
Jeanne and Hunt Davis Research Travel Fund
The Jeanne and Hunt Davis Travel Fund, established in 2006, assists graduate students in African Studies with pre-dissertation research trips. This fund helps students gain first-hand knowledge of research sites, enhancing their proposals and increasing their chances of funding success.
Center for African Studies Fund
Support the African Studies Center’s General Fund to enhance teaching, research, and outreach on Africa. Your contributions foster academic excellence, student development, and global understanding, enriching our programs and sustaining vital connections with African institutions and communities.
Your gift will assist the Center to achieve its mission of promoting excellence in teaching and research on Africa in all of the disciplines at the University of Florida. Funds for graduate students to travel and carry out research in Africa are in very short supply, especially in these trying economic times!
The Center for African Studies has recently established a fund with the goal of creating an endowment of at least $30,000, so as to generate the revenue for an annual award to help a student carry out pre-dissertation research in Africa. If you would like to make a contribution to this fund, we (and future generations of UF Africanists students!) would be very grateful.
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To learn more about the various ways you can get involved or make a gift including pledges, employer matching, and a variety of planned giving opportunities, please visit https://advancement.clas.ufl.edu or contact:
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Office of Advancement
352-294-1971
alumni@ufl.edu
The University of Florida Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization; therefore, your gift may be eligible for a charitable income tax deduction.