Travel Grant

The African Studies Association (ASA) is pleased to announce the Royal Air Maroc-African Studies Association Student Travel Award. This award aims to facilitate and increase the movement of students and the exchange of ideas between students of African Studies in Africa and the United States. The overarching aim of the award is to acknowledge outstanding scholarship by future Africanists. The award will be given every year at the ASA’s Annual Meeting, and will consist of one or two round-trip tickets per student between the United States and any Royal Air Maroc (RAM) destination in Africa. Award tickets may be used to facilitate research, study abroad, and/or travel home for African students studying in the United States. The first set of Royal Air Maroc-African Studies Association Student Travel Awards will be made during the award ceremony of the ASA’s 56th Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Driss Benhima, Chairman and CEO of Royal Air Maroc, will be present to officially launch the award, and will also announce a new and exciting multifaceted partnership between ASA and RAM- of which the Student Travel Award is one component.

Eligibility
Students from Africa pursuing studies and/or conducting research in the United States, and students from the United States pursuing studies and/or
conducting research in Africa are eligible to apply for the award. Please note that travel must occur within 12 months of receiving the award.

To Apply
Applications are being accepted one of the following ways: Nominations- Only nominations from ASA members will be accepted. To renew
your membership, please visit the ASA’s membership page ASA Members are eligible to nominate outstanding students for the award.
Once students are nominated, they will receive notification via email of their nomination, and information on next steps. ASA members nominating
their students can submit their nomination here. Individual Applications Students applying without the nomination of an ASA member will be requested to submit an online application, and at least one letter of recommendation from a current Professor. Students can indicate in their application whether they would like to apply for one or two round-trip tickets. Requests for two tickets must be justified during the application process.

Deadline
All nominations and applications received on or before November 7th, 2013 will be considered for this year.

2013 Annual Meeting participants: Do not miss Royal Air Maroc’s CEO Mr. Driss Benhima’s official announcement of the ASA’s new partnership with RAM and its benefits to ASA members at the Award Ceremony! The Award Ceremony will take place at 8:30 pm on Saturday November 23,
2013 at the Marriott Baltimore Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore (Grand Ballroom Salon VI).

For more information visit http://africanstudiesassociation.org/