The Center for Africana Studies is proud to support scholars whose expertise and research focus on the study of Africans and African-descended people in the Diaspora. On this page, you will find periodically updated information with internal and external calls for applications.
Internal Funding (2025-26)
Center for Africana Studies (CAS) 2025-26 Graduate Student Fellowships (CLOSED, Oct. 31)
External Funding (2025-26)
Postdoctoral Fellowship in African and African American Studies (AFAS), Washington University in St. Louis
Applications will be reviewed beginning February 1, 2026, and finalists will be invited for virtual interviews by early March.
The Department of African and African American Studies and the Center for Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications a one-year postdoctoral fellowship to support the activities of the year-long Seminar, “Black Studies, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the American University.” There is an option to apply for a second-year renewal to support the completion of the Seminar proceedings and deliverables.
Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Black Studies or a related field with a concentration in Black Studies, conferred by July 1, 2026.
- Research interests that critically examine issues that broadly relate to academic freedom, social justice, and democracy.
- Strong ability to facilitate interdisciplinary and public-facing conversations on the role of universities in advancing equity and justice.
- Demonstrated experience or interest in community or engaged scholarship.
For further inquiries, please e-mail the Center for Humanities at cenhumapp@wustl.edu
Additional details and the application can be found here: https://apply.interfolio.com/177073
African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS): C.L.R. James Research Fellowship (CLOSED, Nov. 1)
Application Deadline: November 1, 2025
The African American Intellectual History Society (AAIHS) is pleased to announce the 2026 C.L.R. James Research Fellowship to support research towards the completion of a dissertation or publication of a book. Named after Afro-Trinidadian theorist C.L.R. James, the research fellowships are intended to promote research in Black intellectual history by graduate students, independent scholars, and faculty members at any rank.
Please Click Here for application details.
