The center provides support for African research, forging international partnerships, conference attendance, and more for both students and faculty.
The Meece Graduate and Undergraduate Awards are established to honor Mr. Roger Meece’s unwavering dedication to diplomacy and peacekeeping and to encourage excellence in African Studies at MSU.
Graduate student awardees: 1st prize $500, 2nd prize $300;
Undergraduate student awardees: 1st prize $300, 2nd prize $150
The African Studies Center has funds to provide partial support to MSU students conducting research about Africa with domestic travel expenses related to research and presenting at scholarly conferences. Funding amount is up to $500 but varies depending on event and availability of funds (one award per year/per student). Travel must be at the lowest, logical (considering cost and time) available airfare which is defined as coach and economy class. Previous funding of applicant is considered in funding decisions.
The African Studies Center (ASC) collaborates with units at MSU to co-sponsor events relevant to the Center’s mission. Please fill out and submit the application below if requesting financial support from ASC for your event.