The African Studies Initiative (ASI), through a Title VI grant in African Studies from the US Department of Education, is able to provide travel support up to $1,500 to University of Minnesota-Twin Cities faculty and instructional staff. The Travel Grants are intended for projects that enhance the University’s undergraduate and graduate curriculum in African Studies and for projects that support the building of sustainable educational partnerships with institutions abroad on African Studies.
Priority will be given to projects that fall within the following categories:
NOTE: Title VI travel funding is not primarily intended for conference presentations. Proposals must specifically address the program priorities above.
Recipients must submit the new or revised syllabus and/or a one-page project report that specifies the project outcomes at the end of the award period.
Applications can be submitted to the African Studies Initiative through email, asi@umn.edu, or via campus mail at
ASI Faculty Travel Grants
African Studies Initiative
214 Social Sciences Building
Campus Delivery Code: 7173A
ASI accepts applications on a rolling basis, but we do require that applications be received at least 2 months before the departure date so we can submit the mandatory federal Travel Approval Requests with the US Department of Education in a timely manner. All travel (partially) paid for with federal funds has to comply with the Fly America Act.
Grantees should complete a University Travel Authorization form and register international travel in the GPS Alliance International Travel Registry before travel. Grantees should also observe all other GPS Alliance mandated requirements and regulations pertaining to international travel.
Submit the new or revised syllabus resulting from the Faculty Travel Grant, including a time table when the course will be offered and/or a one-page project report that specifies the project outcomes at the end of the award period.
Please address questions and requests for more information via email to asi@umn.edu or to Klaas van der Sanden, ASI Program Coordinator, at 612-625-1856.