Applying to the Graduate Program

Anyone interested in applying for graduate studies in African History at MSU should complete the university's online graduate application, which can be accessed through the History Department’s website.

Graduate Funding

On a competitive basis, the History Department provides funding in the form of research assistantships and teaching assistantships. All applicants for graduate studies in African History are also encouraged to apply for a FLAS award, if they are eligible to do so.

Internal pre-dissertation funds (departmental)
History Department Assistantships and Fellowships
History Department Graduate Awards

Internal pre-dissertation finds (university)
Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS)
MSU Graduate Funding

External dissertation fellowships & awards
Fulbright-Hays
Fulbright IIE
Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
International Dissertation Research Fellowships (IDRF)
Compton Peace Fellows Program