The African Literature Association Travel Grant Awards
Application Deadline – March 15, 2025
The African Literature Association invites applications for THREE ALA Travel Grant Awards, worth $1500 each, for Africa-based members traveling to participate in the ALA annual conference at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. The conference will be held from June 25-28, 2025. Priority is given to early career applicants. Please note that the grant is awarded during the Awards ceremony at the conference, and cannot be accessed in advance.
ALA Travel Grants Eligibility and Guidelines: DUE March 15, 2025
Eligible applicants must be based in Africa, and should demonstrate 1) scholarship; 2) financial need; and 3) ability to supplement grant award.
Travel Grant Applications must include the following documents: Your email should be titled: “APPLICATION FOR 2025 ALA TRAVEL GRANT AWARD”
- A cover letter (not longer than 2 pages) including title and abstract of conference paper to be presented at ALA conference;
- Acceptance letter from the convener;
- A 2-page Curriculum Vitae or résumé (including ALA travel grant awards received within the past three [3] years, teaching and/or research experience and interests, professional meetings/conferences attended, with dates, place and titles of papers presented, current university affiliation, if applicable); and
- Two letters of recommendation. Each letter should be 2 pages or less, and should include contact and brief biographical information of recommender. (Recommender’s CV or résumé is not needed).
- Winners of the award are expected to meet with the Chair of the committee and members of the EC when they attend the conference.
Travel grants are awarded to successful applicants during the Awards Ceremony at the conference. Successful applicants will be required to be paid-up ALA members for the current year and to pay conference registration fees. Please be advised that the ALA Membership fee is different from the conference registration fees; and both are compulsory for all conference participants.
Complete applications and supporting documents should be emailed to travelgrants@africanlit.org by Deadline – 15th March 2025.
Inquiries may be directed to the ALA Travel Grants committee at – travelgrants@africanlit.org
Successful applicants will be notified within four weeks after the application deadline. Late or incomplete applications will not be processed.