Initiated in 2017, the ASA Advocacy Travel Award provides travel subsidies of $1,000 to ASA member constituents to facilitate their attendance at federal advocacy events in Washington, DC each spring. The ASA believes it is critical for our members to be represented at advocacy events, and for the voices of the field of African Studies to be heard by representatives on the Hill as they prepare to make key decisions about funding for international education, the humanities, social sciences, and higher education as a whole.
Eligibility
Only ASA members are eligible to win the award. Renew in MyASA here.
To Apply
Please apply for the Advocacy Travel Award here.
Applications for the 2025 cycle are now closed. Applications for 2026 will open early January, 2026.
Please note: registration for most advocacy days close in February and most events occur in March.
If you have any questions about the ASA Advocacy Travel Award, please contact the ASA at members@africanstudies.org
Read about Advocacy Days
NAFSA Association of International Educators Advocacy Day, Washington, DC, April 1 & 2, 2025 & Virtual Orientation March 27
Consortium of Social Science Association (COSSA) Social Science Advocacy Day, Washington, DC, March 24-25, 2025
National Humanities Alliance (NHA) Meeting and Advocacy Day, Washington, DC, March 9-11, 2025
Coalition for International Education (CIE) Advocacy Day, Washington, DC, March 12-14, 2025
Past Winners:
2024
Muftiat Adeyi, University of Mississippi, attended the NAFSA Association of International Educators Advocacy Day, Virtual
2024
Christian Alvarado, University of California, Davis, attended the National Humanities Alliance Meeting and Advocacy Day
2022
Utitofon Inyang,
University of California, Riverside, attended the National Humanities Conference and Advocacy Day, Virtual
2022
Sarah A. Stefanos, University of Wisconsin, Madison, attended the National Humanities Conference and Advocacy Day
2022
Reed Couvillon, Rutgers University, attended the National Humanities Conference and Advocacy Day
2022
Eric Schmidt, Boston University, attended the National Humanities Conference and Advocacy Day
2019
Stephen R. Davis, University of Kentucky, attended the National Humanities Conference and Advocacy Day
2019
Rita Keresztesi, University of Oklahoma, attended the Consortium of Social Science Associations Science Policy Conference and Social Science Advocacy Day
2019
Eric J. Schmidt, Boston University, attended the Coalition for International Education Title VI/Fulbright Hays Advocacy Conference
2019
Sarah Stefanos, University of Wisconsin-Madison, attended the Consortium of Social Science Associations Science Policy Conference and Social Science Advocacy Day
2018
Joseph Kweku Assan, Brandeis University, attended the Consortium of Social Science Associations Science Policy Conference and Social Science Advocacy Day
2018
Julia Cummiskey, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, attended the National Humanities Conference and Advocacy Day
2018
Emily Riley, University of Kansas, attended the National Humanities Conference and Advocacy Day and the Coalition for International Education Title VI/Fulbright Hays Advocacy Conference
2018
Joanna Tague, Denison University, attended the National Humanities Conference and Advocacy Day
2017
Nancy Clark, Louisiana State University, attended the National Humanities Alliance Conference and Advocacy Day
2017
Andreana Prichard, University of Oklahoma, attended the Coalition for International Education Title VI/Fulbright Hays Advocacy Conference
