No. Unfortunately, due to the quick review timeframe, we do not offer extensions for any reason. Our funding applications are competitive, and we review applications alongside others. Extensions delay our review process and impact how quickly we are able...
No! Each year, CAS grantees are from a range of concentrations: from Social Studies to Human Evolutionary Biology, from Biomedical Engineering to History and Literature. Please note, however, that preference will go to students who have taken coursework...
We begin application review immediately following the deadline date. Typcially, it will take approximately one month to complete the review process, as we involve a faculty review committee. Students selected for a grant or internship will be contacted...
Unfortunately professors are under the same deadlines as students. All application materials must be submitted by the grant application deadline according to individual grant deadlines. This is to ensure that the faculty review committee has all...
Your recommenders can upload their letters to CARAT or email them directly to Lindsay Moats at lmoats@fas.harvard.edu.
Each student needs to submit their own application materials individually. Students will not be reviewed together. Some parts of your application may be the same: budget and itinerary, for example. Your proposal and letters of reference should be written...
Students may bring recommendations in paper copy to the CAS office (which should be in a sealed envelope, signed on the flap). Recommenders should also feel free to email references directly to Lindsay Moats at lmoats@fas.harvard.edu.
No! CAS is willing to consider applications from any country within the African continent.
For undergraduate students: Harvard-sponsored travel to High-Risk Countries and Regions is prohibited. The sole exception to this prohibition is for students (or fellows) visiting their parents or legal guardians, but only if: the parents or legal...
The African Studies-related course requirement is interpreted broadly. These can be courses that are international in scope, but touch on Africa/African themes at some point. Overall, the purpose of this requirement is for the applicant to demonstrate a...