University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) Program 2025/2025

Apply for University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) Program, we welcome direct applications from faculty members of colleges or universities from Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, and Zambia.

Programme Details

The UMAPS program hosts two cohorts per year—August through December and January through May—with one application round for both cohorts. Applicants will have the opportunity to indicate their preference for a particular cohort during the application process, but placement in a particular cohort (upon acceptance into the program) is not guaranteed.

Requirements for Michigan African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) Program 2025/2025

All applicants must:

• Be an early career faculty member who has taught in the higher education system for less than ten years and is presently teaching in a college or university in Africa.
• Be employed in an ongoing position at a university or college in Africa.
• Be able to demonstrate support from a home institution with a letter of recommendation from the head of the department, dean, or vice chancellor.
  Please note that applicants will not be able to fully submit their application until the endorsement from their home university has been received.
• Be able to remain in residence for five months.

How to apply for Michigan African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) Program 2025/2025

Apply Online here

All applicants must:

• Complete the online application form » (IN THIS APPLICATION CYCLE, this link can only be used by applicants from the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa,  and Uganda)
• Upload a curriculum vitae using the online application
• Upload a scholarly program/research proposal (not to exceed five pages). Applications from a wide range of disciplines and schools are welcome; applications that align with the center’s disciplinary initiatives —AHHI, ASRI, and STEM-Africa—are encouraged

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