The Andrew and Mary Thompson Rocca Dissertation Scholarship in Advanced African Studies

In memory of her parents Andrew and Mary Thompson Rocca, Helen Rocca Goss established by her will an endowment to support students at the University of California, Berkeley.

The endowment supports student scholars at the advanced graduate level concentrating in African Studies. Funds may be requested for maintenance, travel, or research costs, as appropriate to enhance dissertation research in Africa in the upcoming academic year. Rocca funds are intended to supplement, not substitute for, other grants. Students are encouraged to apply to other sources as well. Awards are typically made in the range from $2000-$6000. In making awards, the Center adheres to the cap on stipends set by the Graduate Division, which in 2011 was $31,000 - combined for all fellowships awarded.

The Rocca Scholar program gives priority to advanced graduate students who show exceptional promise of advancing scholarship in some field of African Studies. Recipients of the award will carry the title Andrew and Mary Thompson Rocca Scholars, and must be advanced to candidacy before an award is made.

The deadline for applications is Monday, January 28, 2013

For more information:   http://africa.berkeley.edu/fellowships/Rocca.php