Courses include intensive language, thematic seminar, field study seminar, and an independent study project. SIT programs are available to top college sophomores, juniors, or seniors, who are in good academic standing at any college or university and who have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 and at least one year of college-level coursework at the time of application.
Scholarships are available.
This program is designed to encourage research and writing in African, Afro American and Afro-Caribbean history and culture. Fellowships funded by the Center allow recipients to spend six months or a year in residence with access to resources at both the Schomburg Center and the New York Public Library. D. candidates, young professionals and artists opportunities for personal development and international experience. Grantees plan their own programs, and projects may personal development and international experience. Grantees plan their own programs, and projects may include university course-work, independent library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, or special projects in the social or life sciences.