Together with the African Language Teaching Association, AASP shares the task of administering two competitive Department ofEducation funded Group Project Abroad training programs in African languages. The training programs take place in-country. The Summer 2001 programs tookplace in Tanzania for Swahili andin South Africa for Zulu; a new funding competition for GPA programs from 2002-2004 is currently underway. Beginning in 2001, the AASP annually gives the Francois Manchuelle Award honoring innovative work in expanding the domain of African Studies at the undergraduate or K-12 levels, or for promoting novel and effective outreach initiatives to American communities with an interest in Africa.

Fullbright-Hays Zulu GPA 2009

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