Members of WARA are part of the international community of scholars committed to advancing research in and about West Africa. Established in 1989, WARA realizes its mission through organizing conferences and seminars, hosting summer faculty institutes, granting research fellowships, and maintaining a spacious and well-equipped research center in Dakar Senegal. As a member, you are eligible to participate in the activities of the WARA, to receive first-hand information about WARA grants and fellowships, and make use of the facilities of the West African Research Center (WARC) in Dakar, Senegal. In addition, you will receive the WARA newsletter.

There are two categories of WARA membership: individual and institutional. Individual membership dues are $30 per year, with a student rate of $15 per year. You may take out a membership for one year, for two years ($60), five years ($150), or a lifetime membership ($350). Institutions may become members of WARA for just $250 per year. Click here to renew your membership or to make a contribution to WARA.

If you would like to join WARA, Click here to download MembershipForm (Institutional/Individual). Just print it out, fill it in, and send it to us by snail mail or at wara@bu.edu. You may mail a check for your dues or you can pay them online. Your membership will be good until the end of the current membership year, which runs from October 1 through September 30.