The West African Research Center (WARC) is the overseas research center for The West African Research Association (WARA), located in Dakar, Senegal. WARC is a center for academic exchange between American and West African scholars that encourages research on the region of West Africa.
The Center sponsors international colloquia, research programs, and round tables on published research, lectures and workshops by visiting and local scholars and writers. WARC has administered an annual short-term research fellowship competition for scholars from West Africa to travel to U.S. host universities, assisted American scholars conducting research in Senegal and West Africa, sponsored internships for graduate students, and served as the host institution for individual and group projects of American students and Faculties.
The website contains further details on projects undertaken and the services available at the center. It also contains details of grants available.