Grants for traveling to Africa are usually given out to fund specific activities including mission work, scientific research expeditions as well as academic study and research as well as educational exchange between the US and their African counterparts.  Some of the major grants available for African Travel are included below.

Travel Grants for African Travel

Fulbright Awards. The Fulbright awards programs was put in place to offer US residents money for overseas study and these awards can be used for traveling to Africa to study.  Fulbright awards come in three main categories; The Fulbright Scholar Program, The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program and the Fulbright Student Program.  For more information as to the specific eligibility requirements for these awards, please see:  http://www.cies.org/

The Council of American Overseas Research Centers is based in Washington DC.  This council offers grants to U.S. citizens for significant overseas research at the post-doctoral level.  Study areas include social sciences, natural sciences and the humanities.  It is required that the research conducted must be done at the regional level in more than one African country and at least one of the countries must host an American overseas research center that participates in the program. For more information, please see: CAORC.org

Missionary Work in Africa is usually funded by mini grants from missionary organizations, religious groups or churches.  If you are interested in being funded for mission work, you will need to check with your individual churches or local mission groups to see what sort of African grants are available for travel to Africa.

Individual Foundation and Organizational Grants.  Depending on what your reason for traveling to Africa is, you may be able to find funding through individual foundations or private organizations.  This will require a bit of research on your part to determine which foundations support or promote travel overseas and specifically, travel to African countries and, if so, what their requirements for individual eligibility are for.  You will probably have to write up a full grant proposal for these monies convincing the grant committee as to the importance of what you are planning to do in Africa and why you should be receiving the money from their organization or foundation.