The Visiting Africanist Scholar (VAS) is someone who has performed exceptionally in the academic field on matters related to African development.

Institute for African Development Colloquium Series is an academic platform designed for scholars and practitioners to share research, insights, and points of view on subjects related to African development. The series goes beyond the conventional definition to examine unexplored, innovative, and current topics relevant to Africa.

IAD offers research grants to enrolled Cornell PhD students to conduct field research in Africa. 

Global Development encourages students to learn from and with communities both locally and globally.

Forum that provides a space where academics, researchers, and policy makers exchange views on current political, economic, legal, and social issues on African development.