Launched in 2023 as a collaboration between MSU's Global Youth Advancement Network, Alliance for African Partnership (AAP), and Office for Education Abroad, the COIL Faculty Fellows Program-Africa is an AAP-sponsored initiative focused on exploring the theory and practice of COIL through:
 

• Making global learning accessible to MSU students and students from African AAP-affiliated universities through COILed projects;
• Strengthening the ties between faculty/academic staff from MSU and African AAP-affiliated universities through the development and delivery of COILed projects;
• Supporting and helping advance the internationalization plan of MSU and African AAP-affiliated universities as the beginning of a broader COIL initiative.

This online fellowship program has the primary goal of assisting faculty or academic staff with teaching appointments from any discipline to design and implement COILed projects together. Stipends will be given to fellows to support professional and project development, and the program will also provide a blend of training workshops, presentations, and a fellows community of practice. Additionally, to further support fellows' learning and promote sustainable institutional internationalization efforts, fellows will be in close contact with MSU's COIL Faculty Learning Community and with appointed COIL African Campus Coordinators. After the COILed projects are implemented, the program will offer a culminating symposium, which will be an opportunity for fellows to share insights and showcase their work.