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Nnamdi Azikiwe Fellowship Award for African Students 2025

The African Studies Center invites applications for the prestigious Nnamdi Azikiwe International African Student Fellowship. This fellowship offers up to $2,000 in funding to support Michigan State University’s international African students in traveling to Africa for research purposes.

The Award honors former Nigerian President Nnamdi Azikiwe, a scholar and politician, who led Nigeria as its first civilian president and who invited MSU faculty to join him and other Nigerians to build a land-grant model university in Eastern Nigeria.

Program Summary

Type: Fellowships
For: in
Study in: USA, America
Level: Undergraduate, Graduate
Deadline: January 15, 2025
Key Benefit: Up to $2,000 award
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Eligibility Criteria

The African Studies Center recognizes that international African students studying at MSU have limited opportunities to apply for grants and fellowships to conduct research in Africa – usually reserved for citizens and permanent residents of the United States. For this reason,

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  • Only African undergraduate or graduate students conducting research in Africa are eligible for this fellowship.
  • Applicants must be currently enrolled in an MSU degree-granting program, and awardees must return to MSU as registered students in the semester following the award.
  • Priority will be given to students in good academic standing and with demonstrated financial need.
  • Applicants must successfully complete any MSU requirements related to doing research abroad (IRB training for instance)
  • Fellowship recipients must write and submit a report (3 to 5 pages) to the African Studies Center within one month of their return from Africa.

Benefits

Participating applicants will receive the following benefits:

  • One or more fellowships of up to $ 2,000 will be awarded for travel and/or fieldwork expenses in Africa. Funds are meant to defray costs, applicants should specify all other funding sources.

Selection Process

The fellowship program is administered by the African Studies Center. Selection of winners is determined by an African Studies Award Selection Committee with members appointed by the Center Director.

How to Apply

Interested and eligible candidates for Nnamdi Azikiwe Fellowship Award for African Students should Please fill out and submit application.

 Deadline: January 15, 2025


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