US varsity offers Nnamdi Azikiwe African student fellowship

The African Studies Centre at the Michigan State University (MSU) in the United States is offering opportunities for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International African Student Fellowship. According to a notice from the university, the fellowship application closes on October 30 and successful candidates could get up to $2,000 (about N873,000) to support African students traveling to […]

The African Studies Centre at the Michigan State University (MSU) in the United States is offering opportunities for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International African Student Fellowship.

According to a notice from the university, the fellowship application closes on October 30 and successful candidates could get up to $2,000 (about N873,000) to support African students traveling to Africa for research.

The award honours 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.

Those eligible are only African undergraduate or graduate students conducting research in Africa and are students of MSU as well as have good academic standing with demonstrated financial need.