{"id":13,"date":"2016-11-02T03:45:48","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T03:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.apsanet.org\/africa\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2017-05-08T20:55:11","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T20:55:11","slug":"alumni-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/web.apsanet.org\/africa\/alumni-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From August 2013 to December 2016\u00a0APSA\u00a0awarded over $136,000 in small grants to 49 Africa Workshops alumni. The Alumni\u00a0Networking Grants program was\u00a0made possible\u00a0by\u00a0the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to\u00a0support\u00a0professional development,\u00a0extend networks, and\u00a0encourage collaboration with scholars and institutions across sub-Saharan\u00a0Africa. Individual grants of up to $2,000 and Workshop grants of up to $12,000 were\u00a0awarded to support activities such as: 1) presenting at a conference or taking part in a workshop or training program held at an African institution 2) conducting field research in Africa, 3) hosting a mini-conference, working group, or small workshop at an institution in Africa, 4) other projects\/activities which support research and scholarly development taking place in Africa. A complete list of grant awardees (alumni year) is as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 2013<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Beranger Avohoueme (2013) \u2013 $2,000 Professional Development Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 2013<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Richard Asante (2011) \u2013 $2,000 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Rasel Madaha (2010) \u2013 $1,500 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Joseph Fashagba (2011) and Carl LeVan (2011) \u2013 $2,450 Publication Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Danielle Carter (2012), Mesharch Katusiimeh (2012), Lauren MacLean (2012) \u2013 $7,980 Workshop Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Bonnie Ayodele (2010), Azeez Olayian (2012), and Taiwo Owoeye (2013) \u2013 $5,900 Workshop Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>February 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Aremu Fatai Ayinde (2012) \u2013 $902 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Edmond Mballa Elanga (2013) \u2013 $990 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Henry Kam Kah (2009) &#8211; $1,025 Professional Development Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 2014 <\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Freedom Onuoha (2009) &#8211; $1,770 Professional Development Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 2014 <\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Alpha Ba (2014) &#8211; $1,770 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Celso Monjane (2014) &#8211; $1,970 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Idahosa Osaretin (2014) &#8211; $1,918 Professional Development Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Samuel Olugbemiga Afolabi (2014) \u2013 $2,000 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Celso Monjane (2014) \u2013 $1,985 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Edmond Mballa Elanga (2013) and Willy Kalala Kankonde (2013) &#8211; $11,500 Workshop Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Felicia Safoa Odame (2012), Agnes Apusigah (2010), and Dominic Degraft Arthur (2014) &#8211; $11,400 Workshop Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Sulaiman Balarbe-Kura (2009) and Mashood Omotosho (2009) &#8211; $8,500 Workshop Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>February 2015<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Aremu Fatai Ayinde (2012) &#8211; $916 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Rasel Madaha (2010) &#8211; $1,000 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Maryam Quadri (2014) &#8211; $1,936 Professional Development Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 2015<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Abubakar Abdullahi (2014) \u2013 $1,400 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Naomi Moswete (2012) \u2013 $1,200 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Peace Medie (2010) \u2013 $1,200 Professional Development Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 2015<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai (2014) \u2013 $1,200 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Ndubuisi Christian Ani (2015) \u2013 $232 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 George Bob-Milliar (2012) \u2013 $1,500 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Enock Mudzamiri (2015) \u2013 $713 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Yacouba Ouedraogo (2013) \u2013 $1,223 Professional Development Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 2015<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Odette Murara (2015) \u2013 $2,000 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Mohamed Bakari (2009), John Clark (2015), Lucy Massoi (2015), and William Walwa (2015) \u2013 $11,000 Workshop Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Cori Wielenga (2015), Ahmed Ibrahim (2015), and Aditi Malik (2015) \u2013 $11,500 Workshop Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Josiane Tousse Djou (2015) and Hassan Njifon Njoya (2015) \u2013 $3,000 Workshop Grant<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 2016<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Alfred Babo (2008) \u2013 $1,680 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Keith Weghorst (2009) \u2013 $1,000 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Janet Monisola Oluwaleye (2012) \u2013 $1,680 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Doreen Alusa (2015) \u2013 $1,800 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Bamlaku Mengistu (2015) \u2013 $1,800 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Felicia Odame (2012) \u2013 $2,000 Workshop Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Edmond Mballa Elanga (2013) \u2013 $2,000 Workshop Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Taiwo Owoeye (2013) \u2013 $1,700 Professional Development Grant<br \/>\n\u2022 Bonnie Ayodele (2010) \u2013 $1,540 Professional Development Grant<\/p>\n<p>For additional information, download the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/web.apsanet.org\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/11\/Announcement-2016-Alumni-Grants.pdf\">Grants Information.pdf<\/a><\/strong> or contact Andrew\u00a0Stinson at: <a href=\"mailto:africaworkshops@apsanet.org\">africaworkshops@apsanet.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From August 2013 to December 2016\u00a0APSA\u00a0awarded over $136,000 in small grants to 49 Africa Workshops alumni. The Alumni\u00a0Networking Grants program was\u00a0made possible\u00a0by\u00a0the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to\u00a0support\u00a0professional development,\u00a0extend networks, and\u00a0encourage collaboration with scholars and institutions across sub-Saharan\u00a0Africa. 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