Alumni Grants

From August 2013 to December 2016 APSA awarded over $136,000 in small grants to 49 Africa Workshops alumni. The Alumni Networking Grants program was made possible by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support professional development, extend networks, and encourage collaboration with scholars and institutions across sub-Saharan Africa. Individual grants of up to $2,000 and Workshop grants of up to $12,000 were awarded 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:

August 2013
• Beranger Avohoueme (2013) – $2,000 Professional Development Grant

November 2013
• Richard Asante (2011) – $2,000 Professional Development Grant
• Rasel Madaha (2010) – $1,500 Professional Development Grant
• Joseph Fashagba (2011) and Carl LeVan (2011) – $2,450 Publication Grant
• Danielle Carter (2012), Mesharch Katusiimeh (2012), Lauren MacLean (2012) – $7,980 Workshop Grant
• Bonnie Ayodele (2010), Azeez Olayian (2012), and Taiwo Owoeye (2013) – $5,900 Workshop Grant

February 2014
• Aremu Fatai Ayinde (2012) – $902 Professional Development Grant
• Edmond Mballa Elanga (2013) – $990 Professional Development Grant
• Henry Kam Kah (2009) – $1,025 Professional Development Grant

May 2014
• Freedom Onuoha (2009) – $1,770 Professional Development Grant

August 2014
• Alpha Ba (2014) – $1,770 Professional Development Grant
• Celso Monjane (2014) – $1,970 Professional Development Grant
• Idahosa Osaretin (2014) – $1,918 Professional Development Grant

November 2014
• Samuel Olugbemiga Afolabi (2014) – $2,000 Professional Development Grant
• Celso Monjane (2014) – $1,985 Professional Development Grant
• Edmond Mballa Elanga (2013) and Willy Kalala Kankonde (2013) – $11,500 Workshop Grant
• Felicia Safoa Odame (2012), Agnes Apusigah (2010), and Dominic Degraft Arthur (2014) – $11,400 Workshop Grant
• Sulaiman Balarbe-Kura (2009) and Mashood Omotosho (2009) – $8,500 Workshop Grant

February 2015
• Aremu Fatai Ayinde (2012) – $916 Professional Development Grant
• Rasel Madaha (2010) – $1,000 Professional Development Grant
• Maryam Quadri (2014) – $1,936 Professional Development Grant

May 2015
• Abubakar Abdullahi (2014) – $1,400 Professional Development Grant
• Naomi Moswete (2012) – $1,200 Professional Development Grant
• Peace Medie (2010) – $1,200 Professional Development Grant

August 2015
• Abdul-Gafaru Abdulai (2014) – $1,200 Professional Development Grant
• Ndubuisi Christian Ani (2015) – $232 Professional Development Grant
• George Bob-Milliar (2012) – $1,500 Professional Development Grant
• Enock Mudzamiri (2015) – $713 Professional Development Grant
• Yacouba Ouedraogo (2013) – $1,223 Professional Development Grant

November 2015
• Odette Murara (2015) – $2,000 Professional Development Grant
• Mohamed Bakari (2009), John Clark (2015), Lucy Massoi (2015), and William Walwa (2015) – $11,000 Workshop Grant
• Cori Wielenga (2015), Ahmed Ibrahim (2015), and Aditi Malik (2015) – $11,500 Workshop Grant
• Josiane Tousse Djou (2015) and Hassan Njifon Njoya (2015) – $3,000 Workshop Grant

December 2016
• Alfred Babo (2008) – $1,680 Professional Development Grant
• Keith Weghorst (2009) – $1,000 Professional Development Grant
• Janet Monisola Oluwaleye (2012) – $1,680 Professional Development Grant
• Doreen Alusa (2015) – $1,800 Professional Development Grant
• Bamlaku Mengistu (2015) – $1,800 Professional Development Grant
• Felicia Odame (2012) – $2,000 Workshop Grant
• Edmond Mballa Elanga (2013) – $2,000 Workshop Grant
• Taiwo Owoeye (2013) – $1,700 Professional Development Grant
• Bonnie Ayodele (2010) – $1,540 Professional Development Grant

For additional information, download the Grants Information.pdf or contact Andrew Stinson at: africaworkshops@apsanet.org.