MSU 2025 Nnamdi Azikiwe International African Student Fellowship Program

Published: 25 Sep 2024

The African Studies Center is pleased to announce the Nnamdi Azikiwe International African Student Fellowship! A fellowship of up to $2,000 to support MSU international African students travel to Africa for research. 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. This became the University of Nigeria at Nsukka, had a distinguished educational history, and was the beginnings of the MSU African Studies faculty, now approximately 100 scholars spanning many colleges and departments

MSU Nnamdi Azikiwe International African Student Fellowship Program

Application Deadline	January 15, 2025
Value	$ 2,000
Funding Type	Partially Funded
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	Michigan State University
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of MSU Nnamdi Azikiwe International African Student Fellowship Program

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.

Requirements for MSU Nnamdi Azikiwe International African Student Fellowship Program

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,

• 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.

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. The submission window is from September 1st to January 15th.

Application Deadline

January 15, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Michigan State University on msu.co1.qualtrics.com to apply