An endowment
has been established in memory of Emeka
Kalu Ezera to support graduate students from
African countries south of the Sahara at the
University of California at Berkeley. The funds from
the endowment are assigned to the Center for African
Studies to aid student scholars at the graduate level concentrating
in African Studies. Funds may be requested for
maintenance, travel, or research costs, as
appropriate to enhance pre-dissertation and
dissertation research on Africa. Ezera funds may be used
to supplement, but not substitute for, other grants.
Students are encouraged to apply to other sources, including
the
Rocca grant.
Currently, grants from the Ezera fund will be in
the $500 to $1000 range. In making awards, the
Center adheres to the cap on stipends set by the
Graduate Division, which in 2008 is $25,000 - combined for all
fellowships awarded.
The Ezera Fellowship gives priority to graduate students
from West Africa who show exceptional promise of advancing
scholarship in African Studies in the social
sciences, humanities, and public policy and who
demonstrate strong leadership potential. Students
from other African regions are eligible and are encouraged to
apply. Students must have been accepted for admission at the
University of California at Berkeley when they apply
and must be enrolled before funds may be dispersed
to them. The fellowship is not available to students
who are permanent residents or citizens of the
United States. A total of no more than two years of support
will be provided to a recipient of this fellowship; applications
for the second year of support will be considered
de novo along with other applications for that year.
Deadline:
Monday, 28 January, 2013
For more information
http://africa.berkeley.edu/fellowships/Ezera.php
