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| Study Abroad: 2022 University of California Ezera Research Fellowship for African Students |
The Emeka Kalu Ezera grant for graduate African students at the University of California in Berkeley is accepting applications.
In honor of Emeka Kalu Ezera, an endowment has been created at the University of California at Berkeley to help graduate students from African nations south of the Sahara.
The monies from the endowment will go to the Center for African Studies, which will help graduate students specializing in African Studies.
Scholarship Summary
Host: University of California
Study Abroad: Study in USA
Category: Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships | Fellowships
Eligible Countries: All African Countries
Reward: Sponsorship
Deadline: April 11, 2022
Scholarship Details
Emeka Kalu Ezera, a graduate student instructor and PhD candidate in political science at the University of California in Berkeley, was tragically died in a car accident in Nigeria on July 12, 1990.
Emeka was born in Ohafia, Imo State, Nigeria, on April 30, 1959, the first of four sons of Professor Kalu and Mrs.Onuma Ezera. In 1981, he received a magna cum laude degree from Harvard University and a Master's degree in International Economic Relations from the London School of Economics in 1982. He got a master's degree in political science in 1985 and a master's degree in public policy in 1987 from the University of California at Berkeley.
In 1989, Emeka began work on his doctoral dissertation in Political Science at Berkeley: An Institutional Approach to the Implementation of Structural Adjustment Policies: The Nigerian Case.
Scholarship Requirements
In order to be eligible to apply for the scholarship, applicants must:
The Ezera Research 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.
Scholarship Duration and Reward
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 2016 was $34,000 – combined for all fellowships awarded.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified applicants should use the link below to apply.
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