The Award aims to encourage student research and writing on Africa and to promote the study of African cultures and societies.
The Award is presented annually to a student whose Master’s thesis has been completed on the Basis of Research conducted on Africa.
WORTH
- The African Studies Centre Leiden is offering an Award of £500 and the Publication of The winning Thesis in the ASCL’s African Studies Collection.
- All thesis submitted will be made available fulltext Online via the ASCL’s library Catalogue
ELIGIBILITY
- Any Final year student who has completed his/her Masters thesis with distinction (80% or higher or a Dutch rating of at least an 8) at a university in Africa or the Netherlands may apply.
- The thesis has to be based on independent empirical research related to Africa in one of the subjects listed in the following section and must have been examined in the twelve months prior to the deadline for submitting manuscripts
- The thesis can be submitted if it is written in English, French or Dutch. If the thesis is in Dutch, a five paged English or French summary should also be attached.
DEADLINE: July 10 2016
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