Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, 2026

July 3, 2026 Bilqis Alayaki

Call for Applications

The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos, hereby announces the 2026 call for applications for the Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in African and Diaspora Studies. This prestigious award seeks to encourage and appreciate early career scholars whose Ph.D. theses address African and diaspora issues and the reconfiguration of African Studies.

The J. P. Clark Centre, a structure adjacent to the Faculty of Arts,
University Of Lagos

Mon - Fri: 8.00AM to 4.00PM

iads@unilag.edu.ng
myakubu@unilag.edu.ng

ABOUT IADS

On August 9, 2017 IADS UNILAG, was inaugurated, following a series of events attended by staff and students including invited guests and the media. The former Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Rahamon Bello accompanied by the University Management was on hand to unveil the IADS signpost at the J. P. Clark Centre.

This was followed by an inauguration lecture entitled “The Global Migration Crisis: Identity, Ethical and Economic Entailment”, which was delivered by Prof. Abolade Adeniji of the Department of History and International Studies, Lagos State University.