{"id":1043,"date":"2021-05-26T10:47:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T10:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/?page_id=1043"},"modified":"2021-06-11T09:21:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T09:21:42","slug":"2021-rahamon-bello-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2021-rahamon-bello-award\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Rahamon Bello Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1043\" class=\"elementor elementor-1043\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7a9954 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7a9954\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f784c6\" data-id=\"6f784c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daaeb2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"daaeb2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos hereby announces the 2021 call for applications for the Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in African and Diaspora Studies. This award seeks to encourage and appreciate young intellectuals whose Ph.D. theses address African and diaspora issues and the reconfiguration of African Studies. The Rahamon Bello Award also promotes cutting-edge intellectual and multidisciplinary research works in African Studies. The honouree of the award Professor Rahamon Bello, is the 11<sup>th<\/sup> Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria. The winner of the award will receive the sum of $1,000 (One thousand US Dollars)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Eligibility Criteria<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The applicant(s) must have completed the doctorate degree between June 1, 2019 and June 30, 2021;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The applicant\u2019s field of study must be within the Arts\/Humanities or Social Sciences, Law, Management Sciences, Education and Alternative \/ Traditional medicine.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Required Documents to be Submitted<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A cover letter \/ letter of interest stating the motivation to apply for the award;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Extended abstract of Ph.D. thesis (written in English) of not more than 1,500 words, including background of the study, statement of the problem, aim and objectives, scope of the study, significance of the study, theoretical framework, methodology, findings, and contributions to knowledge;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Soft copy of the Ph.D. thesis;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV), including academic status, employment history and publication records; and<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Soft copy of Ph.D. certificate<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All applications which include the above required documents must be submitted via email to <strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"mailto:iads@unilag.edu.ng\">iads@unilag.edu.ng<\/a> <\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0All submissions will be acknowledged through email.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Important Dates<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Application opens June 1, 2021 and closes 12 GMT+1 (mid-night) &#8211; September 30, 2021<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Review and\/or assessment of applications by independent selection committee \u2013 October 1 to November 30, 2021<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Announcement of the award winner \u2013 December 6, 2021<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Award presentation and ceremony (to be done virtually and physically) \u2013 December 10, 2021<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact <strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:myakubu@iads.unilag.edu.ng\">myakubu@iads.unilag.edu.ng<\/a> or call +2348037212221.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <!-- sktbuilder starter --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/sktbuilder-frontend-starter.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder-wordpress-driver.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var starter = new SktbuilderStarter({\"mode\": \"prod\", \"skip\":[\"jquery\",\"underscore\",\"backbone\"],\"sktbuilderUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/\", \"driver\": new SktbuilderWordpressDriver({\"ajaxUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\", \"iframeUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2021-rahamon-bello-award\/?sktbuilder=true\", \"pageId\": 1043, \"pages\": [{\"title\":\"Publications\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=297&action=sktbuilder\"},{\"title\":\"Home\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=3293&action=sktbuilder\"}], \"page\": \"2021 Rahamon Bello Award\" }) });<\/script><!-- end sktbuilder starter -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Institute of African and Diaspora Studies (IADS), University of Lagos hereby announces the 2021 call for applications for the Rahamon Bello Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in African and Diaspora Studies. 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