IADS-Unilag ACC ‘Artiste-in-Residence’ Fellowship, 2024

The fellowship, for a duration of not more than 2 months, is offered on a competitive basis to writers, herbal medical practitioners, policy developers, special programme builders, creative artists in plays, poetry and drama, social engineers, computer programmers, as well as film cum documentary makers.  For instance, a trado-medical practitioner may be in residence  to de-odorise garlic in a bid to promote its wider use, a poet may be in to develop an Ewi or Ijala that addresses a social vice like rape or violent cult, a practising NGO operator  may develop an exchange programme to enhance easy social integration  between Burkina Faso and Nigerian migrants, and a computer programmer may be in to develop e-ayo olopon. Any great idea is acceptable from any practitioner in any discipline, so long as they are legitimate and with focus on Africa. The fellowship includes a shared apartment, a personal office, research facilities, as well as daily stipends. The applicant’s idea is subjected to intellectual contributions of the Institute’s Faculty, and the final version of the work is jointly owned by the author and the Institute.

Eligibility

Any practitioner in any legitimate field is eligible. Academic qualification is not compulsory, but an applicant must demonstrate competence in written and spoken English language. This is without prejudice to their other languages.