The award honors former Nigerian President Nnamdi Azikiwe, a scholar and politician, who led Nigeria as its first civilian president and who invited MSU faculty to join him and other Nigerians to build a land-grant model university in Eastern Nigeria. This became the University of Nigeria at Nsukka, had a distinguished educational history, and was the beginnings of the MSU African Studies faculty, now approximately 100 scholars spanning many colleges and departments. The award provides support for African students who otherwise have minimal sources for support as most funds are available for citizens and permanent residents of the USA.
Congratulations to Henry Fagan, PhD student in the Department of History, and Vadu Rodriguez, MFA candidate in the Department of Art, Art History and Design, for winning Nnamdi Azikiwe Fellowships this year.
Previous winners
2024- Grace L. Tukurah and Chiadikaobi G. Okafor
2022 - Yetunde Alabede and Edith Gondwe
2021 - Ronald Asiimwe
2020 - Ebenezer Ansah
The Roger Meece Paper Prize is awarded to graduate and undergraduate students who submit papers or projects focusing on issues related to the study of African nations and peoples - including governance, health, society, gender, science, development, education, environment, communication, and language.
Congratulations also to PhD student in the Department of History, Emmanuel Ankomahene, for winning a Meece Paper Prize.
Previous winners
2024 - Chiadikaobi G. Okafor
2021 - Rabin Kc and Mariama Sow
2020 - Caitlin Baker, Lucinda Krieger, Jocelyn Polanek, and Triniti Watson.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS)
Eye on Africa
African Tea Time
