Hat tip: Zola Mumford
Africa Thesis Award 2009
Deadline: 16 June 2009
The African Studies Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands, has an annual award for the best Masters thesis on Sub-Saharan Africa by a student at a university in the Netherlands or in Africa. Any final-year student who has completed his/her Masters thesis with distinction (80% or higher or a Dutch rating of at least 8) can apply. Any thesis thematically related to socio-geographical, economic, political, juridical or anthropological issues or focusing on the humanities such as history, religion and literature (but with the exception of language and/or semiotic studies) can be submitted. The thesis must be socially relevant and can be be written in English, French or Dutch.
The award consists of a price of 1000 euros. The winning thesis will also be published in the ASC African Studies Collection. Submitted theses may be (partially) published on The Broker’s website:
http://www.thebrokeronline.eu
More information: ASC’s website:
http://www.ascleiden.nl/Research/Award/
In French:
http://www.ascleiden.nl/Research/Award/MastersThesisAward-FR.asp
