Deadline Approaches for Africa-focused Faculty Research Grant Applications

Applications for the Rev. Alphons Loogman, C.S.Sp., Faculty Research Grant, are due on Wednesday, April 30.

The new program supports scholarly research that reflects Duquesne’s strategic commitment to a closer relationship with the nations and peoples of Africa. Complete details regarding the application process are available by visiting the Center for African Studies’ website.

In the 2014-2015 academic year, the University may award up to three grants of $4,500 each. All full-time Duquesne faculty members are eligible for the funding, and collaborative and cross-disciplinary research projects are encouraged.

“This adds an essential component to Duquesne’s strategic focus on Africa by involving faculty in an area that they have a unique competence for—scholarship—and thereby encouraging them to engage our African initiative on that level,” said Dr. Gerald Boodoo, director of the Center for African Studies.