Nigerian 2 others win $4,000 Research Fellowships for West African Scholars

News Express |17th Dec 2016 | 2,836

The West African Research Association (WARA) and The MasterCard Foundation on Friday announced the recipients of the Ideas Matter Fellowship Program; a new fellowship which supports the research of young academics in the region focusing on women, technology and entrepreneurship. The USD$4,000 grants will allow recipients to solve some of the most trenchant health and economic challenges facing Africa today.

A statement issued in Boston, United States, disclosed that in this inaugural competition, the Ideas Matter Doctoral Fellowship programme received 63 applications from graduate students representing 10 West African countries and fields as diverse as biology, agronomy, political science, medicine, public health, chemistry and pharmacy. “While only 17 of the 63 applicants were women, the three applications which rose to the top were all submitted by young women – attesting to the growing role of women in science and technology,” the statement said. It listed the three candidates “selected from this rich trove of applications” as:

*Osemudiamen Oseabhi Anao (Nigeria), University of Benin, will explore the health effects of a toxic common component of e-waste, capable of acting as an endocrine disruptor, carcinogen and neuro-development toxicant;

*Akomoun Blandine Kapko (Benin), Université d’Abomey-Calavi, will develop an inventory of plants used in the traditional treatment of typhoid fever, further working to identify and isolate their active properties; and

*Gloria Tetteh-Kubi (Ghana), University of Cape Coast, will investigate measures aimed at reducing widespread pesticide use in cowpea cultivation, contributing to poverty reduction, food security and biodiversity conservation.

The statement explained that “the Ideas Matter Fellowship Program reflects WARA and The MasterCard Foundation’s commitment to increasing opportunities for emerging West African scholars who are transforming ideas into active solutions to the challenges facing the region and the world at large.”

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