ALA conference attendance funding for excellent proposals submitted by scholars based in Africa. Three $1,000.00 awards.
If an awardee is denied travel documents or sufficient funding to attend the conference in the year in which the award is granted, they may defer the award only once until the following annual conference. If the awardee fails to attend two consecutive annual conferences, the reward is revoked.
More information about upcoming travel grants will be posted here when it is available.
Past Winners
2023
Gloria Ajami Makokha
Kenya
Samuel Kwesi Nkansah
Ghana
Thobile Ndimande
South Africa
2019
Peace Longdet
Federal College of Education, Jos
Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang
University of Ghana
Getnet Tibebu Alemayehu
University of Addis Ababa
2018
Sokhna Bao-Diop
Gaston Berger University, Senegal
Oluwole Coker
Obafemi-Awolowo University
Ngozi Obiajulum-Iloh
University of Benin, Nigeria
2017
Uhuru Phalafala
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Jerome Masamaka
University of Ghana
David Mba Tambu
University of Yaounde I, Cameroon
2016
Stella Onome Omonigho
University of Benin City
Nigeria
Aimé Angui
Université Félix-Houphouet Boigny
Cote d’Ivoire
Giftus Nkam Ntambo
University of Yaoundé I
Cameroon
2015
Carol IFEOMA NJOKU
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Nigeria
Henrietta OBIAGELI OKOLOCHA
University of Benin, Benin City
Nigeria
Julia UDOFIA
University of Uyo
Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
2014
Senayon OLAOLUWA
Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Larry NDIVO
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Ngozi EZENWA-OHAETO
Department of English Language & Literature
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka
Anambra State, Nigeria
2013
Psalms Chinaka,
Imo State University, Owerri
Faith Ben-Daniels,
University of Education - Winneba
Clement Mamadu (unable to use the award),
University of Cape Town
2012
Pierre Fandio,
University of Buea, Cameroon
Juliana Daniels,
University of Education - Ghana
Alex Wanjala,
University of Nairobi, Kenya
2011
Jessie KAPASULA
University of Malawi
Chancellor College, Department of English
Zomba, Malawi
Folasade HUNSU
Department of English,
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Fatima RADHOUANI
High Institute of Human Sciences
Tunis, Tunisia
2010
Yvette Balana
Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines
Université de Douala, Cameroun
Halima Buhari A. Sekula
Department of English
Nasarawa State University, Nigeria
Syned Dale Makani Mthatiwa
Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER),
University of the Witwatersrand