Deadline submissions Africa Thesis Award 2014. Don't forget to submit your Master thesis in time!

Are you interested in Sub-Saharan Africa and is your Masters thesis on a related subject? If so, the African Studies Centre in Leiden is offering you the chance to win € 1.000 through its Africa Thesis Award plus publication of the winning thesis in the ASC’s African Studies Collection. This annual award aims to encourage student research and writing on Sub-Saharan Africa and to promote the study of African cultures and societies. Any final-year student who has completed his/her Masters thesis with distinction (80% or higher or a Dutch rating of at least an 8) at a university in Africa or the Netherlands may apply.

Deadline: 11 July. (Photo: Nkululeko Mabandla, winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2012)

Find out how to apply and see the complete list of former winners.