2010 Emerald/ALCS African Engineering Research Fund Award

Supporting the dissemination of knowledge for the social good in Africa

Judging now in progress.

The deadline has now passed and judging is in progress for the Emerald/ALCS African Engineering Research Fund Award. Emerald and ALCS (The Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society), in association with INASP and the African Engineering Education Association (AEEA), are delighted to offer a research grant for an African project in the field of engineering research. The Award will offer £2,500 (approximately US$4,000 equivalent) to fund the winning research project.

Applications should focus on the subject of material sciences, and should also address the dissemination of knowledge for the social good with a specific orientation toward benefit for Africa.

Eligibility

At least one member of the research team must be based in Africa.

Judging criteria

Each application will be judged, by a panel of experts, on the criteria below. The research must:

• Be of significance, and in particular, illustrate how it will benefit the social good.
• Demonstrate originality and innovation.
• Make an outstanding contribution to theory and its application.
• Illustrate the appropriateness and application of the methodology.
• Demonstrate sound implications for theory and practice.

Key dates

• The closing date for applications was 1 February 2011.
• Winners will be announced in April 2011.

Contact

For further information please contact:

Emma Stevenson
External Relations Executive
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Tel +44 (0) 1274 785198
E-mail estevenson@emeraldinsight.com
http://www.emeraldinsight.com

Last year’s winner

Last year we were delighted to receive a number of high-quality submissions. The winning research proposal was:

"Electrochemical synthesis and characterization of conjugated conducting polymers and copolymers for use as photoactive materials in solar energy conversion devices " by Dr Teketel Yohannes (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia).