Northwestern University 2025 John Hunwick Research Funds

President Henry Bienen and Provost Larry Dumas established this award in 2007 to honor the work of Professor Emeritus John Hunwick (History and Religion Departments). This endowment supports research by Northwestern University faculty and graduate students on Islam in Africa. John Hunwick's research and scholarship made significant contributions towards scholarly understanding of Muslim societies in West Africa, particularly in the area of West African Islamic scholarship and the translation of primary texts and documents. His documentary history, Timbuktu and the Songhay Empire: Al-Saidi's Ta'rikh al-Sudan Down to 1613 and Other Contemporary Documents, won the 2001 African Studies Association Text Prize.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelMasters , PhD
• SponsorNorthwestern University
• City to studyIllinois

Benefits

• To fund travel to an archive, library, or to conduct field research.
• For graduate students: to fund expenses associated with presenting a paper related to Islam and Africa at a conference. Faculty members are not eligible for conference support from this fund since they have access to departmental funds for such purposes.
• While the priority will be given to funding the first two areas, funds may also be made available to a faculty member or graduate student to organize the visit of a scholar of Islam and Africa to Northwestern to give a lecture, visit a class, or interact with students.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Applications must include the following for successful submission:

1. All applications should be submitted as a PDF with an application cover sheet;
2. CV or resume;
3. 2-3 page (single-spaced) proposal detailing your research, conference participation, or proposal for a visiting speaker;
4. detailed budget.

Please direct questions to [email protected] or call 847-491-7323.

For more details, visit Northwestern University Scholarship webpage