List of Academic Awards
Recipient, The Demetrios G. Papademetriou Young Scholars Program, awarded by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank based in Washington, DC, and dedicated to the study of global migration.
Research Studentship, awarded by the School of Social and Political Science (SPSS), University of Edinburgh, for research towards the Ph.D in African Studies. 2022
Royal African Young Leadership Award, organised by His Imperial Majesty (H.I.M), OONI OF IFE under the Royal African Young Leadership, and inducted into the Royal Court on 21st May, 2022.
Runner-up, 5th Global Master’s Dissertation Prize, organised by Routledge and Border Criminologies Network, Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford. 2021
Research Grant (worth €250), to support fieldwork expense at the Digital Summer School "Borders and Migration in Digital Times”, funded by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) at the Viadrina Center B/ORDERS IN MOTION, Europa-Universität Viadrina.
Overall Best Master’s Thesis at the unit for Diaspora and Transnational Studies (2018/2019 session), University of Ibadan (Awarded by the Institute of African Studies). 2021
Overall Best Master’s Thesis at the Institute of African Studies (2018/2019 session), University of Ibadan (Awarded by the Institute of African Studies). 2021
Best Graduating Master’s Student at the unit for Diaspora and Transnational Studies (2018/2019 session), University of Ibadan (Awarded by the Institute of African Studies). 2021
Overall Best Graduating Master’s Student at the Institute of African Studies (2018/2019 session), University of Ibadan (Awarded by the Institute of African Studies) 2021
Academic Excellence (2015-2016 session), Department of History and International Studies, Bowen University, Iwo (Awarded by Bowen Association of Humanities Students). 2016
Runner-up, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Debate, Edo State (Awarded by PAL Pensions). 2016
Research Fellowship
2023 Research Intern - International Migration, Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
2022 Research Associate, Reformers' Initiative for Development in Africa
2021 Research Member, Border Criminologies Network, Centre for Criminology, Oxford University
2019 Research Fellow, French Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA-Nigeria)
2021 Research Intern, Centre for African Studies, University of Mumbai
2021 Summer Research Fellow, Viadrina Center B/ORDERS IN MOTION, European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany