A $15,000 research grant from the International Foundation for Science (IFS) has been awarded to Mr. Maxwell Adeyemi, a lecturer at the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria. $15,000 is approximately N11.4 million at the rate of N760 to $1 on the parallel market. The news was announced in a statement signed by Mr Paul Adeagbo, Deputy Director, Information, Protocol and Public Relations, OAUSTECH, on Wednesday in Okitipupa.
$15,000 is approximately N11.4 million at the rate of N760 to $1 on the parallel market.
The grant which was won by the 35-year-old researcher, an indigene of Supare-Akoko was sponsored by the Government of Sweden for early career scholars. “The OAUSTECH academic was once a winner of the MTN Science and Technology Scholarship Phase II with which he funded his university education for three consecutive years .
Prof. Temi Ologunorisa, OAUSTECH Vice-Chancellor, congratulated the scholar and wished him luck in his research endeavours.It was learnt that Adeyemi, who joined OAUSTECH as an Assistant Lecturer in the School of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources on November 1, 2018, is expected to commence the Swedish IFS research in mid-March 2023.