Call for Applications: The Rebecca H. Rhodes African Inclusive Literacy Research Prize - 2025
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) are pleased to announce the call for applications for ‘The Rebecca H. Rhodes African Inclusive Literacy Research Award’ in memory of the inclusive education champion Rebecca H. Rhodes. This award continues to support research by African scholars and practitioners investigating how to help children and youth with disabilities learn to read and write, and to read and write to learn. This is the second edition of the prize, which started in 2024. The inaugural awardee was Zelalem Wondimu, from Ethiopia.
The 2025 round of the prize will comprise one $5,000 USD prize to be made to a single primary applicant (individual) to help cover expenses for proposed research related to literacy education (i.e., foundational reading skills and, optionally, writing/written communication skills) for children or youth with disabilities and/or special education needs. The award funds may also be used to cover expenses of other study team members per the eligibility criteria.
Applications must be received on or before midnight Pacific time on Friday, February 28, 2025. Applicants are encouraged to submit their entries earlier if completed before this date. The winner is expected to be announced at the CIES Annual Conference in March 22 – 27 2025.
More information, including detailed eligibility criteria, instructions on how to prepare and submit applications, and application evaluation criteria can be found in this document in English and in this document in French.
The Rebecca H. Rhodes African Inclusive Literacy Research Award is a joint initiative of ADEA and CIES, made possible by founding sponsors ADEA, CIES, Chemonics International, FHI 360, RTI International, the Basic Education Coalition, the CIES Special Interest Group (SIG) for Global Literacy, the Afrika SIG, and the Inclusive Education SIG, with other contributions from Inclusive Development Partners, Save the Children, and many individual donors. If you have interest in becoming a sponsor of the prize, contact africaninclusiveliteracyaward@gmail.com.
