The Emerging Researcher Award is offered in recognition of outstanding scholarly work by young and emerging researchers based in the Faculty of Humanities who have made significant independent contributions to research in their field. In particular, the award seeks to recognise and reward research that contributes to some of the key strategic goals in the faculty – including research that enhances scholarship on Africa and the Global South; and scholarship that reflects critical engagement with local and global struggles for social and economic justice and sustainable development.
The call for applications usually goes out in November every year on the HUM-Everyone list. Access the current call here.
Past Recipients:
2024: Dr Xolisa Guzula (School of Education) and Dr Athambile Masola (Department of Historical Studies).
2023: Dr Viraj Suparsad (Centre for Film and Media Studies).
Special mention: Dr Jane Frances Kelly (Centre for Social Science Research).
2022: Dr Portia Malatjie (Michaelis School of Fine Arts) and Dr Stephané Huigen-Conradie (Michaelis School of Fine Arts).
2021: Dr Jeffrey Murray (School of Languages and Literatures)
2020: Dr Faisal Garba Muhammed (Department of Sociology)
2019: Dr Ryan Nefdt (Department of Philosophy)