Prof. Dr. Egodi Uchendu

2026: TETFund Academic Research Journals (ARJ) Intervention for Journal of African Humanities Research and Development (JAHRD)

2025: African Studies Association (USA) Gretchen Walsh Book Donation Award

2022: “Humboldt Alumni Prize for Innovative Networking Initiative”

2021: 28. Fulbright Alumni Association of Nigeria Certificate of Merit for “Outstanding Impact on the Society and Unflinching Support to the Development of the Association,”

2020: African Studies & Research Forum (ASRF) Book Award for Islam in the Niger Delta, 1890-2017: A Synthesis of the Accounts of Indigenes and Migrants

2018: Fellow of the Royal Doyen Academy

2017: “The Wangari Maathai Award for Innovative Scholarship and Leadership” of The University of Texas at Austin

2016: University of Nigeria Staff Award for Most Punctual Lecturer

2010: ‘International Service Award’ for inspiring the younger generation by the Rotaract Club, University of Nigeria

2006: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellow, June 2006-September 2008

2005: Advanced Research Fellowship Award of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), 2005–2006

2004: Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Centre of African Studies, School of Asian and African Studies (SOAS), University of London

2003: Vice Chancellors’ prize for Best graduating Ph.D. candidate of the Faculty of Arts and second prize for Best graduating Ph.D candidate of the University of Nigeria for the 2001–2002 academic year

2001: Fulbright Visiting Researcher, Women Studies Program, The University of Kansas, Lawrence (U.S.A.)

1999: University of Nigeria post-graduate studies (PhD) research awards, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001

1992: Federal Government of Nigeria M.A. Degree Scholarship