Memorial Research Grants
The Memorial Research Grants have been established to honour the memory of IIS alumnae Mumtaz Mehboob and Nabila Wajli. The grants are available for a period of three years (2022-2025) to support IIS alumni who wish to pursue research in the fields of Education and Anthropology.
A grant of up to 贈1,000 per award is available annually in the fields ofEducation油温稼糸油Anthropology, with a preference for proposals that reflect the particular interests outlined below. Applicants should specify how their proposed research or dissemination project aligns with the scope of this Memorial Research Grants.
Education field
Mumtaz Mehboob(1987-2018) joinedSTEPCohort 10 from Pakistan, and was posthumously appointed an Honorary STEP Teacher. A painter as well as a passionate teacher, her classmates said that her paintings
demonstrate her love and appreciation for beauty in nature and her positive attitude towards life, which continues to inspire everyone around her.
In order to further Mumtazs pursuits, the Memorial Research Grant will be awarded to the best proposals in the field of Education, with a preference for religious education; curriculum design and implementation; teaching and learning up to secondary level; and especially learning through the creative arts.
Anthropology field
Nabila Walji(1993-2022) joined theGPISHClass of 2022 from Canada, received her IIS-SOAS MA with Merit, and was posthumously awarded a masters in social Anthropology by the. A keen photographer and poet as well as ethnographer, she advocated
slowing down and listening, smelling, tasting, feeling and seeing what the world around us says about everyday life.
In order to further Nabilas vision, the Memorial Research Grant will be awarded to the best proposals in the field of Anthropology, with a preference for field-based ethnography; visual and material anthropology; heritage and museum studies; migration; and especially the Ismaili communities of East Africa.
