Maniru Ibrahim, a Nigerian First-Class Honours graduate of Mathematics from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUSOK), has won a four-year fully funded Ph.D. scholarship at the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research Training in Foundations of Data Science (a €20 million research centre).
First African Selected into the SFI Data Science Centre (After 20 Prior Rejections)
- Currently completing his Master's programme at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Italy, Ibrahim became the first African scholar selected into the SFI Centre for Research Training in Foundations of Data Science following a competitive virtual interview in April 2021.
- Starting in September 2021 at the University of Limerick, Ireland, his four-year Ph.D. scholarship covers 100% of tuition fees, a tax-free stipend of €18,500 per year, and travel/accommodation allowances for international conferences.
- Sharing his story to encourage fellow Nigerian students, Ibrahim revealed that he faced 20 previous scholarship rejections from other schools before clinching this prestigious Irish award.
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