Summary
Miles Morland set up the foundation in 2013 after a career investing in Africa via two companies he created, Blakeney Management and DPI (Development Partners International). The MMF annually awards a small number of Morland Writing Scholarships, with the aim being to allow each Scholar the time to produce the first draft of a completed book. The Scholarships are open to anyone writing in the English language who was born in Africa, or both of whose parents were born in Africa..
Benefit:
£18,000, paid monthly over twelve months
Eligibility:
submit an excerpt from a piece of work of between 2,000 – 5,000 words, written in English that has been published and offered for sale, you must send clear evidence that the piece you upload as part of your application has been both published AND offered for sale. Your submission will be evaluated by a panel of readers and judges set up by the MMF.
The work submitted will be judged purely on literary merit. It is not the purpose of the Scholarships to support academic or scientific research or works of special interest, such as religious or political writings.
Deadline:
20th September, 2024
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