Ph.D. Memoir Plus Microgrants

Preannouncement: Ph.D. memoir essay publication, and a grantmaking philanthropic experiment.

After I defended my Ph.D. this last summer at the University of Georgia, I wrote a ten-thousand-word memoir essay that I planned to publish for a few dollars on Kindle.

Due to a few complications and a paywall that might prevent some people from reading, I have decided to publish it free here on my substack.

In addition, I have also decided to launch a personal grantmaking experiment that will target innovative young Nigerians. You can think of these microgrants as a giveaway for intelligent folks who want to solve important problems (in their communities). But the only problem is that they need some money to do it (there will be rigorous competition for the microgrant).

Since it is a personal project, I have earmarked some of my money to fund a couple of teams that will emerge as the winners. But, living on a post-doc salary and doing so right in the middle of Atlanta, one can only do so much. So, for anyone who finds the memoir useful and is willing to support grantees, I will create an avenue to do so.

I will be making more announcements in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, here are a few quotes from the memoir.