A $15,000 research grant from the International Foundation for Science (IFS) has been awarded to Mr. Maxwell Adeyemi, a lecturer at the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria. $15,000 is approximately N11.4 million at the rate of N760 to $1 on the parallel market. The news was announced in a statement signed by Mr Paul Adeagbo, Deputy Director, Information, Protocol and Public Relations, OAUSTECH, on Wednesday in Okitipupa.