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ODI FELLOWSHIP SCHEME

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Application Deadline: 30 April 2024

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The ODI Fellowship Scheme gives early-career economists and statisticians the chance to work as public sector civil servants on two-year contracts in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific and the Western Balkans. ODI Fellows are typically employed as local civil servants, reporting to local managers.

ELIGIBILITY:

The ODI Fellowship Scheme is open to candidates of all nationalities who have a master’s degree or PhD in economics, statistics or a related field.

Suitable specialised qualifications at postgraduate level include but aren’t limited to agricultural economics, environmental economics, international economics, health economics, development economics, and econometrics and statistics.

For those studying for a postgraduate degree at the time of application, the award of a fellowship is conditional upon the successful completion of the postgraduate degree.

BENEFIT:

Total compensation net of tax is approximately £32,600 per annum in the first year and £34,600 in the second year. The compensation is inclusive of a housing allowance that varies according to cost of living in-country.

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JENNIFER WARD OPPENHEIMER RESEARCH GRANT

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Application Deadline: 03 May 2024 at 00:00 (SAST)

LOCATION: South Africa

The Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant invites all eligible interested applicants to apply for the opportunity. The grant will support a research project or programme for up to three years (previously funded research not eligible).

ELIGIBILITY:

The lead applicant should be:

An early career scientist: Applicant must already hold a PhD degree and should have no more than seven years of work and/or research experience post-degree (excluding time taken for family responsibilities).

Have strong links to a credible African institution: The institution should have a proven ability to manage to fund and subscribes to good financial grant practice and can be any of the following: academic institution, research institution, government institution, NGO, for-profit organisation

Furthermore, the proposed research should be focused on or in Africa.

BENEFIT:

A grant of $150,000 will be awarded to one successful applicant. 

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