Application Deadline: August 31, 2024.
LOCATION: Multiple Regions
AERC wishes to announce the 2024/2025 Ph.D. scholarships for applicants from Francophone and Anglophone sub-Saharan African countries admitted into any of the following AERC Collaborative PhD Programme (CPP) in Economics degree-awarding universities:
| University of Cape Town, South Africa | University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin |
| University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | University of Benin, Nigeria |
| Félix Houphouet-Boigny University, Côte d’Ivoire | University Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal |
| University of Ibadan, Nigeria | University of Nairobi, Kenya |
| University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon | University of Pretoria |
| University of Witwatersrand, South Africa |
ELIGIBILITY:
Have applied and been admitted to any one of the listed CPP universities;
Have attained at least a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) or equivalent in Economics, Agricultural Economics, or related field from an accredited university;
Have a Masters degree (with coursework and thesis component) in Economics, Agricultural Economics, or related fields from a recognized University. The coursework should have covered microeconomics, macroeconomics, quantitative methods and econometrics;
Possession of at least 1 relevant publication in a refereed journal will be an added advantage;
Evidence of engagement in economic management, research, and/or training in the public sector will be an added advantage; and
Female and applicants from post-conflict and fragile states are encouraged to apply.
Upon receipt of an admission letter from a specific university, applicants shall upload the following documents on to the AERC scholarship portal https://training.aercafrica.org/admissionnew
BENEFIT:
Fully funded
