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ASPEN GLOBAL INNOVATORS GROUP IMPACT WEST AFRICA FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline: 14 June 2024

LOCATION: Senegal

The Aspen Global Innovators Group, in collaboration with the Senegal-based, international advocacy, public affairs, and campaigns firm Niyel, launched the Impact West Africa Fellowship program. The Impact West Africa Fellowship program equips changemakers from the region with the skills and support needed to tackle common challenges that affect close to half a billion people across the region’s 17 countries. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must be a citizen of and reside in a West African country

No, there is no age limit!

Applicants must be able to demonstrate a passion and commitment for advocacy that addresses one or more key issues affecting the West African region

Applicants must have access to reliable internet connection

Applicants must be able to participate throughout the entirety of the program

Have organizational support, in the form of a letter, to fully engage in the fellowship experience

BENEFIT:

There is no cost to participate in this program. All travel-related costs for the two in-person convenings including airfare, local transportation, lodging, and food will be covered by the fellowship. 

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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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