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THE NORDIC AFRICA INSTITUTE MASTER’S/PHD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

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Application Deadline: 12 October 2025

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

If you are a student or researcher engaged in Africa-focused studies at a University in Sweden, Finland, Denmark or Iceland, the Nordic Scholarship Programme gives you the opportunity to visit NAI for one month.

Through the Nordic Scholarship Programme, NAI aims to contribute to building capacity in the production of knowledge about Africa and to promote and establish relations with and between Nordic research communities.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be a master student, PhD candidate or postdoctoral researcher in the social sciences or humanities.

You may apply regardless of citizenship, but you must be affiliated with a university or research center in Sweden, Finland, Denmark or Iceland.

You must be pursuing Africa-oriented studies/research.

For Further information, contact Marie Karlsson, marie.karlsson@nai.uu.se, phone +46 (0)18 471 52 54.

The selection process

The aim of the scholarship programme is to offer a 1-month stay at the Nordic Africa Institute in order to facilitate use of the Institute’s library collections on contemporary Africa (books, periodicals, newspapers, and government publications) and to support connection to existing work at the Institute through NAI research hosts. The scholarships are awarded once per year.

BENEFIT:

The scholarship covers travel expenses, accommodation and a subsistence allowance.

You get access to a workspace in a shared office at the Institute for your one-month stay.

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WBG YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM (YPP)

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Application Deadline: September 30, 2025 at 11:59 UTC (late applications will not be considered). 

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

planet. The Young Professionals Program (YPP) and career opportunities at the World Bank Group work in every major area of development to create a world free of poverty on a livable planet. The application requires you to select a work program that best matches your expertise and experience.

To support your selection, you will be required to demonstrate your technical expertise and experience (technical depth), ability to work across the World Bank Group and a variety of sectors (technical breadth), and strong leadership potential. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Minimum master’s degree with 2–6 years of professional working experience.

Nationality of a World Bank Group member country as demonstrated by your officially issued passport or equivalent document. 

Completion of a master’s-level degree in a relevant field, or a higher qualification in a relevant field, before September 1, 2026. If you are pursuing a doctorate, full-time doctoral research studies in a relevant field at an accredited institution may count towards the required work experience, and the degree must be substantially complete with all the written work submitted before September 1, 2026. 

Excellent command of the spoken and written English language (fluency in other languages might be advantageous to your application). 

You are not a World Bank Group staff member (this includes staff holding term, open, ST, and ET appointments), nor are you precluded from applying to or joining the program by the employment eligibility policy from the time of application to the Young Professionals Program.

You may apply this year if you are a JPA or a former Bank intern (interns should have their appointment end date on or before September 30, 2025).

The Young Professionals Program does not offer deferred entry, and you must be prepared to start full-time employment with the World Bank Group on September 1, 2026. 

If you are invited to join the Young Professionals Program, your offer will include a 2-year term contract as a mid-career staff member (GF level) that may be followed by a 5-year renewable contract based on performance. 

You also might be eligible for a G-type visa for you and your dependents. 

You may be located in Washington, DC or any of the World Bank Group country offices worldwide, and must be prepared to relocate accordingly.

BENEFIT:

The World Bank Group Young Professionals Program (WBG YPP) offers a competitive salary and benefits package as part of a 5-year term contract.

Benefits include health, life and accident insurance, a pension plan and possible relocation and mobility benefits depending on WBG guidelines.

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