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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