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AFRICAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH CONSORTIUM (AERC) PHD FELLOWSHIP

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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 AfricaUniversity of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
University of Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaUniversity of Benin, Nigeria
Félix Houphouet-Boigny University, Côte d’IvoireUniversity Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal
University of Ibadan, NigeriaUniversity of Nairobi, Kenya
University of Yaoundé II, CameroonUniversity 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

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THE WORLD BANK LEGAL FALL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

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Application Deadline: April 30, 2024

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The World Bank Legal Vice Presidency offers highly-motivated law students an opportunity to be exposed to the mission and work of the World Bank and that of the Legal Vice Presidency. 

ELIGIBILITY:

You must hold citizenship of any IBRD member state

You are enrolled in an LLB, JD, LLM, SJD, PhD, or equivalent legal academic program while you would be undertaking your internship with us?  (e.g. if you apply for the Summer Cycle of LIP, you must be enrolled in an eligible legal academic program between June and August)

You have an excellent command of the English language

Fall Internship Program:  Application period will commence on April 1 and end on April 30 (Proposed internship period is for 10-12 weeks, typically between September and November, depending on prevailing needs). This is an excellent opportunity for students looking to gain professional experiences at the World Bank in the form of externships during the academic year while enrolled in a full-time law program or for those enrolled in part-time and/or evening law programs. According to U.S. Department of Homeland Security rules, students authorized to participate in pre-completion OPT may work part-time (20 hours or less per week) while school is in session.

BENEFIT:

Visa:  Students partaking in the World Bank Legal Internship Program must have valid student visa documents sponsored by their educational institutions. The World Bank shall only assist attainment of visa documents for participants of the World Bank Legal Internship Program in exceptional cases.

Cost: The World Bank shall not remunerate participants of the World Bank Legal Internship Program in the form of monetary fees/compensation.  Each World Bank Legal Intern must however be remunerated in accordance with World Bank Group policies and standards in the form of (i) monetary fees/compensation paid by the university or other sponsoring organization and acceptable to the Bank; or (ii) academic credit equivalent to the Bank’s fee schedule.  Hence, students partaking in the World Bank Legal Internship Program must secure appropriate funding sources for the duration of their internships.

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