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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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UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA CICOPS SCHOLARSHIPS 2025

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Application Deadline: May 31st 2024

LOCATION: Italy

In order to promote international cooperation, particularly with Developing Countries (as classified by the World Bank in low, lower middle and upper middle income economies) the University of Pavia and EDiSU (Institute of the Right to University Studies) are offering 6 scholarships to visiting scholars for the year 2025 for a period of stay of 4 to 12 weeks at the University of Pavia.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must have at least two years of either teaching experience or activity within international organisations and institutions.

Scholarships are designed for both junior and senior members of Universities in Developing Countries or members of major research centres and international organisations or institutions with specific interest in the field of development studies.

CICOPS scholarships are reserved for research collaboration in the short term in order to encourage the mobility of researchers from developing countries.

Applicants enrolled in a Doctoral or Postgraduate Course at an Italian University are not eligible to apply.
For further information, please refer to the FAQ section on the website.

Selected scholars must confirm acceptance of the scholarship and its conditions within 20 days of receipt of the email communication stating their successful application, together with the exact dates of their requested stay, and declaring to be in possession of the requisites that may be required by the health situation

BENEFIT:

The scholarship includes travel, meals and accommodation expenses, health insurance policy and a contribution of 150.00 Euro (gross) per week.

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