Call for Applications: AERC PhD Fellowships for African Students 2024

Published: 17 Apr 2024

 The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) was established in 1988 as a public not-for-profit organization devoted to the advancement of economic policy research and training in Africa. The Consortium’s mandate and strategic intent is built on the basis that sustained development in sub-Saharan Africa requires well-trained, locally based professional economists. AERC agitates the provision of capacity building in economic policy in Francophone and Anglophone African countries through provision of support in the areas of policy research and graduate training. 

AERC PhD Fellowships

Application Deadline	August 31, 2024
School to study	, Félix Houphouet-Boigny University, University of Abomey – Calavi, University of Benin, Nigeria, University of Dar es Salaam, University of Ibadan, University of Nairobi, University of Pretoria (UP), University of Witwatersrand (Wits), University of Yaounde II, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Type	Ph.D
Sponsor	African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)

Requirements for AERC PhD Fellowships

To qualify, an applicant must:

• 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.

Selection Process

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

Application Deadline

August 31, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) on training.aercafrica.org to apply