African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Fellowships 2015 / 2016

1. Announcement for PHD Fellowships 2015/2016
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 in collaboration with the Government of Kenya, through the National Treasury, seeks to build a pool of qualified Economists and Policy Analysts in the following areas of specialization in Economics, through a Scholarship Programme for PhD students:

Financial Economics

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Energy Economics

Monetary Economics

Infrastructural Economics

Agricultural Economics

Public Sector Economics

International TradeTo qualify for scholarship, candidates must have applied and been admitted to any one of the following Collaborative PhD Programme (CPP) in Economics degree-awarding universities across the region with whom AERC has partnerships:

University of Cape Town

University of Nairobi

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

University of Dar es Salaam

University of Benin, Nigeria

University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon

University of Cocody, Cote D’IvoireRequirements:
To qualify, applicant must:

Be a Kenyan citizen;

Have applied and been admitted to any one of the CPP universities;

Have attained at least a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) or equivalent in 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 and quantitative methods;

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply;

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.The deadline for applying for the scholarship is July 15, 2015.
2. Announcement for Masters Fellowships 2015/2016
AERC in collaboration with the Government of Kenya, through the National Treasury, seeks to build a pool of qualified Economists and Policy Analysts through a scholarship programme for candidates admitted to any one of the following AERC Collaborative Masters Programme (CMAP) in Economics universities across sub-Saharan Africa:

Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

University of Botswana

University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

University of Cape Coast, Ghana

University of Ghana, Legon

University of Nairobi, Kenya

University of Mauritius

University of Namibia

University of Malawi

University of Zimbabwe

Makerere UniversityRequirements:
To qualify for scholarship, applicant must:

Be a Kenyan citizen;

Have applied and been admitted to any one of the listed CMAP universities;

Have attained at least a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) or equivalent in

Economics or related field from an accredited university;

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.Interested applicants must submit their applications for admission directly to the respective Universities (application procedure can be obtained from the respective university’s website).
Upon receipt of an admission letter from specific university, the applicants shall submit their application for scholarship to AERC ontraining@aercafrica.org and attach a copy of the admission letter.
In addition, applicants shall attach their curriculum vitae and certified copies of their academic certificates and transcripts.
The deadline for applying for the scholarship is May 15, 2015.
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