African Economic Research Consortium is calling for Application: AERC Masters Fellowship 2021 for Africans

Key details

• Host: AERC
• Open to: Africans
• Target: Graduates
• Deadline: 16th July, 2021

Applications for the 2021 AERC Masters Fellowship for Africans are ongoing.

About the AERC Masters Fellowship

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. 

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The Consortium’s mandate and strategic intent are built on the basis that sustained development in subSaharan 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 the provision of support in the areas of policy research and graduate training.

List of Universities

The AERC Masters Fellowship for applicants from Anglophone subSaharan African countries admitted into any of the following AERC Collaborative Masters Program(CMAP) in Economics universities:

• 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 University

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for scholarship, applicant must:
(a) Have applied and been admitted to any one of the listed CMAP universities;
(b) Have attained at least a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) or equivalent in Economics or related field from an accredited university; and
(c) Female and applicants from post-conflict and fragile states (especially the AERC Masters Bridge Program alumni class of 2017 and 2018) are highly encouraged to apply.

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Application Procedure

– 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 a specific university, applicants shall send the following documents to AERC on [email protected] and copy [email protected].

1. Application cover letter;
2. Curriculum Vitae;
3. Evidence of admission at any of the universities listed above; and
4. Certified copies of transcripts and certificates.
   The deadline for applying for the scholarship is July 16, 2021

For more information visit the official website of AERC Masters Fellowship