The 2023 World Bank Africa Fellowship Program for PhD Students and PhD Recent Graduates

The World Bank Africa Fellowship Program, launched in 2013, seeks young, outstanding Africans who have recently earned their PhDs or are about to do so in a field related to the organization’s activities.

The 2023 World Bank Africa Fellowship Program expects to host up to 15 fellows. This year, a private sector window with funding from the Think Africa Partnership supports 10 extra fellowship positions with a focus on the growth and finance of the private sector. The extra 10 fellows will strive to strengthen the macroeconomic, business, and financial frameworks in order to increase private sector investment, improve economic policy formulation, and ultimately foster regional economic growth.

About the World Bank Africa Fellowship Program

Since its beginning, the fellowship program has been a great success, creating a solid pipeline of young African talent interested in working in international organizations, African governments, think tanks, and academia.

Apply Now: The African Union Pan African University Scholarship 2022 for Masters and PhD Students.

The program provides selected fellows a six-month placement at the Washington, D.C., or country offices of the World Bank Group (WBG) to get practical experience with the organization’s operations. This entails creating and disseminating knowledge, creating national and international policies, and creating institutions to promote inclusive growth in underdeveloped nations.

Fellows will focus on research, economic policy, technical assistance, and loan operations that support the World Bank’s mission of eradicating poverty and promoting shared prosperity while also gaining from research and innovation in a variety of industries.

Through the fellowship, WBG hopes to strengthen the skills of the upcoming generation of African change agents in development and policymaking, as well as to advance the objectives of the region’s poverty reduction.

Eligibility Criteria

• The World Bank Africa Fellowship program is open to Sub-Saharan African applicants only.
• You must be a recent Ph.D. graduate (within the last three years) or be enrolled in the last year of a Ph.D. program.
• Candidates must have a strong knowledge of the English language, both written and spoken.
• You must have strong quantitative and analytical abilities.
• By the end of the application period, all applicants must be 32 years old or younger.

Benefit

Successful fellows will:

• Spend six months gaining hands-on experience at the World Bank’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., or a country office.
• Work on research, economic policy, technical assistance, and loan operations that help the WBG achieve its mission of reducing poverty and enhancing shared prosperity
• Fellows are eligible to receive consultant fees and round-trip economy class air travel to Washington, D.C, or a WBG country office from their university or institution.

Apply Now: Mauritius Africa Scholarship 2022 for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Studies

Application Procedure

Applicants interested in the World Bank Africa Fellowship can click the button below to apply:

NOTE: The following documents are needed to complete the application process

• Letter of recommendation from applicants Referees
• Academic Credentials
• I.d card and a passport

For more info, visit World Bank Africa Fellowship Program