Application Deadline Masters : May 31st 2016
Application Deadline PhD: August 15th 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 is engaged in capacity building in economic policy in Francophone and Anglophone African countries through provision of support in the areas of policy research and graduate training.
Masters Fellowship:
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 University
Masters Requirements:
To qualify for scholarship, an applicant must:
(a) Be a Kenyan citizen;
(b) Have applied and been admitted to any one of the listed CMAP universities;
(c) Have attained at least a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) or equivalent in Economics or related field from an accredited university;
(d) Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply
Phd Fellowship:
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 Trade
Requirements:
To 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’Ivoire
Requirements
To qualify, an applicant must:
(a) Be a Kenyan citizen;
(b) Have applied and been admitted to any one of the CPP universities;
(c) Have attained at least a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) or equivalent in Economics or related field from an accredited university;
(d) 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;
(e) Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
Application Procedure for Masters Fellowship
- 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 on [email protected] 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 31, 2016
Application Procedure for PhD Fellowship:
- 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 on [email protected] 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 August 15, 2016.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the AERC 2016/2017 Masters &PhD Fellowships for Kenyans.