African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) PhD Fellowships

Application Deadline: August 31, 2024.

Applications are now open for the 2024/2025 African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) PhD Fellowships. 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 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

Eligibility Requirements

To qualify, an applicant must:

1. Have applied and been admitted to any one of the listed CPP universities;
2. Have attained at least a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) or equivalent in Economics, Agricultural Economics, or related field from an accredited university;
3. 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;
4. Possession of at least 1 relevant publication in a refereed journal will be an added advantage;
5. Evidence of engagement in economic management, research, and/or training in the public sector will be an added advantage; and 
6. Female and applicants from post-conflict and fragile states are encouraged to apply.

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 upload the following documents on to the AERC scholarship portal.

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.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) PhD Fellowships