African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) 2023-2024 Ph.D. Fellowship for Francophone and Anglophone sub-Saharan African

AERC wishes to announce the 2023/2024 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 Witwatersrand, South Africa
University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	University of Nairobi, Kenya
University of Ibadan, Nigeria	University of Benin, Nigeria
University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon	University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
Félix Houphouet-Boigny University, Côte d’Ivoire

• Table of Content
• About African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
• AERC Ph.D. Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of AERC Ph.D. Fellowship
• Requirements for AERC Ph.D. Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

AERC Ph.D. Fellowship

Application Deadline	31 Aug 2023
Country to study
School to study	Félix Houphouet-Boigny University, University of Abomey-Calavi, University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), University of Benin, Nigeria, University of Cape Town, University of Dar es Salaam, University of Ibadan, University of Nairobi., University of Yaoundé II, University of the Witwatersrand
Type	PhD
Sponsor	African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of AERC Ph.D. Fellowship

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.

Requirements for AERC Ph.D. Fellowship Qualification

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 (especially the AERC PhD Bridge Programme alumni class of 2017 and 2018) are encouraged to apply.

Application Deadline

August 31, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) on training.aercafrica.org 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 a specific university, applicants shall upload the following documents on to the AERC scholarship portal https://training.aercafrica.org/admissionnew 

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 details visit: AERC website.