The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Masters Fellowships 2024/2025

Applications are now open for the 2024/2025 African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Masters Fellowships. Click here to learn more about this opportunity.

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About The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Masters Fellowships

Opportunity Details

AERC wishes to announce the 2024/2025 Masters scholarships for applicants from Anglophone sub-Saharan African countries admitted into any of the following AERC Collaborative Masters Programme (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

Benefits of The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Masters Fellowships

  • Sponsoring of school fees
  • Fellowship stipends

The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Masters Fellowships Requirements

To qualify for scholarship, applicant must:

  • Have applied and been admitted to any one of the listed CMAP universities;
  • Have attained at least a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) or equivalent in Economics or related field from an accredited university; and
  • Female and applicants from post-conflict and fragile states are highly encouraged to apply.

Application Date and Process

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.

Application Procedure:

  1. Application cover letter;
  2. Curriculum Vitae;
  3. Evidence of admission at any of the universities listed above; and

Application Deadline

15 May, 2024

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