African Economic Research Consortium
(AERC)
Announcement for Masters Fellowships
2015/2016
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.
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 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
Requirements:
To qualify for scholarship, applicant
must:
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- 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;
- Female candidates are highly encouraged 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 specific university, the applicants shall submit their application for
scholarship to AERC on training@aercafrica.org 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 15, 2015.
For more information on AERC, you can visit our website on www.aercafrica.org
For more information on AERC, you can visit our website on www.aercafrica.org