AERC Bridge Programme Fellowships in Africa

AERC Bridge Programme Fellowships in Africa

Applications are invited at the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) for a masters and PhD Bridge Programme fellowships to pursue full-time, on-campus master and PhD studies in Africa. These fellowships are available on the idea of competition to conduct the study within the field of Economics. The aim of the scholarships is to deal with the limited competitiveness of potential students from under-represented countries and groups (among them, women, post-conflict and fragile states) for admission and performance within the AERC training programmes.

The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), established in 1988, may be a public not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of policy research and training in Africa

Eligibility:

• Applicants for the Masters bridge programme fellowships must have attained a minimum of a second class honours (upper division) Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness Management and Agricultural Sciences or related field;
• In addition to a minimum of an upper second class (or equivalent) degree in Economics, Agricultural Economics or related field, applicants for the PhD bridge programme fellowships must have a Master’s degree in Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics or related fields (with compulsory course work coverage of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics/Quantitative Methods, and a search project/thesis component) from a recognized institution;
• Applicants of either Masters or PhD bridge programme fellowships must be citizens of any of the under-represented countries listed within the table above;
  Female applicants are encouraged to use .

Benefits

Scholarships are awarded 70%-75%

How to Apply

Scholarship Council Canada has an application that is electronic, fill in the proper execution and upload your write-ups. Upon effective application submission, you may receive an acknowledgment and payment receipt that is electronic. Keep it safe as being a delay and reference for the results. Scholarship Council Canada team takes care of your process that is further upon.

Formal Scholarship Council Canada Site: https://apply.scholarshipcouncil.com/–