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 Masters students. AERC wishes to announce the 2019/2020 Masters scholarships for Kenyan Citizens admitted to any one of the following AERC Collaborative Masters Programme (CMAP) in Economics universities across sub-Saharan Africa.
Application Deadline:ย 25th April 2019.
Eligible Universities:ย Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia โข University of Botswana โข University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania โข University of Cape Coast, Ghana โข University of Ghana, Legon โข University of Nairobi, Kenya
โข University of Mauritius โข University of Namibia โข University of Malawi โข University of Zimbabwe โข Makerere University
Type:ย Masters
Eligibility:ย To qualify for scholarship, applicant must:
- (a) Be a Kenyan citizen;
- (b) Have applied and been admitted to any one of the listed CMAP universities;
- (c) Have attained at least a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) or equivalent in Economics or related field from an accredited university;
- (d) Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
Number of Awardees:ย Not specified
Duration of Fellowship: The duration of the CMAAE programme is 2 years, generally starting in August/September 2019 for all the universities.
How to Apply:ย Interested applicants must submit their applications for admission directly to the respective universities (application procedure can be obtained from the respective universityโs website). Upon receipt of an admission letter from a specific university, applicants shall upload the following documentsย on to the AERC scholarship portal http://scholarships.aercafrica.org and also submit to
[email protected] and copy [email protected]:
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
Visit Fellowship Webpage for details