Summary
The Africa region of the World Bank Group (WBG) has opened the application period for the 2025 WBG Africa Fellowship Program for Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D. graduates who are Sub-Saharan Africa nationals. Women are especially encouraged to apply. Through the fellowship, the program aims to build the capacity of the next generation of African change-makers in development research and policymaking and promote the goals of reducing poverty in the region.
Benefit:
spend six months getting hands-on experience at WBG headquarters in Washington, D.C., or a country office. The fellowship requires in-person availability from January to June 2025.
work on research, economic policy, technical assistance, and lending operations that contribute to the WBG’s goal of eliminating poverty and increasing shared prosperity.
Eligibility:
Candidates must:
Be a recent Ph.D. graduate (within three years of completion) or be enrolled in the last year of the Ph.D. program.
Have an excellent command of English, both written and verbal.
Possess strong quantitative and analytical skills.
Be 32 or under the age of 32 by January 2025.
Deadline:
31st August 2024 (11:50 pm ET)
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