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. The Consortium’s mandate and strategic intent is built on the basis that sustained development in sub-Saharan Africa requires well-trained, locally based professional economists. 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.
About African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
The launch of AERC goes back to the late 1980s, when a small group of Africanists and African scholars began to recognize the disconnect between economic policy making and economic research in sub-Saharan Africa. Available research results, applied to other economies, did not always seem appropriate to the African context. And where such results were available, they were too often not put to use. Their concern swelled into a full-fledged idea; they had a discussion about a vehicle for pooling their expertise and applying it to the development of economic policy capacity in sub-Saharan Afric... read more
AERC Masters Scholarship
| Application Deadline | 29 Apr 2022 |
| Type | Masters |
| Sponsor | African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Requirements for AERC Masters Scholarship Qualification
To qualify for AERC Masters Scholarship, applicant must: (a) Have applied and been admitted to any one of the listed CMAP universities; (b) Have attained at least a Second Class Honours (Upper Division) or equivalent in Economics or related field from an accredited university; and (c) Female and applicants from post-conflict and 1states (especially the AERC Masters Bridge Programme alumni class of 2017 and 2018) are highly encouraged to apply.
Application Deadline
April 29, 2022How 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 a specific university, applicants shall upload the following documents to the AERC scholarship portal http://scholarships.aercafrica.org
- Application cover letter;
- Curriculum Vitae;
- Evidence of admission at any of the universities listed above; and
- Certified copies of transcripts and certificates.
For more detaikls, visit AERC website.
