World Bank fellowships for PhD students from Africa
Posted on October 16, 2013
The fellowship programme represents an opportunity for young African scholars to conduct research and build careers in development.
The World Bank is interested in doctoral students who are within one or two years of completing a PhD degree in either economics, demography, applied statistics and econometrics, impact evaluation, education, health, energy, agriculture or infrastructure.
Also, the prospective candidates must be enrolled for a PhD degree in an academic institution and must be prepared to return to the university after completion of the six-month fellowship at the World Bank headquarters in Washington.
Candidates must be 32 years old or younger and must have an excellent command of English and possess strong quantitative and analytical skills.
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