Scholarship Details
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Scholarship nameWorld Bank Group Africa Doctoral Fellowship Program for Sub-Saharan Africans
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Sponsored organizationWorld Bank Group
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Host instituteWorld Bank Group
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Scholarship DurationSix months
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Scholarship Deadline2021-08-23
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Student Country of OriginSub-Saharan Africa
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Scholarship ContinentAfrica
Description
The World Bank Group (WBG) Africa Fellowship Program targets young talented African nationals who are completing or have recently completed their Ph.D. in an area relevant to the World Bank’s work. The fellowship program has been very successful since its inception, building a strong pipeline of young African talent interested in a career in development, in international institutions, African governments, think tanks, and academia.
Fellows are eligible to receive consultant fees, round-trip economy class air travel to Washington, D.C. or a WBG country office from their university or institution, and worker’s compensation insurance.
Scholarship Type
Program Subject Areas
- Education
- Sustainable Development
- Finance Competitiveness and Innovation
- Equitable growth
- Finance & Institution
- Gender Group
- Digital Development
- Agriculture & Food
- Governance
- Transport
- Macroeconomics
- Trade & Competitiveness
- Urban
- Resilience
- and Land
- Energy & Extractives and the Office of the Chief Economist for the Africa Region