DAAD fully funded master programme in Governance and Public Policy for students from developing countries including sub-Saharan Africa. Please apply static.daad.de/media/daad_de/…

📢 #AMIE is excited to announce the Call for #Mentees for 2024-25! econmentoring.org/call-for-amie-… To apply, please fill out this form by *July 10* : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… AMIE is looking forward to receiving your applications! #EconTwitter

We have funding available for #OxCSAE2025 to support African speakers travelling to the event from Africa. csae.ox.ac.uk/csae-conferenc… ⏰Submissions incl. applications for funding must be completed by 31 July 2024 (earlier deadline). Watch our funding video👇youtube.com/watch?v=_Bk6R3…

Travel funding available! ✈️ J-PAL's Governance Initiative (GI) encourages LMIC-based PIs to apply to the #NEUDC2024 Call for Papers by July 15. GI will consider accepted LMIC-based PIs for limited travel funding. Submit here ⬇️ cssh.northeastern.edu/gap/neudc-2024/

Considering applying for an econ PhD? The student-led Duke, Harvard, MIT, and Stanford Economics Mentoring Program (EMP) helps students from underrepresented groups connect with a grad student mentor. Applications are open until July 22nd! Learn more at: economicsmentoringprogram.com

Thrilled to have hosted an engaging life skills policy roundtable this week! 🎉 Special thanks to @selimgulesci Nava Ashraf Jessica Leight for sharing their insightful research on key mechanisms driving life skills impact. Sign up to join our live replay here:

Calling all African researchers! Only two weeks left to apply to this wonderful opportunity to attend both a workshop in Pretoria (Dec 2024) and a conference in Oxford (Mar 2025). Apply now!

IPA Uganda and KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY are hosting a proposal writing seminar to empower researchers from low- and middle-income countries. Join the seminar virtually to learn how to write proposals that improve your funding access: bit.ly/ug0726

🌟 Join our team as an Associate Director of Research at J-PAL Africa! 🌟 Lead impactful research projects fighting poverty in Cape Town/Johannesburg. 📍 Contract: 3-Year Fixed Term 💼 CoE: R1,015,197 - R1,194,348. Apply by 7 Sept 2024: j-p.al/assoc_director… #ResearchJobs

Interested in applying for funding through the IGC's #callforproposals? These webinars will share valuable insights into how to write a strong proposal and the types of research projects the IGC seeks to fund. Join us on 20 August or 10 September ⤵️ theigc.org/events/informa…

📢1 month to go to submit your paper for the CSAE Conference 2025. #OxCSAE2025 Join us for 3 days in Oxford CatzConferences in March focused on economic development in Africa. ⏰Deadline 16 September ℹ️ Topics csae.ox.ac.uk/csae-conferenc… 🗞️Submission guide csae.ox.ac.uk/csae-conferenc…

Exciting update: We have over 800 participants (😱) from 91 countries (>50% global south -🥳) signed up to our 'BREAD-IGC Virtual PhD course on urban economics'. Want to improve those numbers? Please sign up below! It's free and it's online and it's soon theigc.org/events/bread-i…

.UNU-WIDER's annual development conference next year is on social protection! Conference is 9-11 June 2025 in Helsinki + papers due 15 Sept ⬇️ "We particularly encourage submissions from early- career, female & researchers from the Global South" wider.unu.edu/opportunity/wi…

🎓Planning to do a PhD in Economics or a similar field in the US or Europe next year? Join our Pre-PhD webinars on September 19th & October 10th! Get valuable insights, ask questions, and prepare for your academic journey. Apply here before 12 September:shorturl.at/CBJh9🌟

🌍✨ Researcher Spotlight: Carlos Tetteh ✨🌍 Carlos Tetteh, a PhD candidate at Inst. of Statistical, Social & Economic Research, focuses on green financing, climate adaptation, & sustainable development in Africa. Learn more about his work: sites.google.com/view/carloskte… #GhanaSummerSchool #BuildYourOwnAcademicWebsite

📢 In this Spotlight, we speak with Zakayo Zakaria a research fellow at the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) and a PhD student in Economics at the University of Dar es Salaam. Read more here: l1nq.com/CnugL Discover more about the African Scholars Program

We are thrilled to announce a NEW scholarship for DPhils carrying out quantitative economic research. The Urban Labour Markets in Africa Scholarship will be supervised by Kate Orkin. ⏰ Apply by 9 Jan 2025! More details here ow.ly/KVrU50UhGH1 or here 👇

The Agri-SME Evidence Fund offers grants of up to £100,000 for research on agriculture, finance, and SMEs 🌱 Priority countries are Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia (and other LMICs in some cases). Apply by 2 February 2025: theigc.org/initiatives/ag…

📢 Our internship applications for 2025 are now open! Internships are paid and can be up to 6 months long. Remote and in-person opportunities in Accra, Cape Town, Johannesburg, or Nairobi available. Apply here: j-p.al/r01

My course "Global Policy Analysis" will again be open to a select number of remote students from low- and middle-income countries via Zoom. Course starts on Feb 18th, application deadline Tuesday, February 5th. Link to the application form below 👇