AERC-World Bank Visiting Scholars Program

The AERC-World Bank Visiting Scholars Program invites African researchers to spend four to six months at the World Bank to develop and advance research on African economic development, working with World Bank researchers and potentially publishing in World Bank Working Paper Series. Participants engage with DECAF activities, benefit from capacity-building, and contribute to ongoing analytical work relevant to the Africa Region.

Spend four to six months at the World Bank; engage with World Bank researchers; develop and refine research; participate in seminars and capacity-building activities; potential publication in Working Paper Series.

Applicants must be an active AERC researcher, including researchers from the AERC collaborative PhD programme CPP, and must have an active AERC research project relevant to the World Bank Africa Region.

Submit expression of interest with required documents (two-page statement of interest, a draft paper, relevant course materials if applicable, and updated CV) to the provided email addresses; ensure submission by the stated deadline.