The Africa Fellows in Education Program 2025/2026 for young African researchers

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Application Deadline: 30^th of April 2025 (23:59 GMT).

Applications at the moment are open for the 2025/2026 Africa Fellows in Education Program. The Global Education Analytics Institute (GEAI), in collaboration with PEP, invites young African researchers who’re motivated to enhance training and may gain advantage from further help to submit an expression of curiosity in AFEP.

AFEP allows the fellows to take part in a two-year analysis and coverage improvement fellowship that introduces them to related analysis and analytical experiences and worldwide networks of researchers and coverage advisers. 

funding Information

The funding features a $35K analysis (money) grant. The program will even immediately cowl as much as $25K in bills for mentorship, study visits, convention journey, and in-country workshops to share analysis findings and coaching. 

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for this name, candidates should: 

• Be a nationwide of a Sub-Saharan African nation; 
• Have an MA or PhD diploma, ideally in Economics, training coverage, social/public coverage, improvement research or worldwide improvement, with a robust concentrate on training. While a PhD isn’t necessary, GEAI and PEP encourage recent PhD  graduates who can profit from mentorship and extra coaching to change into strong researchers; 
• Be proficient in quantitative information evaluation, with a robust information of knowledge evaluation software program comparable to R and Stata;  
• Not be older than 35 years outdated; 
• Demonstrate curiosity in training coverage analysis and evaluation; 
• Work for the federal government or have an affiliation at both a analysis or larger training establishment in a Sub-Saharan African nation and intend to take action for the foreseeable future; 
• Qualified females are strongly inspired to apply. 

Application Process

The Africa Fellows application course of is managed by GEAI in collaboration with PEP. The purposes can be assessed primarily based on a number of elements, together with prior preparation and the standard of an essay (see under). The expression of curiosity by the candidates ought to embrace:  

1. A two-page assertion of curiosity; 
2. A two-page essay. The essay have to be ready in English. In this essay, the applicant should
   • both suppose and write a few particular training downside in their home nation and the way it could possibly be scientifically evaluated utilizing quantitative strategies. 
   • or write an essay responding to any of the questions below the 5 thematic areas of our companion establishment, Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa (see connected thematic areas). Similarly, candidates should clarify how such questions could possibly be scientifically evaluated utilizing quantitative or blended (quantitative and qualitative) strategies.
3. An in depth and up to date CV with a minimum of two (2) referees the choice committee can contact.  

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Africa Fellows in Education Program