Overview

The 2025 IMF Youth Challenge in Economics is an thrilling alternative for post-graduate college students in the discipline of economics to showcase their analysis on macroeconomic coverage subjects related to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) area. This competitors goals to encourage modern pondering and supply a platform for younger economists to contribute to the coverage dialogue in the MENA area.

Eligibility

  • Post-graduate college students: Defined as people who’ve accomplished an undergraduate diploma and are at present enrolled in a grasp’s or doctoral program in economics or a associated discipline.
  • Citizenship1: Participants should be residents of one in all MENA nations. The IMF’s MENA area consists of the following nations and territories: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen.
  • Enrollment: Participants should be enrolled at an establishment of upper schooling worldwide.

Submission Requirements

  • Research Summary: A 3-page single-spaced abstract of a analysis mission or thesis involving macroeconomic coverage subjects related to the MENA area.
  • Certification: A letter from the pupil registrar’s workplace certifying the participant’s enrollment as a post-graduate pupil at their college.
  • Recommendation Letter from the Professor on the University letterhead with contact identify and e-mail deal with of the professor.
  • Format: Submissions should be in PDF format and embrace the participant’s identify, college, and speak to data.
  • Language of submissions: English

Evaluation Criteria

Submissions can be evaluated by a panel of IMF’s MENA division workers primarily based on the following standards:

  • Relevance: The relevance of the analysis subject to the coverage points going through the MENA area.
  • Innovation: The originality and creativity of the analysis.
  • Clarity: The readability and coherence of the abstract.
  • Impact: The potential influence of the analysis on policymaking in the MENA area.

Prizes

Three successful college students can be invited to take part in a analysis convention in Egypt in May 2025. More data on the convention can be shared quickly. The IMF will present:

  • Invitation Letter: An invitation letter for visa functions.
  • Travel Reimbursement: Hotel lodging, reimbursement for journey prices, and incidental bills.

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Important Dates 

  • Submission Deadline: April 14, 2025
  • Winners Announcement: April 17, 2025
  • Conference Name: MF-American University in Cairo MENA Research Conference “Steering Macroeconomic and Structural Policies in a Shifting Global Economic Landscape”
  • Conference Date: May 18-19, 2025

Contact Information

For any inquiries, please contact IMF-FUNDCHALLENGE@imf.org.

1Privacy Notice

The copy of your passport is collected and used for the function of verifying your nation of citizenship, as the competitors is open to residents of MENA nations. Only the following data is required: full identify, issuing authority, and expiry date. Personal knowledge reminiscent of your picture, serial quantity, nationality, and private traits may be blacked out on the copy. Access to this data is strictly restricted to licensed IMF personnel managing the registration for the Youth Challenge Project. The copy of your passport can be deleted as soon as the citizenship verification course of is accomplished. If you will have any questions relating to the dealing with of your private knowledge, please contact IMF-FUNDCHALLENGE@imf.org