The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Youth Challenge in Economics 2025 (Funded to Egypt)

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Application Deadline: April 14, 2025

Applications are actually open for the 2025 International Monetary Fund (IMF) Youth Challenge in Economics. The 2025 IMF Youth Challenge in Economics is an thrilling alternative for post-graduate college students in the sector 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 progressive 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 the moment enrolled in a grasp’s or doctoral program in economics or a associated subject. 
• Citizenship¹: Participants have to be residents of one in all MENA international locations. The IMF’s MENA area contains the next international locations 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 have to be enrolled at an establishment of upper training worldwide. 

Submission Requirements

Language of submissions: English

Research Summary: A 3-page single-spaced abstract of a analysis challenge or thesis involving macroeconomic coverage subjects related to the MENA area. 

Certification: A letter from the scholar 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 title and e-mail handle of the professor.

Format: Submissions have to be in PDF format and embody the participant’s title, college, and call data. 

Prizes

Three successful college students shall be invited to take part in a analysis convention in Egypt in May 2025. More data on the convention shall 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. 

Timeline:

• 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 

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For More Information:

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