World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program 2026 – YOA

Deadline: August 25, 2025

Applications are open for the World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program 2026. The program targets younger proficient African nationals who’re finishing or have lately accomplished their Ph.D. in an space related to the World Bank’s work. The fellowship program has been very profitable since its inception, constructing a powerful pipeline of younger African expertise concerned with a profession in improvement, in worldwide establishments, African governments, suppose tanks, and academia.

The program affords chosen fellows a six-month task at WBG places of work in Washington D.C. or in nation places of work to realize palms-on expertise in WBG operations. This consists of data era and dissemination, design of world and nation insurance policies, and the constructing of establishments to realize inclusive development in growing nations. While benefitting from analysis and innovation in a number of sectors, fellows may also work on analysis, financial coverage, technical help, and lending operations that contribute to the World Bank’s objective of eliminating poverty and rising shared prosperity.

Fellowship Details

If accepted, you’ll:

• spend six months getting palms-on expertise at WBG headquarters in Washington D.C. or a rustic workplace. The fellowship requires an in-individual availability for the interval January-June 2025.
• work on analysis, financial coverage, technical help, and lending operations that contribute to the WBG’s objective of eliminating poverty and rising shared prosperity.

Benefits

• Fellows are eligible to obtain advisor charges and spherical-journey economic system-class air journey to Washington, D.C. or a WBG nation workplace.

Eligibility

• Be a current Ph.D. graduate (inside three years of completion) or be enrolled within the final 12 months of the Ph.D. program.
• Have a superb command of English, each written and verbal.
• Possess robust quantitative and analytical expertise.
• Be beneath the age of 32 by the closing of the application interval.

Selection Process

• Phase I: A brief-checklist of candidates will probably be chosen and made obtainable for rent to the completely different models of the WBG relying on the candidates’ area of specialization and curiosity. Applicants will probably be notified in regards to the standing of their application or whether or not they have been shortlisted or not.
• Phase II: The ultimate checklist of fellows will probably be chosen in session with the varied models of the WBG. When the choice is full, all shortlisted candidates will probably be knowledgeable of their choice standing. Selected candidates will then be notified and, upon acceptance, be employed as brief-time period consultants for six months beginning January 2026.

Application

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For extra data, go to World Bank Group Africa Fellowship.