Afreximbank-Edordu Research Competition 2026 ($20,000 prize) – YOA

Deadline: September 30, 2026

Applications are open for the Afreximbank-Edordu Research Competition 2026. The Afreximbank-Edordu Research Competition invites postgraduate college students throughout Africa and collaborating Caribbean states to supply rigorous, unique analysis on the problems defining the continent’s financial trajectory: commerce, finance, integration, and sustainable growth.

The competitors honors the mental legacy of Mr. Christopher Edordu, Pioneer President of Afreximbank, whose imaginative and prescient formed the establishment’s dedication to African financial sovereignty. Winning analysis doesn’t sit on a shelf — the highest three papers are distilled into actionable coverage briefs, offered to Afreximbank management, and showcased on the Bank’s main occasions.

Prizes

• First Prize: USD $20,000
• Second Prize: USD $15,000
• Third Prize: USD $10,000

All winners will obtain a certificates and an invite to current at an Afreximbank occasion.

Eligibility

• Open to postgraduate college students (Master’s or PhD) who’re at present enrolled at an accredited tertiary establishment on the African continent or in an eligible CARICOM state, and who maintain nationality of an African nation or an eligible CARICOM state.
• Eligible CARICOM states are: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname.

Submission Requirements

• Submission should be unique, unpublished analysis papers that aren’t into account for publication elsewhere on the time of submission.
• Papers should deal with one of many themes introduced by the competitors for the related cycle.
• Submissions could also be written in any African Union official language: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish or Kiswahili and will likely be translated into English for jury analysis.
• Papers should be between 3,000 and 5,000 phrases, excluding references, tables and figures.
• Papers should observe a recognised educational quotation fashion (APA, Chicago, or Harvard) and be submitted as a PDF or Word doc by means of the official competitors portal.

Application

• Stage 1 – Submission & Jury Review: Applicants submit an entire analysis paper of three,000–5,000 phrases by means of the official portal. Papers are screened for eligibility, formatting, and plagiarism, then anonymized and scored by the jury towards a rubric protecting originality, methodological rigor, readability, contribution to growth, and relevance to Afreximbank’s operations.
• Stage 2 – Policy Brief & Presentation: The authors of the three successful papers are invited to extract an implementable coverage transient from their analysis and to current their findings at a discussion board designated by the Bank. Winners are formally permitted by Afreximbank’s Internal Working Group earlier than public announcement.

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For extra data, go to Afreximbank-Edordu Research Competition.