The 2026 UNU-WIDER/African Union Winter School on Public Finance (Funded to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) – Opportunities For Africans

Application Deadline: 7 June 2026

Applications at the moment are open for the 2026 UNU-WIDER/African Union Winter School on Public Finance. UNU-WIDER and the African Union are launching a course on public finance for improvement for African coverage analysts and researchers. The course will present members with sensible abilities in utilized public economics, with a spotlight on quantitative evaluation of public finance in creating international locations.

The course will happen in two components: a three-day on-line strategies workshop from 28–30 July 2026, adopted by a one-week in-person course hosted by the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 14–18 September 2026.

Participants will attend lectures by UNU-WIDER researchers and invited consultants, take part in sensible workouts, and strengthen their skill to produce policy-relevant analysis. Topics will embody public finance and improvement, tax evasion and enforcement, informality, redistribution, social safety, empirical strategies, knowledge, and AI.

The first day of the in-person course will coincide with the SOUTHMOD at 10 celebration. Course members will be part of the occasion, which is able to function a keynote tackle and panel discussions on public finance and home income mobilization.

Requirements

• Applications are open to researchers and analysts from ministries, income authorities, different authorities companies, universities, and analysis institutes in Africa.
• Applications from suitably certified early-career feminine researchers are significantly inspired.
• Course certificates will likely be issued to members who attend a minimal of 80% of the lectures and sensible classes in each components of the course. Participants are anticipated to use their very own laptops for each components of the course, ideally with Stata and R pre-installed. 

Financial help 

• Successful candidates will obtain a journey grant to cowl journey to and from their home establishment, lodging, and most meals throughout their keep in Addis Ababa. Back-office assist may even be obtainable to assist acquire an entry visa for Ethiopia. 

Application process 

UNU-WIDER will solely obtain on-line purposes for the course. Deadline for submission of purposes is 7 June 2026, 23:59 UTC+3 by way of this hyperlink. Please take be aware that the next paperwork are required when submitting your application: 

• CV 
• Motivational letter 
• One-page authentic Stata or R code pattern 
• A be aware (max. 500 phrases) outlining how you’ve used AI instruments in writing the code and/ or what you desire to to study the usage of AI within the house of this course 
• Letter of advice. This doc have to be submitted by its signatory to [email protected] earlier than 7 June 2026 and you have to present their title within the application 
• Shortlisted candidates could also be requested to take a brief take a look at on their quantitative abilities (coding, interpretation of empirical outcomes, and so on.). This will happen on-line. Once chosen candidates have been knowledgeable by way of e-mail, they need to verify their choice to take up the provide inside two weeks of being contacted. 

Application Timeline:

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the UNU-WIDER/African Union Winter School on Public Finance