Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) ASEAN Scholar Fellowship 2026 – YOA

Deadline: August 15, 2026

Applications are open for the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) ASEAN Scholar Fellowship 2026. The Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI), Cambodia’s main unbiased growth coverage analysis institute, invites functions from excellent mid- to senior-degree researchers throughout ASEAN for the ASEAN Scholar Fellowship underneath CDRI’s ASEAN Scholar Exchange and Regional Institutional Linkages Initiative. The fellowship goals to strengthen regional analysis collaboration and foster regional experience in superior quantitative analysis strategies by way of embedded mentorship, collaborative analysis, and institutional information trade.

The fellowship seeks to:

• Elevate technical analysis capabilities of CDRI’s junior researchers by way of superior technical mentorship in quantitative analysis, econometric modelling, and AI-knowledgeable analytical strategies.
• Promote collaborative coverage analysis addressing shared growth challenges throughout ASEAN.
• Foster lengthy-time period partnerships between CDRI and main analysis institutes and universities within the area. 
• Build an energetic regional community of students dedicated to proof-primarily based policymaking and information trade.

Benefits

• CDRI will present a fellowship stipend, workplace house and full entry to CDRI’s analysis services, library, computing assets, and knowledge infrastructure. The fellowship gives the chosen scholar an OPPORTUNITY to deepen regional coverage analysis collaboration, contribute to utilized analysis on Cambodia and ASEAN growth priorities, and broaden skilled networks with CDRI researchers and regional companions.

Eligibility

Applicants ought to:

• Hold citizenship in an ASEAN Member State (excluding Cambodia) to help regional information trade, cross-border analysis collaboration, and stronger Southeast Asian linkages.
• Hold a PhD (or be a longtime postdoctoral researcher) in economics, public coverage, growth research, knowledge science, statistics, or a intently associated self-discipline. Exceptional candidates with a Master’s diploma and substantial related analysis expertise (minimal 5 years) may even be thought of.
• Be at the moment affiliated with a college, assume tank, or analysis institute inside an ASEAN Member State. 
• Demonstrate a longtime document of coverage-related publications and utilized analysis.
• Possess sturdy experience in superior quantitative strategies, econometric modelling, statistical programming (e.g., Stata, R, Python), or AI-assisted analysis methods (e.g., machine studying).
• Have expertise supervising or mentoring early-profession researchers or graduate college students in a analysis setting.
• Demonstrated dedication to integrating GEDSI rules in analysis design, knowledge assortment, and coverage suggestions. 
• Experience engaged on coverage analysis in Cambodia or the broader Mekong sub-area.
• A demonstrated curiosity in fostering lengthy-time period institutional partnerships and information trade throughout ASEAN.
• Demonstrate wonderful written and spoken English, enough to supply excessive-high quality analysis outputs and ship seminars/workshops.

Application

Applications ought to be submitted in English and embody 4 separate paperwork (ideally in PDF format), hooked up to a single e mail:

• A analysis and collaboration assertion (most two pages) describing:
  • Your core analysis experience and methodological strengths;
  • Your proposed contributions to mentoring and capability strengthening at CDRI;
  • Specific collaborative analysis concepts related to Cambodia and/or ASEAN growth priorities; and o
  • Expected information merchandise you purpose to ship through the fellowship (e.g., working paper, coverage temporary, methodological information).
• A curriculum vitae, together with publications, related analysis outputs, and related skilled expertise. 
• A letter of motivation (most 1 web page), explaining your curiosity within the fellowship, what you hope to realize, and the way your experience aligns with CDRI’s analysis agenda.
• One letter of advice from the applicant’s present establishment.

Applications ought to be submitted no later than 15 August 2026. Submit functions to [email protected]. For additional info or query, please contact Ms Sao Kanika or Dr Ang Raksmey at [email protected]. Incomplete or late functions is not going to be thought of. Only shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted for additional dialogue.

For extra info, go to ASEAN Scholar Fellowship.