Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) Visiting Fellowship 2027-2028 – YOA

Deadline: January 17, 2027

Applications are open for the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) Visiting Fellowship 2027-2028. The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) invites African researchers and practitioners all in favour of growing their expertise in influence analysis to apply for its Fellowship Program to be accomplished in Fall 2027 or Spring 2028.

Selected fellows will audit coursework, develop expertise in quantitative growth analysis, entry a customized mentorship program to develop their analysis concepts, and construct their analysis networks. Fellows will spend 16 weeks both in residence at UC Berkeley or taking part nearly.

Applicants can apply to certainly one of two tracks–the Practitioner Track or the Academic Track–as both a Resident (in-individual at UC Berkeley) or Non-Resident (on-line) Fellow. Fellows shall be given the selection of both Fall 2027 (August by way of December) or Spring 2028 (January by way of May).

Eligibility

Across each tracks: 

To be accepted to the CEGA Fellowship, candidates should display the next:

• Be fluent in English (written and spoken), and a powerful communicator. 
• Be from an East African or West African nation and have accomplished not less than as much as secondary college training in an African establishment.
• Have not less than a Master’s diploma, are at the moment enrolled in a PhD, or have accomplished a PhD (inside 8 years) in economics, political science, statistics, epidemiology/public well being, or one other social science self-discipline.
• Plan to return to an establishment in East or West Africa after the fellowship. If at the moment enrolled in a PhD program exterior the African continent, students could full their PhD earlier than their return.

The Practitioner Track is meant for professionals all in favour of enhancing their analysis expertise to develop of their careers in African authorities ministries, assume tanks, or NGOs. Applicants to the Practitioner Track ought to: 

• Work for an NGO, assume tank, or authorities ministry in East or West Africa, with a purpose to develop into extra senior careers. 
• Be actively utilizing or selling the usage of proof to enhance financial and social nicely-being for populations.

The Academic Track is meant for early profession students who intend to pursue a tutorial profession. Application to the Academic Track ought to: 

• Either be a doctoral scholar or maintain a present workers place inside a college or analysis establishment, ideally one which helps coverage-related, quantitative social science analysis.
• Be ready to develop their very own analysis proposal and/or be embedded inside a school’s present analysis venture. 

Resident fellows should be from a rustic eligible for a J-1 visa beneath present U.S. visa necessities: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Uganda. Note that that is topic to alter depending on US rules. Non-Resident fellows shall be prioritized from at the moment topic to U.S. visa restrictions: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Application

The application deadline is 5:00 PM GMT on January 17, 2027. 

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to CEGA Visiting Fellowship.