The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) Fellowship Program 2027/2028 for African Researchers (monetary stipend and fully funded UC Berkeley Residency)

Application Deadline:  January seventeenth, 2027 at 5 PM GMT.

Applications are actually open for the 2027/2028 Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) Fellowship Program. The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) invites African researchers and practitioners occupied with growing their abilities in impression analysis to apply to our 2027-2028 Fellowship Program Request for Applications (RFA). Selected fellows will audit coursework, develop abilities in quantitative improvement analysis, entry a personalised 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. 

Tracks:

• Applicants can apply to one in all two tracks–the Practitioner Track or the Academic Track–as both a Resident (in-person at UC Berkeley) or Non-Resident (on-line) Fellow. Fellows will likely be given the selection of both Fall 2027 (August via December) or Spring 2028 (January via May). In the application, you’ll choose one most well-liked monitor.
• Both tracks are open to work in any space of financial improvement, together with agriculture, monetary inclusion, gender, know-how for improvement, and vitality and local weather change.
• Fellows throughout tracks will audit tailor-made coursework, and will likely be supported by a school mentor and PhD peer associate.

Eligibility

Across each tracks: 

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

• Be fluent in English (written and spoken), and a robust communicator. 
• Be from an East African or West African nation and have accomplished at the very least as much as secondary college schooling in an African establishment.
• Meet the eligibility necessities for your fellowship format:
  • Resident fellows should be from a rustic eligible for a J-1 visa underneath current U.S. visa requirements: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, and Uganda. Please word that this checklist could change primarily based on U.S. laws.
  • Non-resident fellows: Priority will likely be given to candidates from nations at present 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.

• Have at the very least a Master’s diploma, are at present 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 present enrolled in a PhD program outdoors the African continent, students could full their PhD earlier than their return.

The Practitioner Track is meant for professionals occupied with enhancing their analysis abilities to develop of their careers in African authorities ministries, suppose tanks, or NGOs. We will choose a complete of seven fellows for this monitor. Applicants to the Practitioner Track ought to:

• Work for an NGO, suppose 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 well-being for populations. 

The Academic Track is meant for early profession students who intend to pursue an educational profession. We will choose a complete of 4 fellows for this monitor. Application to the Academic Track ought to:

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

Benefits

• Both Non-Resident and Resident fellows obtain a financial stipend for miscellaneous bills. However, the fellowship doesn’t present a wage for fellows’ time. 
• For Resident fellows, the fellowship additionally covers roundtrip flights, lodging, meals, visa charges and medical health insurance for the length of the fellowship interval, and could also be sponsored to go to different college campuses.
• Fellows might want to make preparations with their college/group to take depart with or with out pay for the length of the fellowship. 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) Fellowship Program