OPEN CALL FOR THEMATIC RESEARCH PROPOSALS
1.0 Introduction
African Economic Research Consortium is a premier capacity building institution in Africa established in 1988. The main areas of capacity building include research, training, and policy outreach. The research component has two tracks: thematic and collaborative research programmes. Thematic research has to date had over 4,500 researchers participating from 41 countries in Africa. The pinnacle of thematic research is the Biannual Research Workshop held in June and December annually. Many of its researchers benefited from the research grant and unique mentoring by internationally renowned Resource Persons. With renewed emphasis on publication in top tier economics journals, generous mentoring opportunities as well as rigorous selection process. The Biannual Research Workshop brings together brings together about 200 AERC-Supported researchers and policy makers across the continent and university professors(resource persons) from Africa and the rest of the world.
The AERC thematic research programme has evolved over time as the primary focus for capacity building in policy-oriented economic research for early career African researchers. It involves conceptualization, framing, design, and analysis of key economic research questions of relevance to policy making in Africa. The thematic research programme uses a unique framework combining learning-by-doing by researchers, peer review, mentoring and networking through the biannual research workshop, with skills improvement through technical workshops and visiting scholars’ programmes.
AERC hereby calls for research proposals to undertake research in the following five thematic areas:
Group A: Poverty, labor markets and income distribution.
Group B: Macroeconomic policy and growth.
Group C: Finance and resource mobilization.
Group D: Production, trade, and economic integration.
Group E: Agriculture, climate change and natural resource management.
The thematic Research modality provides for grants to individuals/teams from both academia and policy institutions to conduct research related to the designated themes.
Applicants should meet the following requirements:
- Applicants are nationals of Africa, and their research needs to focus on sub-Saharan Africa; and
- Those sending applications should be holders of Master’s or PhD.
iii. Proposals that exceed 3,500 words count will be rejected automatically.
- All submitted proposal should meet AERC proposal submission guideline Proposal Writing – AERC (aercafrica.org)(to see the details).
THIS IS AN OPEN CALL, SO THERE IS NO DEADLINE.
‘Women are encouraged to participate.’
