{"id":30048,"date":"2025-07-03T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=30048"},"modified":"2025-07-03T14:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T14:00:11","slug":"world-bank-africa-fellowship-program-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/world-bank-africa-fellowship-program-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"World Bank Africa Fellowship Program 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Africa region of the World Bank Group (WBG) has opened the application period for the 2026 World Bank Africa Fellowship Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through the fully funded fellowship program, the World Bank aims to build the capacity of the next generation of African change makers in development research, policymaking and promote the goals of reducing poverty in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Requirements:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be a recent Ph.D. graduate (within three years of completion) or be enrolled in the last year of the Ph.D. program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have an excellent command of English, both written and verbal.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possess strong quantitative and analytical skills.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be under the age of 32\u00a0by the closing of the application period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Duration and Reward<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fellows are eligible to receive consultant fees and round-trip economy-class air travel to Washington, D.C., or a WBG country office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If accepted, you will:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>spend six months getting hands-on experience at the WBG headquarters in Washington, D.C. or a country office. The fellowship requires in-person availability for the period January-June 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>work on research, economic policy, technical assistance, and lending operations that contribute to the WBG\u2019s goals of eliminating poverty and increasing shared prosperity.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following additional attributes are highly desirable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A command of an additional World Bank official language<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National from fragile and conflict-affected countries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candidates from refugee and internally displaced communities and\/or with proven experience on forced displacement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The selection process consists\u00a0of\u00a0two phases:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first phase, a&nbsp;short-list of candidates will be made available for hire for the different units of the WBG depending on applicants\u2019 specialization. Applicants will be notified of&nbsp;about the status of their application or whether they have been shortlisted or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second phase, the final list of&nbsp;fellows&nbsp;will be selected in consultation with the various units of the WBG. When the selection is complete, all shortlisted candidates will be informed of their selection status.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How To Apply?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>click on the link below to navigate the fellowship webpage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>proceed to the\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/wbgfellowship.worldbank.org\/\">Link to the application<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>fill out the form and submit before the deadline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/region\/afr\/brief\/world-bank-group-africa-fellowship-program\">CLICK HERE TO APPLY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> August 25, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Africa region of the World Bank Group (WBG) has opened the application period for the 2026 World Bank Africa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[55,62,64,238],"class_list":["post-30048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fellowship","tag-education","tag-internship","tag-student","tag-worldbank"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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