Clare Hofmeyr

Education & Training Manager at J-PAL Africa
All opinions are my own

[Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣 @DinaPomeranz]

My course "Global Policy Analysis" will again be open to a select number of remote students from low- and middle-income countries via Zoom.

Course starts on Feb 18th, application deadline Tuesday, February 5th. Link to the application form below 👇

[J-PAL Africa @JPAL_Africa]

📢 Our internship applications for 2025 are now open! Internships are paid and can be up to 6 months long. Remote and in-person opportunities in Accra, Cape Town, Johannesburg, or Nairobi available.
Apply here: https://t.co/LyjfrzfiSG

[International Growth Centre @The_IGC]

The Agri-SME Evidence Fund offers grants of up to £100,000 for research on agriculture, finance, and SMEs 🌱 Priority countries are Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia (and other LMICs in some cases).

Apply by 2 February 2025:

https://t.co/AlaKFOQJL3

[Blavatnik School of Government @BlavatnikSchool]

We are thrilled to announce a NEW scholarship for DPhils carrying out quantitative economic research. The Urban Labour Markets in Africa Scholarship will be supervised by @kateorkin. ⏰ Apply by 9 Jan 2025!

More details here https://t.co/EPbXjGKpQz or here 👇

[J-PAL Africa @JPAL_Africa]

📢 In this Spotlight, we speak with @ZakayoZakaria a research fellow at the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) and a PhD student in Economics at the University of Dar es Salaam. Read more here: https://t.co/9Brg6KvXDX

Discover more about the African Scholars Program here:https://t.co/BN8nYxtQxP

[J-PAL Africa @JPAL_Africa]

🌍✨ Researcher Spotlight: Carlos Tetteh ✨🌍
@kakos19, a PhD candidate at @ISSERUG, focuses on green financing, climate adaptation, & sustainable development in Africa. Learn more about his work: https://t.co/MyYeAttIuI
#GhanaSummerSchool #BuildYourOwnAcademicWebsite

[J-PAL Africa @JPAL_Africa]

🎓Planning to do a PhD in Economics or a similar field in the US or Europe next year? Join our Pre-PhD webinars on September 19th & October 10th! Get valuable insights, ask questions, and prepare for your academic journey. Apply here before 12 September:https://t.co/mZtsWxvEUv🌟

[Amber Peterman @a_peterman]

.@UNUWIDER's annual development conference next year is on social protection!

Conference is 9-11 June 2025 in Helsinki + papers due 15 Sept ⬇️

"We particularly encourage submissions from early-
career, female & researchers from the Global South"

https://t.co/PnIoIBLZdi

[IGC Cities that Work @IGC_CtW]

Exciting update: We have over 800 participants (😱) from 91 countries (>50% global south -🥳) signed up to our 'BREAD-IGC Virtual PhD course on urban economics'.

Want to improve those numbers? Please sign up below! It's free and it's online and it's soon

https://t.co/zItFhRcGge

[CSAE @Oxford_CSAE]

📢1 month to go to submit your paper for the CSAE Conference 2025. #OxCSAE2025

Join us for 3 days in Oxford @CatzConferences in March focused on economic development in Africa.

⏰Deadline 16 September
ℹ️ Topics https://t.co/535Pa26OYX
🗞️Submission guide https://t.co/Sd1qZlm69O

[International Growth Centre @The_IGC]

Interested in applying for funding through the IGC's #callforproposals?

These webinars will share valuable insights into how to write a strong proposal and the types of research projects the IGC seeks to fund.

Join us on 20 August or 10 September ⤵️ https://t.co/h50mEQWUey

[J-PAL Africa @JPAL_Africa]

🌟 Join our team as an Associate Director of Research at J-PAL Africa! 🌟 Lead impactful research projects fighting poverty in Cape Town/Johannesburg. 📍 Contract: 3-Year Fixed Term 💼 CoE: R1,015,197 - R1,194,348.

Apply by 7 Sept 2024: https://t.co/a7ad1m6Gv4
#ResearchJobs #Economics #PublicPolicy #JPAL #CapeTown #JobOpening #UCT #SocialImpact #PovertyReduction

[Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty_action]

IPA Uganda and @KyambogoU are hosting a proposal writing seminar to empower researchers from low- and middle-income countries. Join the seminar virtually to learn how to write proposals that improve your funding access: https://t.co/CCWWaNGlG9

[J-PAL Africa @JPAL_Africa]

Calling all African researchers! Only two weeks left to apply to this wonderful opportunity to attend both a workshop in Pretoria (Dec 2024) and a conference in Oxford (Mar 2025). Apply now!

[AMIE @econmentoring]

📢 #AMIE is excited to announce the Call for #Mentees for 2024-25! https://t.co/eAIRKoXLZU

To apply, please fill out this form by *July 10* : https://t.co/IF7KGedkDW

@econmentoring is looking forward to receiving your applications!

#EconTwitter

[J-PAL Africa @JPAL_Africa]

Thrilled to have hosted an engaging life skills policy roundtable this week! 🎉 Special thanks to @selimgulesci @profnavaashraf @leightjessica for sharing their insightful research on key mechanisms driving life skills impact. Sign up to join our live replay here: https://t.co/ERRSN3bv4s

[Harvard Grad Women in Economics @HarvardGWE]

Considering applying for an econ PhD? The student-led Duke, Harvard, MIT, and Stanford Economics Mentoring Program (EMP) helps students from underrepresented groups connect with a grad student mentor. Applications are open until July 22nd! Learn more at: https://t.co/A3uOzv3P9M

[J-PAL @JPAL]

Travel funding available! ✈️ J-PAL's Governance Initiative (GI) encourages LMIC-based PIs to apply to the #NEUDC2024 Call for Papers by July 15. GI will consider accepted LMIC-based PIs for limited travel funding. Submit here ⬇️ https://t.co/thkXBhnRyZ

[CSAE @Oxford_CSAE]

We have funding available for #OxCSAE2025 to support African speakers travelling to the event from Africa. https://t.co/DJb8uJy8g7

⏰Submissions incl. applications for funding must be completed by 31 July 2024 (earlier deadline).

Watch our funding video👇https://t.co/sIvARXVyLE

[Frank Odhiambo @OdhiamboFrank_O]

DAAD fully funded master programme in Governance and Public Policy for students from developing countries including sub-Saharan Africa. Please apply https://t.co/PrW2KOdWA1