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CEGA 2027-28 Visiting Fellowship (Final)

Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), UC Berkeley

A 16-week impact evaluation fellowship for African researchers and practitioners, held in Fall 2027 or Spring 2028, either in residence at UC Berkeley or online.

Award
Not stated
Who can apply
Africa
Where
UC Berkeley, California (resident) or online (non-resident)
Deadline
17 Jan

About the programme

Selected fellows audit coursework, build skills in quantitative development research, receive a personalised mentorship programme to develop research ideas, and grow their research networks. Applicants choose either a Practitioner Track (for government, think-tank or NGO professionals) or an Academic Track (for early-career scholars), and either Resident or Non-Resident status.

Duration: 16 weeks

Eligibility

  • Fluent English, written and spoken, and a strong communicator
  • Citizen of an East or West African country, with at least secondary education completed in an African institution
  • Master's degree, currently enrolled in a PhD, or PhD completed within the last 8 years, in economics, political science, statistics, epidemiology/public health or another social science
  • Plan to return to an institution in East or West Africa after the fellowship
  • Practitioner Track: work for an NGO, think tank or government ministry in East or West Africa, aiming for senior roles, and use or promote evidence
  • Academic Track: doctoral student or current staff at a university or research institution, ideally policy-relevant quantitative social science
  • Resident fellows must come from a country eligible for a US J-1 visa (list on page, subject to change)
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What they look for

  • Non-Resident fellows are prioritised from countries under US visa restrictions (list on page)

What you will need

  • Application submitted via Submittable

How to apply

  1. Submit application through the Submittable portal by the deadline (5:00 PM GMT, 17 January 2027)
  2. Choose one preferred track (Practitioner or Academic) and one fellowship term (Fall 2027 or Spring 2028)

Applications are submitted on Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), UC Berkeley’s own site. Open Doors helps you prepare; it is not the official application portal.

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