The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) 2027/2028 Visiting Fellowship for African researchers.

The Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) at UC Berkeley offers a 2027–2028 Visiting Fellowship for African researchers and practitioners who want to develop skills in impact evaluation. The 16-week program runs in Fall 2027 (August–December) or Spring 2028 (January–May), with options to participate in-person at UC Berkeley or online. Selected fellows will audit coursework, gain quantitative research skills, receive personalized mentorship, and build research networks. Applicants choose between two tracks: Practitioner (for government, NGO, or think tank professionals) or Academic (for early-career scholars pursuing academic careers). What you get • 16-week fellowship program • Option to participate in-person at UC Berkeley or online • Audit coursework • Training in quantitative development research skills • Personalized mentorship program to develop research ideas • Research network building How to apply 1. Select your preferred track (Practitioner or Academic) 2. Choose your participation format (Resident in-person or Non-Resident online) 3. Choose your preferred term (Fall 2027 or Spring 2028) 4. Submit application by the deadline at 5:00 PM GMT on January 17, 2027

• Be fluent in English (written and spoken) and a strong communicator • Be from an East African or West African country • Have completed at least secondary school education in an African institution • Hold at least a Master's degree, or be currently enrolled in a PhD, or have completed a PhD within 8 years • Have degree in economics, political science, statistics, epidemiology/public health, or another social science discipline • Plan to return to an institution in East or West Africa after the fellowship (PhD students outside Africa may complete their degree before returning) • Practitioner Track applicants: work for an NGO, think tank, or government ministry in East or West Africa with a goal to advance into senior careers • Practitioner Track applicants: be actively using or promoting evidence to improve economic and social well-being • Academic Track applicants: be a doctoral student or hold a current staff position in a university or research institution • Academic Track applicants: be prepared to develop own research proposal or be embedded in a faculty's existing research project • Resident fellows: be from a country eligible for J-1 visa: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, or Uganda • Non-resident fellows: priority from countries with U.S. visa restrictions: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, or Zimbabwe