CEGA Fellowship at UC Berkeley for East African Researchers

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A funded 16-week research fellowship at UC Berkeley for East African researchers and policy staff.

Country🇺🇸 United States (UC Berkeley) or online
LevelMaster’s holders, PhD students and PhD holders (within 8 years)
FieldsEconomics, political science, statistics, public health, epidemiology and other social sciences
Can Kenyans apply?✅ Yes. Kenya is named for the in-person track.
What it paysIn person: a stipend plus return flights, housing, meals, visa fees and health insurance. Online: a stipend. No salary; no support for family members.
Deadline17 January 2027, 5:00 pm GMT = 8:00 pm Kenya time

Who can apply

  • You are from an East or West African country and finished at least secondary school in Africa.
  • You have at least a master’s, or you are doing a PhD, or you finished a PhD in the last 8 years.
  • You work in a university or research institute (Academic track: 4 places), or in government, a think tank or an NGO (Practitioner track: 7 places).
  • Your employer can give you 4 months’ leave, and you plan to return to an African institution afterwards.
  • Your English is fluent. There is no age limit.

How it works

Fellows spend 16 weeks either at UC Berkeley (Resident) or online (Non-Resident), in Fall 2027 (August–December) or Spring 2028 (January–May). CEGA runs a free online information session on Wednesday 2 December 2026 at 7:00 pm Kenya time. You apply on CEGA’s official site.

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Official source: CEGA Fellowship Program 2027–2028 Request for Applications. Checked on 5 November 2026. Always confirm details on the official site before you apply. LearnAbroad is an independent advisory service and is not part of, or endorsed by, CEGA or UC Berkeley. We cannot promise selection.

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