The annual call for research proposals for the Structural Transformation of African Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STAARS) fellowship programme is released by Cornell University, a multi-institution partnership overseen by the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), the World Bank's Development Research Group, and other partners.

The rigorous, policy-oriented research on the causal determinants of productivity and income growth, asset accumulation, rural employment, and risk management in African agriculture and rural environments is advanced by early-career African academics who are selected as STAARS Fellows in 2024.

The Fellowship pays for training and travel costs. STAARS Fellows will collaborate to co-author a paper on a mutually interesting issue related to structural transformation in Africa south of the Sahara with professors, senior research staff, or affiliated researcher mentors from Cornell University, the World Bank, or PEP. The program's goal is to have the study findings published as working papers and in prestigious, peer-reviewed publications. The World Bank, PEP, and Cornell will also help Fellows join in scientific and policy conferences, train them for professional development, and create global research networks for them.

Don't miss out on the application deadline which is 20th January 2024.