- The Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program (RSMFP) was established in 1982 with $2.8 million in funding from the World Bank and the governments of Bangladesh, China, India, Kuwait, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, and former Yugoslavia.
Scholarship Overview
- The Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program (RSMFP) provides support to citizens from developing countries who are current PhD candidates studying in developing countries.
- Recipients get funding of up to $25,000 to conduct PhD research on a development-related topic in a World Bank member country other than the Fellow’s home country or country of residence.
- Promising developing nation researchers get to advance their doctoral work with the best international advisors and host institutions in their fields of study.
Host School(s)
- Any university in a World Bank member country
Field(s) of Study
PhD research on the development-related topics below
- Finance, competitiveness, and innovation
- Governance, policy-making, and management
- Macroeconomics, trade, and investment
- Poverty reduction and equity/shared prosperity
- Education
- Gender
- Health, nutrition, and population
- Social protection and jobs
- Agriculture and food
- Climate change
- Environment & natural resources
- Social, urban, rural & resilience
- Water
- Energy & extractives
- Development in the context of fragility, conflict, and violence
- Infrastructure
What does the scholarship cover?
- The RSFMP covers up to $25,000 (U.S.) for developing country nationals to travel abroad to conduct development-related PhD research under the supervision of a host advisor at a university, research or development institution in a World Bank member country.
How many scholarships are given?
- Not stated
Which countries are targeted?
- Nationals from World Bank developing countries
Am I Eligible to Apply?
To apply for this scholarship, you must:
- Be a national of a World Bank member developing country
- Not hold dual citizenship of a developed country
- Be 35 years of age or younger on the application deadline date
- Be already enrolled in a PhD program in a member developing country of the World Bank at the time of application
- Be permanently resident in a member developing country of the World Bank since enrolled in the PhD program
- Have completed all coursework and exam requirements for attaining a PhD at the time of application
- Have a PhD thesis centered on a development-related field
- Not be a staff member (which includes consultant) or a relative of a staff member of the World Bank Group
How do I Apply – Next Steps
- The RSMFP application must be completed online by the Application Deadline date and include:
- A completed application form
- An agreement to the terms and conditions for an RSMFP fellowship listed on the Application Form’s Signature Page
- A completed recommendation form submitted online by the host university research advisor
- A completed recommendation form submitted online by the PhD thesis supervisor.
Note:
- All required documents must be uploaded online and not by email, post or any other means.
- Any application form that is not submitted online will not be reviewed.
Selection Process
- Applications will be reviewed to establish:
- Quality of the proposed fellowship (70%)
- Prospects for a productive career in research on development post-PhD (30%)
Note:
- The information provided by your PhD thesis supervisor and your host institution research advisor is a crucial element of your application.
Closing Date
- Applications open on January 16, 2020.
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