{"id":2302,"date":"2023-01-09T17:32:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T17:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/?page_id=2302"},"modified":"2026-11-04T13:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T13:04:13","slug":"application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/application","title":{"rendered":"Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-hero\">\n\t<div class=\"page-hero__media\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1589\" src=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/application-hero.jpg\" class=\"attachment-aifp-hero size-aifp-hero\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/application-hero.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/application-hero-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/application-hero-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/application-hero-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/application-hero-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/application-hero-2048x1356.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/application-hero-1400x927.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"container page-hero__inner\">\n\t\t<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\/<\/span> <span aria-current=\"page\">Apply<\/span><\/nav>\t\t<h1 class=\"page-hero__title\">Application<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"page-hero__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApplications for the 2026 cohort are officially closed\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"eligibility\" class=\"section section-intro section--grey\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro\">\n\t\t<div class=\"intro__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"intro__heading\">Eligibility &amp; process<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__text\"><p>The AIFP is looking for <strong>infrastructure practitioners from African governments, with at least 3 years of experience in infrastructure development projects or PPP in their countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section media-details section--grey media-details--media-right pt-small\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container media-details__grid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"media-details__media\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media media--image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1031\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Application_NEW.jpg\" class=\"attachment-aifp-wide size-aifp-wide\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Application_NEW.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Application_NEW-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Application_NEW-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Application_NEW-768x557.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px\" \/><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"media-details__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"media-details__title\">Who can apply?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"detail-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWorking for the public sector in an African country\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMinimum of 3 years practical infrastructure or PPP work experience\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCandidates must obtain the endorsement of their organizations\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReasonable command of English\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA moral commitment to serve the public sector for a minimum of two years after the training\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section callout section--grey pt-small\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout__panel\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"callout__title\">Before you<br>\r\napply<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"callout__text\"><p>Fellows are selected through a transparent and merit-based process, with clear eligibility criteria applied equally to all candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The programme is entirely free for fellows. AIFP covers international travel, accommodation and a daily allowance for meals throughout the programme. <\/p>\n<p>Fellows\u2019 institutions are asked to release them for the full duration of the programme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section card-grid section--blue card-grid--cols-3 card-grid--text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro intro--single\">\n\t\t<div class=\"intro__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"intro__heading\">How candidates are assessed<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-grid__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__eyebrow\">Criterion 1<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"info-card__title\">Career path<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__text\">A clear and consistent career in infrastructure or PPP, with responsibilities that have grown over time and a natural next step that AIFP can support.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__eyebrow\">CRITERION 2<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"info-card__title\">Commitment to public service<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__text\">A strong and lasting commitment to the public sector, with concrete achievements on infrastructure projects in your country.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__eyebrow\">criterion 3<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"info-card__title\">Coherence and motivation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__text\">A well-argued application that links your experience, your goals and what you will bring back to your institution after the programme.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nTo build a rich and balanced cohort, AIFP also seeks diversity in the countries, institutions and sectors represented.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section card-grid section--blue card-grid--cols-3 card-grid--text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro\">\n\t\t<div class=\"intro__head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"intro__heading\">Key dates \/ next intake<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__text\"><p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>Applications for the 2026 cohort are officially closed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-grid__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__eyebrow\">Announcement date<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"info-card__title\">Call for applications announced<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__foot\">16 February 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__eyebrow\">Announcement date<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"info-card__title\">Closure announced<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__foot\">1 April 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__eyebrow\">Editorial gap<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"info-card__title\">Next intake begins<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"info-card__foot\">TBC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section cta cta--cards\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container cta__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"eyebrow\">Contact us<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"cta__heading\">Application route<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta__cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"cta-card__title\">Application status<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-card__text\"><p>Applications for the 2026 cohort are officially closed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn--green\" href=\"https:\/\/africainfrafellowship.org\/contact\"><span class=\"btn__label\">Contact us<\/span><span 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