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THE AERC 2020–2025 STRATEGIC PLAN

instability; (iii) competing interests of resource persons and researchers; (iv) brain drain;
and (v) discontinuation/withdrawal from studies and research.

The Activities

» Conducting specialized technical and research mentorship for women
researchers;

» Awarding proposal-development grants to women researchers undertaking
technical and research mentorship;

» Establishing a scholarship fund for women;
» Awarding at least 50 per cent of all CMAP, CMAAE, and CPP
scholarships to women;

» Conducting women-only visiting scholars research and mentorship exchange
programmes with targeted institutions;

» Conducting sensitization missions to countries with low women enrolment;

» Mentoring of early-career women scholars and researchers by a team of highly
accomplished women leaders, scholars, and researchers;
» Conducting specialized technical and research mentorship for researchers from
fragile and post-conflict nations;

» Conducting master’s and PhD bridge programmes for students from fragile and
post-conflict nations; and

» Awarding at least 30 per cent of all CMAP, CMAAE, and CPP scholarships to
master’s and PhD Bridge Programme alumni.

The Output

The output will be increased enrolment of women and participants from fragile and post-
conflict nations in research and training activities of AERC.

3: Expand Influence

Outcome 1: Create a collaborating platform for national think tanks, national and
regional institutions, ministries, and policymakers to foster the uptake
of economic policy research, analysis, data sharing, and dialogue.

AERC will leverage its convening power and knowledge base to enhance local and regional
impact and influence economic policymaking in the region, by:

» Becoming an anchor institution coordinating national think tanks; supporting
local capacity-building through economic research; and providing policy
guidance to national governments;
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