AIRI Fellowship Program

The AIRI Fellowship is the heartbeat of our institute — a platform where researchers, students, and professionals come together to uncover insights that shape Africa’s future. Fellows explore the continent’s toughest challenges and turn data into solutions that spark innovation, guide policy, and inspire investment.

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AIRI Fellowship Program

The AIRI Fellowship unites researchers, students, and professionals to tackle Africa’s challenges, transforming data into innovative solutions that drive policy, inspire investment, and shape the continent’s future.

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Why AIRI Fellowship Program

Africa’s challenges are often studied from afar — but the people closest to the problems rarely lead the research. The AIRI Fellowship changes that. By empowering local talent with global resources, the program ensures solutions are designed by Africans, for Africa, with ripple effects across the world.

Impacts

  • Research produced by Fellows informs AIRI’s Residency Program, fueling new startups.
  • Publications influence government and policy reforms.
  • Insights attract funding through Arise Investors.
  • Fellows themselves gain skills, networks, and visibility — becoming Africa’s next generation of changemakers.

Goals

  • Publish rigorous, thematic research reports that guide action.
  • Build a global, diverse network of thinkers and doers.
  • Identify problem spaces with startup potential.
  • Shape policy and investment decisions with credible insights.

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