Every pillar breaks into sub-themes with mapped supervisors — both local and international — regional partners, and field opportunities. Your dissertation lands with immediate policy relevance.
Co-designed with industry regulators, regional partners, and IFM resident scholars, each theme addresses pressing challenges in East African finance, economics, and governance.
APA 7th Edition standards with structured methodology frameworks.
Local + foreign supervisors across three continents.
Research outputs designed for real-world governance application.
Supporting datasets and facilitation built into every theme.
Select a research area to explore available themes, sub-themes, supervisors, and guiding questions.
Available Themes
Five clear steps guide you from exploring themes to commencing your doctoral journey.
Browse the doctoral research pillars, explore themes and sub-themes, and identify the focus area that aligns with your research interests. Review guiding questions and expected outputs for each sub-theme.
Click the "Engage" button on a Resident Co-Supervisor's profile to initiate contact. Once the supervisor agrees, prepare and submit a concept paper outlining your proposed study. The supervisor will guide you through refinement and approval.
Create an application account, fill in your personal details, academic background, and work experience. Upload all required documents — concept paper, CV, statement of purpose, academic transcripts — and provide referee contact details.
Complete the application fee payment through the secure portal. Once payment is confirmed, submit your application for review.
The DASS office reviews your qualifications and the HEL/DRCP evaluates your concept paper. You'll receive status updates at each milestone. Successful applicants receive an admission letter in their portal and can proceed to registration.
Submit an intent-to-research form to secure a supervisor pairing and access to supporting datasets. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.