African Railway Center of Excellence (ARCE) is one of the African Center of Excellence II projects supported by the World Bank (WB). Through this support from the WB, the center aspires to become sustainable regional hub for training and research in Railway Engineering and Management, capable of leading efforts to address priority development challenges and improve lives in South and Eastern Africa. The aim of the center is to strengthen railway professionals’ development through short-term training, MSc and PhD level education, and research in Ethiopia and the region at large. To this effect, ARCE is offering scholarships to citizens in African countries to pursue PhD studies in Railway Engineering and Management in “Civil Infrastructure Engineering”, “Rolling Stock Engineering” & “Traction & Train Control Engineering” and MSc studies in Railway Engineering specializing in “Civil Infrastructure”, “Rolling Stock” and “Traction and Train Control” for the 2022/23 Academic year.