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Sponsor
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Limited submission
Each Member State may nominate a maximum of two candidates. It is the National Commission’s responsibility to select the two candidates whose applications it wishes to submit to UNESCO.
Amount
Upper $10,000USD Lower $6,000USD
Twenty fellowships are available. The duration of the proposed research is a minimum of three months to a maximum of nine months. Research may commence any time from March 2014. The deadline for termination of research… more » is December 2015.
A maximum amount between US$6,000 to US$10,000 will be awarded to selected candidates. The amount, to be paid in two or three instalments, is intended to cover research costs only, and will not be negotiable. No other costs will be considered and grants will be neither extended nor renewed.
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Requirements
New Faculty/New Investigator
Citizenship or Residency
UNESCO
Less Developed Countries (LDC)
Activity location
Unrestricted
Abstract
The Government of Japan offers fellowships to be awarded to deserving candidates from developing countries, especially the least developed countries (LDCs), who are eager to undertake research on one or more of the… more » topics listed below. The aim of the fellowships is to support innovative and imaginative post-graduate research in four areas of development of particular interest to UNESCO.
The Fellowships Programme, funded under the Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the capacity-building of Human Resources will aim, in particular, to impact on capacity-building and research activities in the following areas:
– Environment (with particular emphasis on Water Sciences, Water Issues, Climate Change, Engineering Capacity Building in the Developing World);
– Intercultural Dialogue;
– Information and Communication Technologies; and
– Peaceful conflict resolution.
No other research topics will be considered.
The place of study may be in one or two countries abroad. Research must be carried out under the auspices of an academic supervisor in a host institution.
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Eligibility
Candidates under this Programme must be post-graduate researchers, already holding either an M.A. or M.Sc. degree (or equivalent) and wishing to pursue research work abroad (preferably in their own region) with a view… more » to enhancing knowledge in one of the four specific fields. Thus, those who are in the process of completing their Master’s degree must have completed it prior to taking up their Fellowship.
Candidates must be persons of high intellectual promise who may be expected to make significant contributions to their country on return.
Candidates must be no more than 40 years of age. Thus, applicants born before January 1, 1974, will not be considered under the Programme.
The selected Fellow must carry out the research under the auspices of an academic supervisor in a host institution. Confirmation of acceptance from the academic supervisor is imperative.
Priority attention will be given to:
– Women candidatures
– Candidates from least developed countries (LDCs)
– African researchers.
Candidates must be proficient in reading and writing the language of instruction in the proposed country of study/research.
Invited countries to submit candidatures:
Africa
Angola*, Benin*, Botswana, Burkina Faso*, Burundi*, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic*, Chad*, Comoros*, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo*, Djibouti*, Equatorial Guinea*, Eritrea*, Ethiopia*, Gabon, Gambia*, Ghana, Guinea*, Guinea-Bissau*, Kenya, Lesotho*, Liberia*, Madagascar*, Malawi*, Mali*, Mauritius, Mozambique*, Namibia, Niger*, Nigeria, Rwanda*, Sao Tome and Principe*, Senegal*, Sierra Leone*, Somalia*, South Africa, Swaziland, Togo*, Uganda*, United Republic of Tanzania*, Zambia*, Zimbabdwe
Arab States
Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania*, Morocco, Palesltine *Sudan*, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Yemen*
Asia and the Pacific
Afghanistan*, Bangladesh*, Bhutan*, Cambodia*, China, Cook Islands, Federal States of Micronesia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan, Kiribati*, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic*, Malaysia, Maldives*, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar*, Nauru, Nepal*, Nieu, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa*, Solomon Islands*, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste*, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu*, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu*, Viet Nam
Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Sarvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti*, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Europe and North America
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine
Associate member state
Tokelau
* Least Developed Country
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Keywords
- Information Technology
- Freshwater Conservation
- Peace, Disarmament, or Amnesty
- Natural Resources Management
- Biodiversity
- Environmental Sciences
- Environmental Conservation
- Disputing and Conflict Resolution
- Communications Technology
- Intercultural Communications
- Cultural Diversity
Upcoming Deadlines
Date
What’s Due
Notes
30 Aug 2014
Anticipated
Application
Sponsor deadline – required
