Scholarship / Financial aid: 20 fellowships worth US$6,000 to $10,000 each are available
Date: 7 June 2008
Deadline: 11 January 2008
Open to: young researchers
Announcement follows:
UNESCO is inviting young researchers in developing
countries to apply for grants through the UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowship Programme, financed for the eigth time by Japan through funds-in-trust dedicated to the development of human resources.
The programme -- named after the late Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi who was known for his commitment to development issues -- offers a total of 20 fellowships worth US$6,000 to $10,000 each. They target post-graduate university researchers with a Masters degree, or equivalent, in one of four fields: the environment, inter-cultural dialogue, information and communication technology, and peaceful conflict resolution.
In a series of letters, Director-General Koichiro Matsuura has called on all of UNESCO's National Commissions, Permanent Delegations to UNESCO, and the Organization's field offices, to invite potential candidates from
almost 150 countries to apply for the fellowships, through their National Commission. Applications must reach UNESCO Headquarters in Paris before 11 January 2008.
Researchers under 40 years of age may submit their applications to their country's National Commission for UNESCO, which will select a maximum of two candidates. A special selection committee of experts in the four
research fields concerned will review the applications and propose a pre-selection to the Director-General of the Organization.
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