UNESCO Programmes and Scholarships for Developing Countries
UNESCO / People’s Republic of China (The Great Wall) Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme
The government of the People’s Republic of China has handed to UNESCO up to 75 fellowships for advanced studies at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
UNESCO Arts and Crafts Scholarships
The UNESCO Arts and Crafts Scholarship is a scholarship for artists that enable arts and crafts students from developing countries to complete a study tour at home or abroad. It also helps students to launch their professional careers by helping them to work in a professional environment, acquire new skills and experiences, design and create innovative products, develop a professional network and participate and present their work at International Fair.
The UNESCO / Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowship Progamme in Engineering
The UNESCO Chair for Science, Technology and Engineering Education at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow have placed 20 fellowships of six months’ duration each in Poland in the fields of Science, Technology and Engineering.
UNESCO / Republic of Korea Co-Sponsored Fellowship Programme
The government of Korea is offering 25 fellowships of no more than two months’ duration aimed at enhancing human resources and capacity building in the least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Africa and Asia-Pacific. The programme will enable students to participate in a training course or conduct research work in the Republic of Korea.
Other UNESCO programmes include:
Apply for UNESCO scholarship and internship programs for African students, graduates and professionals.
The 2024 edition of the Awards will designate five outstanding scientific researchers in the field of Life and Environmental sciences, working in the following regions below. Application Deadline: 1st July 2024 About the Award: Created in 1998, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards recognize and support eminent women in science throughout the world. … Read more
Applications are open for the fully funded UNESCO World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2024. Interested and qualified candidates can now begin to send in their applications. Suggested: Neuropsychology International Fellowship Scheme (NIF) 2024 For Developing Countries About the Fully Funded UNESCO World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2024 The Ministry of Culture through the Archaeological Survey … Read more
On International Women’s Day, UNESCO launched the call for nominations for the 2024 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. The Prize annually awards US$ 50,000 to two outstanding laureates. Application Deadline: 24th May 2024 (midnight, Paris time). Eligible Countries: UNESCO Member Countries About the Award: Governments of the UNESCO Member States and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in … Read more
L’Oréal-UNESCO Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents Programme 2024: Each year the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science call for application from talented young African women scientists to receive fellowship grants to pursue promising research projects. Application Deadline: 31st March 2024 Offered annually? Yes Eligible Countries: Sub- Saharan African countries listed below To be taken at (country): Sub-Saharan African … Read more
UNESCO invites the governments of Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions, as well as international and regional professional non-governmental organizations, active in the field of press freedom, to nominate candidates for next year’s UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Application Deadline: 15th February 2024 Eligible Countries: All To be taken at (country): World Press Freedom … Read more
 Applications are invited for 20 UNESCO/POLAND Co-Sponsored Research Fellowships for applicants from Africa, Arab states, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean. Application Deadline: 28th April 2023 To be taken at (country): Poland About the Award: The Programme started in 2012 and aims to promote capacity building and research activities in UNESCO’s Member States in … Read more
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