UNESCO

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:

  • UNESCO / Japan Young Researchers Fellowships Programme.
  • UNESCO / Keiz Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme.
  • UNESCO Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme in Archeology and Conservation.
  • UNESCO/ISEDC Russian Federation Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme.

Apply for UNESCO scholarship and internship programs for African students, graduates and professionals.

UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2024

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

UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships in Engineering 2023/2024 for Developing Countries

 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

L’Oréal-UNESCO Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents Programme 2023 for African Women in Science

L’Oréal-UNESCO Sub-Saharan Africa Young Talents Programme 2023: 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: 24th March 2023 Offered annually? Yes Eligible Countries: Sub- Saharan African countries listed below To be taken at (country): Sub-Saharan African … Read more

Rotary/IHE Delft Masters Scholarships 2023/2024 for Water and Sanitation Professionals

The Rotary Scholarships for Water and Sanitation Professionals have been designed to promote long-term productive relationships between Rotarians and highly skilled water and sanitation professionals in their communities. Application Deadline: 1st April 2023 Eligible Countries: All countries with a Rotary club presence About the Award: Rotary and the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education have teamed up to tackle … Read more

TWAS-UNESCO Associateship Scheme 2023 for Researchers from Developing Countries

TWAS has instituted TWAS UNESCO Associateship Scheme, a Joint Associateship Scheme to enable competent researchers from the South to visit these centres regularly. An associate is appointed for three years during which he/she can visit a Centre twice for research collaboration. Application Deadline: 12th December 2022 Eligible Countries: Developing Countries To Be Taken At (Country): Associateship countries About … Read more

Merck Africa Research Summit (MARS) 2022 for African PhD Students and Young Investigators

UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit (MARS) invites abstracts from final year African PhD students and young investigators involved in research related to both Cancer specially in Women and Vaccines Development. Application Deadline: 31st July 2022 Eligible Countries: African countries To be taken at: Zambia About the Award: Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit – MARS 2022 will be held in … Read more

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