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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.

Call for Applications: UNESCO Regional Meeting on Transboundary Cooperation for Effective Management of World Heritage Sites in Africa 2018

The World Heritage Centre is now accepting proposals for oral presentations at the regional meeting on transboundary cooperation for effective management of World Heritage sites in Africa that will be held from 10 to 14 December 2018 in La Tapoa (Niger) at the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex World Heritage property. Application Deadline: 21st October 2018 Eligible Countries: Sub-Saharan African … Read more

UNESCO U40 Empowered Program: Women Entrepreneurs Powering The Digital Creative Industries 2018

The UNESCO U40 Empowered Program expands the actions of the International Fund for Cultural Diversity by supporting projects from national and international NGOs that promote young female cultural entrepreneurs working in the digital creative industries. Application Deadline: 16th April 2018 Eligible Countries: Developing countries About the Award: “U40 Empowered” is a UNESCO initiative started in 2018 with the support … Read more

UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arts and Culture 2017

UNESCO calls for candidatures for the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture. Awarded since 2001, the Prize was established in 1998 in collaboration with the Government of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) and is now at its 15th edition. Application Deadline: 31st August 2017 Offered Annually? Yes About the Award: With a view to increasing the visibility of this Prize … Read more

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) CONFINTEA Scholarship 2017

In 2012, the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) launched a new initiative offering scholarships to researchers and education professionals from UNESCO Member States. Application Deadline: 31st May 2017 Offered Annually? Yes Eligible Countries: UNESCO Member States About the Award:  CONFINTEA Scholarships generally run every September, though under special circumstances, Scholarships may run in other months. CONFINTEA Scholars … Read more

UNESCO If I were… Global Youth Video/Photo Contest 2017

 What would your life be like if you were somebody else? Have you ever imagined stepping into someone else’s shoes? What if that person was living next door? How would you feel? How would you react to a given situation? Application Deadline: 12th March 2017 To be taken at (country): UNESCO, in Paris, France About the Contest: Through … Read more

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