Last updated: 18 Nov 2010
UNESCO/JapanResearch Fellowships
Deadline: 7 Jan 2011 (annual)
Study in: any country
Next course starts Sept 2011
Brief description:
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With a view to keeping
alive and honouring the spirit of former Prime Minister Obuchi and his belief
in “people building the next era”, 20 fellowships per year, for the ninth year,
will be awarded to deserving candidates from UNESCO developing countries,
especially the least developed countries (LDCs), who are eager to undertake
research on one or more of the topics listed below. The aim of the fellowships
is to support innovative and imaginative post-graduate research in the areas of
development to which former Prime Minister Obuchi was committed and which
coincide with areas of particular interest to UNESCO.
The possible date of
commencing research is anytime from September 2010 until December 2011.
Field of study:
The UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi
Research Fellowships Programme funded under a Japan Funds-in-Trust project will
aim, in particular, to impact on capacity-building and research activities in
the following areas which were of particular importance to Mr Keizo Obuchi:
1. Environment (with
particular attention to Water Sciences);
2. Inter-cultural Dialogue;
3. Information and Communication Technologies; and
4. Peaceful conflict resolution. No other research topics will be considered.
2. Inter-cultural Dialogue;
3. Information and Communication Technologies; and
4. Peaceful conflict resolution. No other research topics will be considered.
A list of Suggested
Sub-themes for research is provided in the announcement letter (see link
below).
Number of
Awards:
20 scholarships annually.
Target group:
The fellowships are
targeted to women, candidates from least developed countries (LDCs) and
Palestinian researchers.
Scholarship
value/inclusions:
The Fellowships financed
by Japan and administered by UNESCO will consist of the following:
• 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 installments, 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.
Eligibility:
Applicants, a maximum of
TWO from each applying National Commission, must meet the following general
criteria:
1. 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 to enhancing knowledge in one of
the four specific fields mentioned in paragraph D.1 below. Thus, those who are
in the process of completing their Master’s degree must have completed it PRIOR
to taking up their Fellowship.
2. Candidates must be
persons of high intellectual promise who may be expected to make significant
contributions to their country on return.
3. Candidates must be no
more than 40 years of age. Thus, applicants born before 1 January 1970 will not
be considered under the Programme.
4. 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.
5. Priority attention
will be given to women, candidates from least developed countries (LDCs) and
Palestinian researchers.
6. Candidates must be
proficient in reading and writing the language of instruction in the proposed
country of study/research.
7. Applicants must be in
good health, both physically and mentally.
NOTE: Please refer to the
2010 announcement (see link below) for the list of eligible countries/invited
member states who are eligible for this fellowship offer.
Selection
Criteria:
Applications will be
judged on the basis of the merit of each application and its pertinence to the
UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowship Programme.
Application
instructions:
All applications must be
submitted with the required documentation on the UNESCO Fellowship Application
Form. Each Member State may nominate candidates a maximum of two (2). It is the
National Commission’s responsibility to select the two candidates whose
applications it wishes to submit to UNESCO. The application(s) should reach the
Fellowships Programme Section (see contact details below) before 7
January 2011 midnight and an advance copy may be sent by fax to:
33.1.45.68.55.03.
It is important to visit
the official website (link found below) for detailed information on how to
apply for this scholarship.
Contact
information:Fellowships Programme Section,
UNESCO,
7, Place de Fontenoy
75352 Paris 07
Website:
Official Scholarship Website: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=14635&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
UNESCO/Japan Research Fellowship 2011 Announcement
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