UNESCO Fellowships
With a view to expanding and increasing training opportunities abroad, UNESCO negotiates the terms of jointly “sponsored” fellowships. UNESCO has adopted a proactive policy towards the encouragement of partnerships with governments, institutions of higher education and foundations, so as to increase training opportunities to other Member States. This scheme is known as the “UNESCO Co-Sponsored Fellowships Scheme”. Under this scheme, Member States, foundations, institutions and private donors may offer fellowships (contributions-in-kind), or, may finance fellowships (cash contributions, or either through cost-sharing arrangements and through total funding) in fields within UNESCO’s competence. The terms of reference (TOR) for each programme under the Co-sponsored Fellowships Scheme are negotiated, and agreed upon, with each donor.
Two types of schemes are included under the UNESCO Fellowship Programme (either partially or fully funded by UNESCO)
I. Co-Sponsored Fellowships Schemes (Contributions-in-kind)
- UNESCO/People’s Republic of China (The Great Wall) Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme
- UNESCO/Czech Republic Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme
- UNESCO/ISEDC Russian Federation Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme
- UNESCO/Israel (MASHAV) Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme
- UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme in Engineering
- UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships in Archaeology and Conservation
- UNESCO/Republic of Korea Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme
- UNESCO/Sri Lanka Co-sponsored Fellowships Programme
II. Extra-Budgetary Projects (Funds-in-trust)
- UNESCO/L’Oreal International Fellowships Programme for Young Women in Life Sciences
- UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi - Japan Young Researchers' Fellowship Programme (UNESCO/ Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme)
- UNESCO/Saudi Arabia Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme (Enhancing Palestinian Human Capital)