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Fellowships

A means to empowerment

Fellowships are specially tailored training, which are designed to give qualified persons practicing or intending to practice a profession in the fields of UNESCO’s programme priorities an opportunity to receive additional research or practical training. It is adopted by the Organisation as an effective modality to enhance the human resource and capacity-building of Member States.

Through the award and administration of fellowships in partnerships with donors and extrabudgetary funding sources, Fellowships Programme contributes towards genuine sharing of knowledge, international understanding and the sustainable development of peoples and communities.

Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programmes

UNESCO/People’s Republic of China (The Great Wall)
UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships in Engineering
UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsoed Fellowships in Archaeology and Conservation
UNESCO/Republic of Korea Co-Sponsored Fellowships
UNESCO/ISEDC (Russian Federation) Co-Sponsored Fellowships (769)

Extra-budgetary Fellowships Programmes

UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi - Japan Young Researchers Fellowships
UNESCO/Kindoms Institute: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - AlUla Fellowships Programme