UNESCO/Czech Republic Joint Fellowships for Developing Countries 2017 – Bachelors and Masters, Application Deadline: 30th September 2016

Brief description: UNESCO in association with the Government of the Republic of Czech is offering a number of fellowship opportunities for Bachelors and Masters studies to students from developing nations.

Application Deadline: 30th September 2016 (Midnight Paris time)

Offered annually? No

Eligible Countries: Developing countries. Other invited Member States entitled to submit candidatures are:

– Uzbekistan;

– Yemen and

– Zimbabwe

To be taken at (country): Czech Republic

Eligible Fields of Study:  The donor country highly recommends the following field of studies: Natural Resources and Environment, Forestry Engineering, Tropical Agriculture, Water and Landscape Management, Economics and Finance, Environment, Ecology and Environmental Protection, Informatics, Engineering Informatics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering.

Preference will be given to students who will take these fields of study.

The courses to be undertaken for the programme are: natural resources and environment, forestry water and landscape management, technology and environmental engineering, economics and finance would be given priority.  Note:  There is no possibility to change the field of study/study programme once the fellowship is awarded.

About the Award: In order to promote human resource capacities in the developing Member States and to enhance friendship among peoples of the world, the Government of the Czech Republic has placed at the disposal of UNESCO three long-term fellowships for undergraduate studies (which comprises the Bachelor’s and Master’s study programmes for the academic year 2017-2018) for the benefit of certain developing Member States. Neither a citizen of the Czech Republic, nor a citizen of a Member State of the European Union, nor any other foreign national with a permanent residence permit on the territory of the Czech Republic may therefore be granted this type of scholarship.

The studies being conducted in Czech language, the candidates to benefit from these fellowships will be required to take a special language and preparatory course before starting their studies. The Czech language course will be provided by the Charles  University in Prague.

Offered Since:

Type:Eligibility: Language requirement would be English or French

Selection Criteria: Selection will be made on a competitive basis and priority will be given to applicants who, apart from meeting the academic qualifications required, opt for the fields of study enumerated above. It is important to note that there is no possibility to change the field of study or the study programme once the fellowship has been awarded.  We would also wish to emphasize that only applications with complete documentation shall be considered for evaluation. 

Number of Awardees:

Value of Fellowship: 

Facilities offered by the Government of the Czech Republic

1. Tuition is free of charge
2. A monthly allowance of 14,000 Czech Crowns (1 euro = approximately 25 crowns) for students undertaking bachelor and master’s study programmes (Should this allowance be considered insufficient, the applying Member State may consider granting a partial contribution, or, the candidate may have to seek other funds from private sources to complement this allowance)
3. Accommodation at the student dormitories at reduced rates (to be paid by the fellow from the monthly allowance mentioned in (2) above)
4. Access to meals (to be paid with the monthly allowance) in the student dining halls
5. Access to discounts for urban transportation
6. The Ministry of Health provides medical care to fellows.

Facilities offered by UNESCO

1. UNESCO will cover international travel expenses within the framework of the Fellowships Programme under the Regular Programme.  Upon selection of the candidates, UNESCO will undertake the necessary action to authorize tickets to the beneficiaries before their departure for the Czech Republic.  And,
2. A special one-time allowance of US$200 to cover transit and other miscellaneous expenses.

Duration of Fellowship: 3 to 6 years

How to Apply: All applications should be endorsed by the relevant Government body (such as the National Commission or Permanent Delegation), must be made on a Czech fellowship application form, filled out in English in electronic form until 30 September 2016 (http://registr.dzs.cz/registr.nsf/unesco).

The registration will be open for application until 30 September 2016 (Midnight Paris Time). After filling out the application, the candidate is requested to submit an online motivation letter and take a test.

Visit Fellowship Webpage for details

Award Provider: UNESCO, Czech Republic

Important Notes: 

• All foreigners who are to study in the Czech Republic are required to obtain a long-term residence permit. Details of the procedures to be followed to obtain this visa will be provided to selected candidates.
• Selected candidates will be required to provide a certificate attesting a clean criminal record
• No provision to finance or lodge family members can be made. It is the National authorities’ responsibilty to ensure that all candidates are duly informed of the above conditions prior to submission of their applications for these fellowships.