UNESCO Fellowships are an effective method of enhancing the human resources and capacity-building of Member States, especially developing countries. These Fellowships tailored training which is designed to give qualified persons either practising or intending to practice a profession in the field of the UNESCO programme priorities an opportunity to receive additional and practical training.  There, UNESCO Fellowships contributes to advancing and circulation of knowledge and skill promoting development and international understanding.

It is to be noted that UNESCO Secretariat cannot consider an application from individuals. Therefore, all applications must be channelled through the National Commission for UNESCO of the candidate’s country and without this endorsement, no application may be examined. Some of the available UNESCO Fellowships are as follows:

I. Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programmes

• UNESCO/People’s Republic of China (The Great Wall)

Status: Closed

• UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships in Archaeology and Conservation

Status: Closed

• UNESCO/Republic of Korea Co-Sponsored Fellowships

Status: Closed

• UNESCO/ISEDC (Russian Federation) Co-Sponsored Fellowships

Status: Closed

II. Extra-budgetary Fellowships Programmes

• UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi – Japan Young Researchers Fellowships

Status: Closed

For more information, Visit UNESCO Fellowships Webpage

Source:  UNESCO Webpage

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