Japanese Funds-in-Trust and UNESCO are pleased to offer funding opportunity for Japan Young Researchers’Fellowships Programme (UNESCO/Keizo ObuchiResearch Fellowships Programme). The purpose of thisprogram is to to impact on capacity-building and research activities in the following areas-
- Environment (with particular emphasis on watersciences)
- Intercultural Dialogue
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Peaceful conflict resolution
Eligibility & Criteria-
- 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 website.
- Candidates must be persons of high intellectual promise who may be expected to make significant contributions to their country on return.
- Candidates must be no more than 40 years of age. Thus, applicants born before 1 January 1974 will not be considered under the Programme.
- The selected Fellow must carry out the research under the auspices of an academic supervisor in a host institution
- Priority attention will be given to: Women candidatures, Candidates from least developed countries (LDCs), African researchers
- Candidates must be proficient in reading and writing the language of instruction in the proposed country of study/research.
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