UNESCO/ISEDC Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme

The aim of this fellowships programme is to enhance the capacity-building and human resources development in the area of sustainable and renewable energy sources in developing countries and countries in transition. The training activities in the framework of these fellowships are tenable in specialized institutions in the Russian Federation. The medium of instruction will be Russian. UNESCO will solicit applications from the developing countries and countries in transition.

In line with the strategy and objectives of the approved UNESCO Programme and Budget for 2010-2011(35 C/5) for the Fellowships Programme Section, the UNESCO Category II International Center for Sustainable Energy Development (ISEDC) in Moscow (Russian Federation) is offering twenty (20) fellowships of four weeks (4) duration each.

FIELDS OF STUDY

The candidates may choose to study in the following fields of study, which are aligned with UNESCO’s objectives and programme priorities, as per approved 35 C/5 and in accordance with the decisions made by the Executive Board (161 EX/Decision 3.6.3 and 165 EX/Decision 8.6) :

(a) Energy and sustainable development;
(b) Ecological management of energy resources;
(c) Renewable energy;
(d) Sustainable and renewable energy power generation.

DURATION

One month duration: from October to November 2011.


QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

(a) Holder of at least a BSc degree or BA in Economics;
(b) Proficient in the Russian language;
(c) Not more than 45 years of age;
(d) Be in good health, both mentally and physically.



PROCEDURES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

(a) All applications should be endorsed by the National Commission for UNESCO and must be duly completed in English or French with the following attachments in DUPLICATE:

• The prescribed UNESCO fellowship application form;
• Six photographs;
• Certified photocopies of Diplomas
• Certificate of Russian Language proficiency – minimum of 500 hours of language training (if Russian is not the mother tongue or was the language of instruction for some years of study);
• Subsequently, for those who have been selected, the UNESCO medical examination form duly completed by a recognized physician (not more than four months before the actual date of studies). The prescribed form of which will be sent along with the letter of award. Expenses incurred in the constitution of the medical dossiers will not be reimbursed.

(b) Files which are incomplete or received after the deadline for the submission of applications and candidatures, and do not fulfil the requirements mentioned above, will not be considered.

(c) Each invited Member State is requested to nominate not more than two (2) candidates.


SELECTION OF BENEFICIARIES

(a) The final selection of beneficiaries lies with ISEDC.

(b) The National Commission of selected fellows will be duly informed by UNESCO and the letter of award will immediately follow.

(c) UNESCO will authorize the departure of beneficiaries who have completely complied with the requirements stipulated in the letter of award.

(d) Candidates not informed of their selection by 1st September 2011 should consider that their applications have not been approved.

FACILITIES OFFERED BY ISEDC

i) Beneficiaries will be exempt of paying tuition fees for the entire duration of studies/training;
ii) Fellows will undertake studies/training under the supervision of an advisor or study director that will be provided by the host institution;
iii) The donor Government will pay stipends to beneficiaries on a monthly basis, in local currency. The stipend amounting to nine hundred (900) US dollars is intended to cover living expenses such as accommodation, meals, pocket expenses, and incidentals. The donor will determine the amount of the stipend to be granted to beneficiaries;
iv) ISEDC will assist in obtaining modest housing for the fellows.


FACILITIES OFFERED BY UNESCO

(a) UNESCO will cover the cost of the round-trip international travel at the most economical rate and the most direct flight.

(b) UNESCO will pay a one-time travel allowance amounting to US$100 (one hundred US dollars) prior to the fellows’ departure for the Russian Federation.

(c) Health insurance. To avail of this entitlement, beneficiaries should be declared medically fit by the UNESCO Medical Service that examines the complete medical dossiers.


OTHER CONDITIONS

(a) No provisions can be made to finance or lodge the fellows’ family members.

(b) Beneficiaries will be required to submit to UNESCO a short progress report co-signed with the academic supervisor at the end of the first month and a final report upon termination of the fellowship. These reports could be written in English or in French and copies of which will be furnished to ISEDC.


VISA

Selected fellows from countries where there are Russian Federation Embassies or Consulates must obtain their entry visa in their country prior to their departure. Fellows from countries where no such embassy/consulate exists must secure their visa through the nearest country where the Embassy or Consulate of the Russian Federation can be found.

UNESCO and ISEDC provide no allowance to defray passport and visa expenses.


DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: 31 May 2011

LIST OF INVITED MEMBER STATES

AFRICA (46 Member States)

Angola* •Benin* •Botswana •Burkina Faso* •Burundi* •Cameroon •Cape Verde* •Central African Republic* •Chad* •Comoros* •Congo •Côte d’Ivoire •Democratic Republic of the Congo*
Djibouti* •Equatorial Guinea* •Eritrea* •Ethiopia* •Gabon •Gambia* •Ghana •Guinea* •Guinea-Bissau* •Kenya •Lesotho* •Liberia* •Madagascar* •Malawi* •Mali* •Mauritius •Mozambique* •Namibia •Niger •Nigeria •Rwanda* •Sao Tome and Principe* •Senegal* •Seychelles •Sierra Leone* •Somalia* •South Africa •Swaziland •Togo* •Uganda* •United Republic of Tanzania* •Zambia* •Zimbabwe

ARAB STATES (14 Member States)

Algeria
Bahrain
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Mauritania*
Morocco
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Sudan*
Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia
Yemen*

ASIA and THE PACIFIC (39 Member States)

Afghanistan*
Bangladesh*
Bhutan*
Cambodia*
China
Cook Islands
Federal States of Micronesia
Fiji
India
Indonesia
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Kazakhstan
Kiribati*
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People’s Democratic Republic*
Malaysia
Maldives*
Marshall Islands
Mongolia
Myanmar*
Nauru
Nepal*
Niue
Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa*
Solomon Islands*
Sri Lanka
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor - Leste
Tonga
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu*
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu*
Viet Nam

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (32 Member States)

Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia (plurinacional State of)
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti *
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

EUROPE (22 Member States)

Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Estonia
Georgia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Montenegro
Republic of Moldova
Republic of Serbia
Romania
Slovak Republic
The former Yugolsav Republic of Macedonia
Turkey
Ukraine

ASSOCIATE MEMBER STATE (1)

Tokelau

OTHER TERRITORIES (1)

Palestinian Autonomous Territories

* =Least Developed Country

Project Document 2011 UNESCO-ISEDC (letter of announcement).pdf
Announcement date 19 Mar 2011
Deadline for applications 31 May 2011


Source: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/

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