UNESCO-Japan Research Fellowships for Developing Countries

UNESCO-Japan Research Fellowships for Developing Countries

Deadline: 7 Jan 2011 (annual)
Study in: any country
Next course starts Sept 2011

Brief description:

With a view to keeping alive and honouring the spirit of former Prime Minister Obuchi and his belief in people building the next era 20 fellowships per year, for the ninth year, will be awarded to deserving candidates from UNESCO developing countries, especially the least developed countries (LDCs), who are eager to undertake research on one or more of the topics listed below. The aim of the fellowships is to support innovative and imaginative post-graduate research in the areas of development to which former Prime Minister Obuchi was committed and which coincide with areas of particular interest to UNESCO.

The possible date of commencing research is anytime from September 2010 until December 2011.

Field of study:


The UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research Fellowships Programme funded under a Japan Funds-in-Trust project will aim, in particular, to impact on capacity-building and research activities in the following areas which were of particular importance to Mr Keizo Obuchi:

1. Environment (with particular attention to Water Sciences);
2. Inter-cultural Dialogue;
3. Information and Communication Technologies; and
4. Peaceful conflict resolution. No other research topics will be
considered.

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