United Nations University (UNU) Scholarships for Young Scholars and Policy-makers from Developing Countries
Study Subjects: Any field of direct relevance to the research agenda
Scholarship Level: Postgraduate (PhD, postdoctoral, fellowships, research, training)
Scholarship Provider: UNU-IAS, UNU-ISP
Scholarship can be taken at: Japan
Scholarship Description
Every year UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP offer PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships to provide young scholars and policy-makers, especially from the developing world, with a multi-disciplinarily context within which to pursue advanced research and training that are of professional interest to the successful applicant and of direct relevance to the research agenda of their selected UNU-IAS or UNU-ISP programme.
Applications will be invited for the following three fellowship types: UNU-IAS PhD Fellowship; UNU-IAS Postdoctoral Fellowship; and JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship
Note: The United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) and the the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-ISP).
Eligibility
Eligibility for the different fellowship types are:
UNU-IAS PhD Fellowship
Applicants must be at an advanced dissertation writing stage of the PhD with their research proposal accepted by the candidate's university.
Proficiency in English is essential.
UNU-IAS Postdoctoral Fellowship
Applicants must have gained their PhD degree.
Proficiency in English is essential.
JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship
Applicants must have gained their PhD degree on or after 2 April 2007 for the 2013 Fellowships.
Proficiency in English is essential.
Nationality: Citizens of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan. (Japanese nationals who do not have citizenship or permanent residency of another country are not eligible.)
Eligible groups
Young scholars and policy-makers, especially from the developing world
Participating Institutions
The Fellows are resident at UNU-IAS in Yokohama, UNU-IAS OUIK in Kanazawa, or UNU-ISP in Tokyo, Japan for the full term of the fellowship. Residences for the different fellowship types are as follows:
UNU-IAS PhD Fellowship - UNU-IAS, Yokohama or Kanazawa, Japan
UNU-IAS Postdoctoral Fellowship - UNU-IAS, Yokohama or Kanazawa, Japan
JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship - UNU-IAS, Yokohama, Japan or UNU-ISP, Tokyo, Japan
Fields of study
Residency at the participating institutions gives the PhD and Postdoctoral Fellows the opportunity to gain from the broader research programme of lectures, seminars, workshops and conferences arranged by UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP.
UNU's close institutional links with Japanese affiliated professors and researchers from key universities and think tanks in Japan and around the world also allow Fellows to link into the broader Japanese academic and research community.
Number of awards
Since the start of the Fellowship Programme at UNU-IAS in 1996, more than 200 young scholars, 70% of whom are from the developing world, have benefited from collaboration with UNU-IAS/UNU-ISP and Japanese scholars in this way.
Sponsorship duration
Are as follows:
UNU-IAS PhD Fellowship - 12 months
UNU-IAS Postdoctoral Fellowship - 12 months (possiblity of renewal for another 12 months)
JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship - 24 months
Scholarship benefits
The Fellowship Programme provides the successful applicant with a unique opportunity to:
develop and advance their research under the supervision of a UNU-IAS or UNU-ISP faculty member and contribute to the overall research agenda of the Institute;
widen their research interests and professional networks by working in the international and multi-disciplinary context of the UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP, and with its wider network of Japanese universities and research institutes, as well as international collaborators;
become exposed to the workings of the international and multilateral policy process and the broader UN system; and
link with other UNU-IAS and UNU-ISP PhD and Postdoctoral Fellows.
Method of Application
Visit the official website (link found below) to apply.
Review of applications by the Fellowship Committee will begin immediately after the application deadline. Short-listed candidates will be contacted for a telephone interview and request of reference letters. The final result for the 2012 fellowships will be announced in May 2012.
DEADLINES:
The application period for 2012 fellowship programmes has closed.
Application forms for next year's fellowship programmes will be posted on this site in December 2012.
ContactQuestions regarding the fellowships should be directed to:
UNU-IAS Fellowship Committee
fellowships@ias.unu.edu
Scholarship Application Deadline: Around February 2013
Scholarship Open to International students Yes
For more information, please visit the official website
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