Co-Sponsored Fellowship Programme 2010-2011 in China

UNESCO and The People’s Republic of China offers The Great Wall Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme for the year 2010/11 in China.

With a view to promoting international exchanges in the field of education, culture, communication, science and technology, and to enhancing friendship among peoples of the world, the Government of the People’s Republic of China has placed at the disposal of UNESCO, under the sponsorship of the Organization, twenty five fellowships for advanced studies and two more fellowships on agriculture-related subjects specially at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. These fellowships are for the benefit of developing Member States in Africa, Asia and the Pacific and certain countries in the Arab States.

Fellowship Details:
The fellowships, tenable in a selected number of Chinese universities, are of one year duration or less. These fellowships, which are in most cases to be conducted in English, are offered to senior advanced students wishing to pursue higher studies or intending to undertake research mainly independently with periodic guidance from the assigned supervisor. In exceptional cases, candidates may be required to study the Chinese language prior to taking up research/study in their field of interest.

Who may apply:
Qualifications required:
1.    Hold at least the equivalent of the Master’s Degree; except for the agriculture-related subject the BSc Degree at least;
2.    English proficiency is required;
3.    Be not more than 45 years of age; and,
4.    Be in good health, both physically and mentally.

Required Documents:
All applications should be endorsed by the relevant Government body (the National Commission or Permanent Delegation) and must be made in English with the following attachments:
1.    Application form for China/UNESCO The Great Wall Fellowship (copy attached) in triplicate;
2.    3 photographs;
3.    Notarized photocopies of diplomas and certificates, and school-certified transcripts of complete academic records (translated in English when applicable) in triplicate;
4.    Copy of the university’s invitation letter, for those students who have been admitted in advance by a Chinese university, in triplicate;
5.    Two letters of recommendation (in English) by professors or associate professors familiar with the work of the candidate, in triplicate;
6.    A research proposal containing no less than 400 words (in English) of the post-graduate study to be undertaken during the candidate’s stay in China, in triplicate;
7.    Foreigner Physical Examination form to be completed around end of March 2010 or in April 2010 in triplicate; and,
8.    English language proficiency certificate, in triplicate
Application Procedure:
1.    The letter of nomination should reach UNESCO (Attention: Mr Ali Zaid, Chief Fellowships Programme Section) 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP, France, imperatively on or before 30 April 2010. An advance copy of the application can be sent by: (fax:+33-1 45 68 55 02/03 or Email: a.zaid@unesco.org).
2.    Files which are not complete or which are received after the deadline, as well as candidates who do not fulfill the requirements mentioned above, will not be taken into consideration.

Fellowship Deadline:
30 April 2010

Source:
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=44172&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html