UNESCO/People’s Republic of China (The Great Wall) Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme 2019-2020 is now available for application.

About the Fellowship

The Government of the People’s Republic of China has placed at the disposal of UNESCO for the academic year 2019-2020 seventy-five (75) fellowships. They are available for advanced studies at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. These are for developing Member States in Africa, Asia–Pacific, Latin America, Europe and North America and Arab region.

Tenable at a selected number of Chinese universities, these fellowships are intended for a duration of one year. Selected candidates will undertake their studies in the host universities as visiting scholars. Most of the study programmes will be in English. Furthermore, selected candidates will undertake their studies in the host universities as visiting scholars. In exceptional cases, candidates may need to study Chinese language before taking up research or studying in their fields of interest.

Twenty-five (25) of the 75 fellowships are especially for candidatures from the Teacher Training Institutions supported by UNESCO-CFIT Project in the 10 African countries to pursue an Advanced Training Programme for Education Administrators and Teacher Educators at East China Normal University.

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicants applying for General Scholar programs must not be older than the age of forty-five (45) and have completed at least two years of undergraduate study; and those who applying for Senior Scholar programmes must be a master’s degree holder or an associate professor (or above) and not older than the age of fifty (50).
• Moreover, English proficiency
• Be in good health, both mentally and physically.

Applying

• Read carefully the Announcement letter to understand the requirements for eligible candidatures and the procedures for the submission of application.
• Contact the National Commission for UNESCO of your country to enquire the application procedures at national level.
• Prepare your application documents (in English or Chinese) properly according to the requirements.
• Submit your application to the National Commission for UNESCO of your country.
• As soon as you receive information about your nomination for this programme, you should complete the online application and submit all the supporting documents on the online application system of China Scholarship Council.