[hr-education] UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Fellowships for young researchers

Media Advisory No. 2007-41 

Paris, 7 June -- UNESCO is inviting young researchers in developing
countries to apply for grants through the UNESCO/Keizo Obuchi Research
Fellowship Programme, financed for the eigth time by Japan through
funds-in-trust dedicated to the development of human resources.

The programme -- named after the late Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi
who was known for his commitment to development issues -- offers a total
of 20 fellowships worth US$6,000 to $10,000 each. They target
post-graduate university researchers with a Masters degree, or equivalent,
in one of four fields: the environment, inter-cultural dialogue,
information and communication technology, and peaceful conflict
resolution.

In a series of letters, Director-General Koichiro Matsuura has called on
all of UNESCO's National Commissions, Permanent Delegations to UNESCO, and
the Organization's field offices, to invite potential candidates from
almost 150 countries to apply for the fellowships, through their National
Commission. Applications must reach UNESCO Headquarters in Paris before 11
January 2008.

Researchers under 40 years of age may submit their applications to their
country's National Commission for UNESCO, which will select a maximum of
two candidates. A special selection committee of experts in the four
research fields concerned will review the applications and propose a
pre-selection to the Director-General of the Organization.

For more information (in Arabic, English, French and Spanish), go to:
http://portal.unesco.org/unesco/ev.php?URL_ID=14635&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201&reload=1180950897





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