UNESCO/ Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme – “Ecohydrology”

With a view to promoting human resource capacities in the developing countries
and to enhancing international understanding and friendship among nations and
the people of Poland, the Polish National Commission for UNESCO and the
International Institute of the Polish Academy of Science/European Regional
Centre of Ecohydrology under the auspice of UNESCO and University of Lodz,
are placing at the disposal of UNESCO one(1) fellowship of a six months
duration starting in April 2012 for the benefit of Member States listed in
Annex I. Beneficiaries of these fellowships will be given the opportunity to
undertake an individual research programme in the field of
Ecohydrology. 


Invited Member
States in Africa region as determined by the Polish authorities (49
countries)

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,
Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda,
Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South
Africa, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia,
Zimbabwe

The Polish authorities will make the final decision.

FIELD OF RESEARCH



• Ecohydrology – The New Approach and
Methods for Integrating River Basin Management

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

(i) Hold the Bachelor’s or M.Sc.
degrees;
(ii) Be proficient in reading and writing English;
(iii) Be not more than 45 years of age; and,
(iv) Be in good health, both physically and mentally.

FACILITIES OFFERED BY THE POLISH AUTHORITIES

(i) Free tuition;
(ii) Monthly allowance of 1350 PLN zlotys (approximately US$ 450)
corresponding to the salary of a local junior research fellow. Thus, all
living expenses in Poland are to be borne by the fellows with this allowance;
and,
(iii) An installation allowance of 1350 PLN zlotys to be paid upon arrival.

No provision to finance or lodge family members is made.
At the end of the research studies, the beneficiaries will receive a
certificate attesting to their attendance at the host institution.

FACILITIES OFFERED BY UNESCO

(i) International travel expenses:
(at the most economical rate) from the beneficiary’s country to Poland and
return will be covered by UNESCO under its Regular Programme Budget.
(ii) Health insurance for fellowship beneficiaries who are declared medically
fit: UNESCO fellowship holders may be covered by a special accident/ health
insurance policy, taken out by the Organization for the duration of the
fellowship. The costs of the health insurance is subscribed to and covered by
UNESCO* on behalf of the fellows.

*ONLY THE SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO SEND TO THE FELLOWHIPS
DEPARTMENT PROGRAMME SECTION A COMPLETE MEDICAL DOSSIER, THE PRESCRIBED FORM
OF WHICH WILL BE SENT ALONG WITH THE LETTER OF AWARD.

VISA

Selected fellows from countries where there are Polish Embassies or
Consulates will have to obtain their entry visa in the country prior to their
departure. Fellows from countries where no such Embassy/Consulate exists must
secure their visa through the nearest Embassy of the Republic of Poland.

UNESCO/POLAND provides no allowance to defray passport and visa expenses and
the selected beneficiaries are responsible for securing their own entry visas
to the country of study.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

One candidature should be submitted per invited Member State. Original
applications in duplicate must be channeled through the National Commission
for UNESCO of the candidate’s country and communicated to the attention of Mr
Ali Zaid, Chief, Participation Programme and Fellowships Section, by 28
February 2011 at the latest. An advance copy of the application may be sent
by fax (+33.1) 45685503 or by Email L. Zas-friz@unesco.org. Applications
should have imperatively the following attachments in DUPLICATE:

(i) UNESCO fellowships application
forms, duly completed in English;
(ii) Two photographs attached to the applications (4×6 cm);
(iii) Certified copies (in English) of Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree
obtained; and,
(iv) The UNESCO certificates of language knowledge, duly completed by a
relevant authority, if the mother tongue of the candidate is not English.

Deadline 28 February 2012 at the latest

IMPORTANT

It is the National authority’s responsibility to ensure that all candidates
are duly informed of the above conditions prior to the submission of
applications.

Files which are incomplete or which are received after the deadline as well
as candidatures that do not fulfil the requirements will not be taken into
consideration.

Only the selected candidates will receive a letter through their respective
National Commissions for UNESCO.

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