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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is inviting applications for Minorities Fellowship Programme. The candidate must belong to a national, ethnic, linguistic or religious minority group (persons who do not belong to a minority group will not be taken into consideration, even if they have close links with minority communities and/or organizations). Fellows are entitled to the following: a return ticket (economy class) from the country of residence to Geneva; basic health insurance for the duration of the Programme; a stipend to cover modest accommodation and other living expenses for the duration of the Programme. The application deadline is 21 August 2015.
Study Subject(s): The MFP is interactive and consists of briefings on several topics (e.g. the UN system, OHCHR work, human rights mechanisms and instruments), fellows also undertake individual and group assignments.
Course Level: This is a residential fellowship programme.
Scholarship Provider: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland
Eligibility: -The candidate must belong to a national, ethnic, linguistic or religious minority group (persons who do not belong to a minority group will not be taken into consideration, even if they have close links with minority communities and/or organizations)
NOTE: If your community identifies as indigenous, please do not apply to this programme but to our Indigenous Fellowship Programme . Please note that the Indigenous Fellowship is a separate programme and has different application forms and deadlines.
-Formal education should not be a limitation to participation in the Minorities Fellowship Programme, if relevant experience can be demonstrated.
-Candidates should have ability, willingness and possibility to train other persons belonging to minorities upon return to their respective communities/organizations and should agree to do so.
-The candidates must be fluent in the language in which the programme is imparted (Russian), however, a working knowledge of English would be an asset.
-The candidate should be proposed and his/her candidacy supported by his/her organization and/or community. It is desirable that the sponsoring organization has a firm constituency or membership, is representative, undertakes work on minority issues and is composed of persons belonging to minorities.
–The overall goal of the Minorities Fellowship Programme is to offer persons belonging to minorities the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in the field of international human rights in order to assist their organizations and communities in protecting and promoting human and minority rights. Therefore, it is important that the candidate proposed and nominated by a minority organization or community be someone who will return to his or her NGO to work in this field.
Russian language component: The Russian language component gives four (4) selected fellows the opportunity to learn more about the promotion and protection of minority rights, OHCHR, and the UN system as well give them an opportunity to attend the 8th session of the Forum on Minority Issues.
-This component is intended primarily for persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities who are Russian language speakers and do not have a sufficient command of the English language to benefit from the English language programme.
Scholarship Open for International Students: International Students can apply for these scholarships.
Scholarship Description: The Minorities Fellowship Programme (MFP) was launched by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in 2005. Through the MFP, the OHCHR aims to give persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities an opportunity to gain knowledge on the UN system and mechanisms dealing with international human rights in general and minority rights in particular. The MFP is intended to assist organizations and communities in protecting and promoting the rights of minorities the fellows belong to.
Number of award(s): Not Known
Duration of award(s): The duration of the programmes varied until 2011, when both programmes were decided to last 5 weeks and coincide with the session of the Forum on Minority Issues
What does it cover? Fellows are entitled to the following: a return ticket (economy class) from the country of residence to Geneva; basic health insurance for the duration of the Programme; a stipend to cover modest accommodation and other living expenses for the duration of the Programme.
Selection criteria: The selection of fellows reflects a gender and regional balance. The general human rights situation in the respective regions/countries is also taken into consideration as is the situation of the minority community to which the applicant belongs to. The selection of successful candidates is undertaken by an advisory group composed of OHCHR staff. In view of the large number of applications, we regret to inform that only successful candidates will be contacted.
Notification: Only successful candidates will be contacted.
How to Apply: Both parts I and II of the application form must be filled in and signed. In addition, application forms need to be accompanied by an official recommendation letter from the nominating organization or community. Fellowship applications will only be taken into consideration if they are fully completed. Interested candidates should submit their application indicating “Application to the 2015 Minorities Fellowship Programme” as subject either by e-mail* tominorityfellowships-at-ohchr.org, by fax to the number +41 22 917 90 08 or by post.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 21 August 2015.
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