Program

 This is a fellowship granted to women to conduct research in the area of “peace” and “gender” studies in the bibliotheca Alexandrina. The program was administrated by IPS.

Fellowship Description:
Duration: 15 June 2005 – 15 May 2007
Number of Fellowships: 20 fellowships in two years

Time Frame of Research Programs:
First Cycle: June 2005 to May 2006
Second Cycle: June 2006 to May 2007

Candidate Requirements:

• Graduate or post-graduate researchers
• Women not older than 40 years of age
• Women of high intellectual promise who are expected to make significant contributions to their countries after they return
• A research proposal that is imaginative and innovative

Areas of Research:

• Research on Gender Issues
• The Role of Women in Society
• Women and Cultural Heritage
• Women and the Culture of Peace and Development
• The Role of Women during Armed Conflict

Language of Study: English - French - Arabic

Announcement of Program:
First Cycle: July - December 2004
Second Cycle: July - December 2005

Deadline for Receipt of Applications:
First Cycle: December 15, 2004
Second Cycle: December 15, 2005

Selection of Candidates UNESCO Selection Committee
First Cycle: March 2005
Second Cycle: March 2006

Date of Dispatching Letters of Award:
First Cycle: April 2005
Second Cycle:  April 2006

Date of Commencing Research:
First Cycle: June 2005
Second Cycle: June 2006

Duration of Research Work at the BA: minimum 3 months and maximum 6 months

Expected Outcomes:  

• Strengthening the Organization's capacity building activities
• Enabling the upgrading of knowledge developments in areas relating to peace and gender issues
• Supporting innovation, research and information in fields related to peace and gender issues
• Ensuring a "multiplier effect" by sharing and disseminating knowledge gained through the study period upon return to home country
• Forging links and contacts
• Fostering friendship, international understanding and peace through intercultural exchange
• Kindling interest in the work of Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak's Women's International Peace Movement

UNESCO Fellows First CycleUNESCO Fellows Second Cycle


For more Information please visit: www.portal.unesco.org