The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Fellowship 2021 for young African Professionals. (USD 3,000 Monthly Stipend)

Application Deadline: 14 April 2021 

ECA is the regional arm of the United Nations in Africa. Its mandate is to promote the economic and social development of Africa. ECA's dual role as a regional arm of the UN, and a part of the regional institutional landscape in Africa, positions it well to make unique contributions to member States' efforts to address their development challenges. Its strength derives from its role as the only UN agency mandated to operate at the regional and sub-regional levels to harness resources and bring them to bear on Africa's priorities.

Qualifications:

Education: Advanced university degree (Master’s Degree or doctorate or their equivalents) in international affairs, development, diplomacy, economics, political and social sciences, development, peace and human security, public administration, law, minerals and natural resources, engineering, and related field is required.

Benefits

The selected Fellows must be available to travel to the assigned duty station as may be decided by ECA after the selection process;
The selected Fellows will receive a return air ticket between his/her country of residence and the assigned duty station;

The selected Fellows will receive a one-off settling-in grant of USD 3,000 and a monthly stipend of USD 3,000 each for the duration of the fellowship. Note that the final month stipend will only be paid upon submission of:

 A peer-reviewed fellowship research paper,

 A comprehensive fellowship report, an approved final performance evaluation of the fellow,

 A completed fellowship programme evaluation form and

 An exit boarding pass or immigration stamp showing that the fellow has departed the duty station and returned back to his/her home country, where both are not the same, at the end of the fellowship programme.

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