2015 United Nations Alliance Of Civilizations MENA/EUNA Fellowships for Emerging Leaders (Fully Funded)

Application Deadline: Friday, July 10th 2015 at 11:59PM GMT

The United Nations Alliance Of Civilizations is now selecting emerging leaders and young professionals from the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and North America to participate in the 2015 edition of the Fellowship Programme.
With the objective of fostering intercultural dialogue and interfaith understanding, the Fellowship offers its participants a first hand exposure to diversity and the opportunity to experience cultural immersion while interacting with a wide range of actors and partners.
Participants from Europe and North America (EUNA) and from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will travel for two weeks to their counterparts’ region where they will acquire crucial knowledge and experience to understand their host countries’ culture, society and diversity. 

Ten to twelve participants from Europe, North America on one end, and from the Middle East
and North Africa on the other end, will travel for two weeks to their counterparts’ region. During their trip, participants will interact with actors from various backgrounds in order to get an extensive grasp of their host country’s culture, politics, society, religion, media and more.
The goal of this two-week trip is to enable participants to position themselves as informed stakeholders and to develop partnerships between both regions while reinforcing positive exchanges and cooperation.
At the end of their trip, participants will have to write a collective report on Migration and Integration, assessing the situation, identifying key actors and challenges, and proposing an action plan to improve intercultural collaboration in the field of Migration and Integration.

Eligibility Criteria for  Middle East and North Africa:

  • Be a citizen from the Middle East or North Africa
  • Born between January 1st 1977 and December 31st 1990
  • Fluent in English
  • Be directly involved, at a personal and/or professional level, within the field of Migration and Integration through governmental position, politics, civil society, media, community/faith based associations and initiatives, academia, think-tanks, arts, and any other fields relevant to the Fellowship Programme’s objective.
  • In the possession of a passport valid at least 9 months beyond October 2015 (July 2016 and beyond)
  • Available to travel for a period of 15 days in the first half of October 2015 as scheduled by UNAOC
How to apply?
Please complete your application no later than Friday July 10th 2015 at 11:59PM GMT
Your file should include:
  • Your application filled in English
  • Your resume
  • A scan of your passport
Only complete applications meeting the eligibility criteria and sent before the deadline will be
considered.

Apply Now for the United Nations Alliance Of Civilizations MENA/EUNA Fellowships for Emerging Leaders

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the United Nations Alliance Of Civilizations Fellowship

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