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Name Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent
Type Funding opportunities
Funding institution
> Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Switzerland
Frequency Annual
Level postgraduate
Objectives The Fellowship Programme will provide participants with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the United Nations Human Rights system and its mechanisms, with a focus on issues of particular relevance to people of African descent.
Area of expertise discrimination
human rights
Target group NGO activists
University students
Content In the context of the International Year for People of African Descent, the Anti-Discrimination Section of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is launching a Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent from 10 October to 4 November 2011.
Language English
Country Switzerland
City Geneva
Number of participants 1
Application procedure Interested candidates are requested to submit their application by email to: africandescent@ohchr.org or by fax to 004122-928 9050 with a cover letter clearly indicating "Application to the 2011 Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent" with the following documents:

* An application form
* A Curriculum Vitae
* A letter of motivation (maximum 1 page) in which the candidate will explain his/her motivation for applying, what he/she hopes to achieve through this fellowship and how he/she will use what they learn to promote the interests and rights of afro-descendants
* A letter of support from an organization/entity they are affiliated with.
Admission requirements * The candidate must be an African descendant.
* The candidate must have a minimum of 4 years experience dealing with afro-descendant or minority issues.
* The candidate must be fluent in English.
* A letter of support from an afro-descendant organization or community.
Tuition/Accommodation The selected candidate is entitled to a stipend to cover accommodation, basic living expenses in Geneva, basic health insurance as well as a return economy class plane ticket.
Homepage www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Racism/InternationalDecade/Pages/FellowshipProgramme.aspx
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