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WONCA WORLD CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR YOUNG DOCTORS FROM LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES. 

Application Deadline: 21 March 2025

LOCATION: Portugal

The Prof. Donald Li YDM Scholarship aims to enhance access to the WONCA World Conference for young doctors from low- and middle-income countries. By providing financial support for conference registration, travel, visa costs, and accommodation, this scholarship empowers emerging healthcare professionals to engage in vital discussions, share knowledge, and expand their networks. Through this scholarship, they strive to strengthen the global primary care workforce and foster the professional development of future leaders in healthcare. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Must come from a country listed as a low/middle income economy under the world bank classification;

Must fulfill the definition of Young Doctor under YDM operational guideline — those in family medicine training or in the first five years of family medicine practice);

Must be an ACTIVE member of the regional Young Doctor Movement and get a supporting letter from the regional YDM lead.

Must demonstrate strong enthusiasm and dedication to participate in the the coming WONCA World Conference and contribute to the development of primary care and family medicine;

Upon completion of the conference, awardees will be required to submit a 500 words (A4 page) report to the YDM committee.

BENEFIT:

Three successful applicants will receive a US$ 2,500 bursary each to the WONCA World Conference 2025 in Lisbon

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UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIP 2025

Application Deadline: 16 February 2025.

LOCATION: Sweden

The World Heritage Scholarship, an international residency, is now open.

The scholarship is aimed at people who have a cultural idea, such as art, music, research, etc., related to the UNESCO World Heritage list and are interested in connecting the World Heritage site Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland with one or more sites around the world in a cultural or artistic way.

ELIGIBILITY:

The scholarship is international and can be applied by people from all over the World, such as artists, researchers or other cultural actors. Last year, more than 300 people from 58 different countries applied. The artist Paul Wiersbinski from Berlin became the 2024 scholarship holder for his project “The perfect House”. The project connected the World Heritage sites Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland with the German World Heritage site Berlin Modernism Housing Estates in an artistic film interweaving urban Berlin with rural Hälsingland. The project was inspired by the idea of navigating through a perfect house and making an aesthetic connection to the historical memory.

For more information and application: Residence/Scholarship

Applications will be accepted from 16 December 2024 – 16 February 2025.

BENEFIT:

The World Heritage Scholarship is a residency that involves

Staying and living in one or two World Heritage farms for a period of one month

A grant of 50.000 SEK (equivalent) to carry out the idea/project in question

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