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OPEC FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2025

Application Deadline: April 6, 2025

LOCATION: Austria

The OPEC Fund offers an Internship Program enabling students from diverse academic backgrounds to experience working with an international organization. The Internship Program runs for between three and six months and is designed to: 

ELIGIBILITY:

Duties and Responsibilities:

Conducting research;

Writing documents;

Organizing information; and

Assisting employees with their day-to-day work.

Qualifications and Experience:

Applicants must be between 19 to 25 years of age and enrolled in an undergraduate program (having completed at least two years) or graduate program.

Alternatively, applicants may be recent graduates, having graduated a maximum of one year before the application deadline.

Fluent in English. Good working knowledge of Arabic, French, German or Spanish is an added advantage.

Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Keenly interested in the work of the OPEC Fund.

Ability to work in an international multi-cultural environment, with sensitivity and respect for diversity.

Ability to demonstrate the OPEC Fund’s core values (Integrity, Empowerment, Excellence, Innovation, Community).

In addition, the applicants are required to submit: 

An Online Application Form;

A Curriculum Vitae (CV);

A copy of their university diploma or equivalent, or an original letter of confirmation from a university/school certifying the applicant is / was an undergraduate student;

A copy of their most recent university transcripts, showing the cumulative GPA or equivalent; and

A short statement in English (about 150-250 words) outlining their motivation for applying.

Competencies:

Collaboration and Teamwork – The ability to effectively work with colleagues, stakeholders and partners to achieve shared goals.

Communication – The ability to relay ideas, information and messages effectively and succinctly to a variety of audiences.

Cross-Cultural Sensitivity – The ability to take into account the variety of the human experience and how it contributes to the workplace and to demonstrate  respect for diverse cultures and viewpoints. 

BENEFIT:

Provide a framework to support students assigned to any OPEC Fund department so that the focus remains on enriching the student’s experience; 

Provide an immersive experience so that students gain practical experience of working for an international organization; and

Provide the opportunity for students to understand the OPEC Fund’s vision, mission and related values.

Interns are assigned to different departments/units depending on their interests and qualifications and according to departmental needs. The Internship Program offers opportunities to focus on one or more of the following: public sector operations; private sector and trade finance operations; financial operations; risk management; strategic planning and economic services; internal audit; human resources; administration; communication; legal services; and information technology.

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UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS MASTERS SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 16 April 2025

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Developing Solutions is our flagship master’s scholarship, founded in 2001, for students from African, South Asian, and other selected Commonwealth countries. This scholarship programme is designed for international students who want to make a difference to the development of key economic, environmental, structural, social, or political structures in their home country.

ELIGIBILITY:

To apply for this scholarship, you must:

Be domiciled in Africa, India or one of the selected Commonwealth countries listed below

Be classed as an overseas student for fee purposes

Hold an offer to start a full-time masters (including MRes) for 2025/26 at the University of Nottingham UK, studying in the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Science or Faculty of Social Sciences

Africa (all nations), Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kiribati, Malaysia, Maldives, Montserrat, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, St Helena, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

* Where study has been undertaken in a country listed as an eligible Developing Solutions country, applications will be considered on a case by case basis.

You must apply for and receive an offer to study a full-time masters (including MRes) at the University of Nottingham for 2025/26 before applying for this scholarship. Search for courses and find out how to apply.

The University requires an application fee for our postgraduate taught course applications. Please be aware that your academic application will not be assessed until the application fee has been paid and processed.

When you have received your offer to study with us, you can apply through the scholarships section of our application system, NottinghamHub.

If you have an offer for an MRes course, email the scholarships team on scholarship-assistant@nottingham.ac.uk for instructions on how to apply.

If you have applied for a full-time two-year master’s course, you can apply for this scholarship. However, the scholarship is awarded for one year only. If successful, the scholarship would only be applied to the first year’s tuition fees. You would need to ensure that you have the means to cover any balance in tuition fees.

To maximise the reach of the university’s scholarships offering, their international scholarships cannot be combined with other University scholarships.  Where you are awarded multiple scholarships, the single highest-value award will be applied.

BENEFIT:

Tuition fee scholarships of 50% or 100% for innovative and passionate students who can propose development solutions for their home countries within African, South Asian, and selected Commonwealth countries

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