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ODI FELLOWSHIP SCHEME

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Application Deadline: 30 April 2024

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The ODI Fellowship Scheme gives early-career economists and statisticians the chance to work as public sector civil servants on two-year contracts in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific and the Western Balkans. ODI Fellows are typically employed as local civil servants, reporting to local managers.

ELIGIBILITY:

The ODI Fellowship Scheme is open to candidates of all nationalities who have a master’s degree or PhD in economics, statistics or a related field.

Suitable specialised qualifications at postgraduate level include but aren’t limited to agricultural economics, environmental economics, international economics, health economics, development economics, and econometrics and statistics.

For those studying for a postgraduate degree at the time of application, the award of a fellowship is conditional upon the successful completion of the postgraduate degree.

BENEFIT:

Total compensation net of tax is approximately £32,600 per annum in the first year and £34,600 in the second year. The compensation is inclusive of a housing allowance that varies according to cost of living in-country.

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SINGAPORE-ICAO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TRAINING PROGRAMME

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Application Deadline: Applications are open all year round. The application deadline for

LOCATION: Singapore

Singapore and ICAO established the Developing Countries Training Programme (DCTP) in 2001. Sponsored by the Singapore Government and administered by the ICAO Technical Cooperation Bureau, the DCTP has been renewed for another three years (April 2022 to March 2025). It provides 330 Fellowships and 10 Scholarships to government officials from eligible developing ICAO Member States to attend specialised training programmes conducted by the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA).

ELIGIBILITY:

Government officials:

who have received endorsement/nomination by your Director-General of Civil Aviation or equivalent. Organisations should nominate only one applicant per course due to limited fellowships available.

whose job qualifications/work portfolios are relevant to the course applied for. Documents required

Nomination form endorsed by your direct reporting officer (Part 1) and the Director-General of Civil Aviation or equivalent (Part 2). A copy of the nomination form can be found here.

Passport-sized photograph

Biodata page of your passport

Entry and visa requirements Please ensure that:

your passport has at least six months’ validity beyond the date of your intended stay.

you have a valid entry visa for Singapore and relevant transit visas for your travel, if required. Please also bring a copy of the Award Letter to Singapore to facilitate airport clearance

BENEFIT:

The fellowships cover course fee, hotel accommodation and daily allowance.

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