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THE BACKPACK-EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN

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Application Deadline: 1 July 2024

LOCATION: Switzerland

Through the BackPack-Excellence Scholarship for Women, the Swiss foundation intends to help women to obtain the leadership skills they need to advance in their careers. The scholarship provides a transformational experience to talented and driven women who may have believed that an MBA program was out of reach due to limitations and disruptions in their professional paths. These could include family obligations, forced migration and financial constraints.

ELIGIBILITY:

Candidates should apply for the BackPack-Excellence Women Scholarship in parallel to their IMD MBA application.

Priority will be given to female candidates who have experienced the hardship of limitations or disruptions in their paths.  For example, being forced to leave their homeland or home region due to conflict, natural disaster, persecution or because of limited opportunities for their advancement. 

Provide a 500-word essay on the title: Tell us, how, an MBA at IMD will be truly transformative for you and indirectly for other women in your communities, and what are your main learning objectives.

Recipient confirmed by 1st September.

BENEFIT:

Maximum amount to cover the full tuition fees and living expenses of the IMD MBA program.

Partial scholarships may also be given. 

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UNITED NATION FULLY FUNDED FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME FOR PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT

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Application Deadline: 31 May 2024.

LOCATION: Switzerland

The call for application for 2024 is now OPEN. The Fellowship programme for people of African descent is an intensive human rights training for people of African descent, from the diaspora, who are engaged in promoting the rights of people of African descent. It takes place once a year at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva.

ELIGIBILITY:

The candidate must be an individual of African descent living in the Diaspora.

The candidate must have a minimum of 4 years of work experience related to the rights of People of African Descent.

The candidate has to submit a letter from an organization working on issues related to people of African Descent or minority rights certifying their status.

The candidates must be available to attend the full duration of the programme. The selected fellows will be expected to participate in different activities and to strictly follow the programme.

BENEFIT:

Each fellow is entitled to a return ticket (economy class) from the country of residence to Geneva; basic health insurance; and a stipend to cover modest accommodation and other living expenses for the duration of the Programme.

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