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2025 OBEL AWARD TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS

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Application Deadline: midnight CEST on 1 August 2025

LOCATION:  Denmark

For 2025, the OBEL Award will grant two teaching fellowships and invite prospective fellows from around the world to apply in partnership with a host institution. The taught courses will preferably begin in 2026 (or soon thereafter) and revolve around the 2025 OBEL Award focus: Ready Made. The aim is to foster deeper exploration, development, and dissemination of knowledge on this key topic within the built environment. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Open for prospective fellows from around the world

Ideally, the potential fellow should lead/teach two courses at the university within the fellowship period in accredited university programs. However, other models of learning could mean that only one more intensive subject is taught and therefore eligible for a fellowship.

Usually, the academic institution will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreeing to accept the fellow as a visiting scholar/guest teacher or professor and administer the fellowship funds on his/her behalf according to the budget submitted and approved in the joint application. However, the Foundation understands that different local customs and legal parameters may require the disbursal of funds in an alternative manner. The H.F. Obel Foundation is flexible in this regard and is most concerned with the creation and imparting of an impactful course(s), the commitment and agreement of both the potential fellow and academic institution to this joint project, and an ability of both to be responsible for the new course(s) and the correct and transparent use of OBEL funds.

The funds are NOT to be used for student trips, student stipends, or promotional publications. Please note the fellowships are NOT intended as a source of funding for current scholars/academics. 

Teaching fellows are expected to remain in the city/region of the university or academic institution for the duration of the course(s), not fly in and out for classes. 

Frequently asked questions about the fellowship and application procedure can be found on the fellowships page. Additional questions may be submitted to fellowships@obelaward.org. We will reply to all questions directly but may use your question to update the FAQs posted on our website.

BENEFIT:

Award will grant two teaching fellowships of up to €75,000 

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GENEVA GRADUATE INSTITUTE GLOBAL CHALLENGE

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Application Deadline: 30 April 2025 at 23:59 CET.

LOCATION: Switzerland

Eager to stimulate reflection and innovation on development issues from diverse disciplinary and contextual perspectives and with the generous support of Ambassador Jenö Staehelin, the Graduate Institute launched the Advancing Development Goals Contest, an international competition for Master students.

The idea is to gather contributions that are both theoretically grounded and offer pragmatic solutions to a relevant international development problem stemming from an interdisciplinary collaboration between three to five enrolled master students from anywhere in the world.

ELIGIBILITY:

Five prizes will be distributed; one in each of the following categories (based on the UN Statistics list):

Universities located in Africa

Universities located in Asia

Universities located in Europe

Universities located in North America and Oceania

Universities located in Latin America

The confirmation documents (enrolment certificates or student cards) should contain your name, your graduate programme and a recent issuance date.

In case you do not have these documents at the time of your registration, please send them via email to geneva.challenge@graduateinstitute.ch.

Following the registration, you have eleven weeks to prepare you proposal, which is due by the submission deadline.

Please make sure that you submit a proof of enrolment as a Master’s student for each team member (the document should contain your name, your graduate programme, and a recent issuance date) when you submit the form. However, you can also send the proof to geneva.challenge@graduateinstitute.ch before the deadline on 30 April 2025 at 23:59 CET.

Following the registration, you have eleven weeks to prepare your proposal, which is to be submitted as a PDF through a form, which will be made available upon registration. You will find more information on the format of the submission in the rules and regulations of the contest on the website.

Should you have any questions about the contest or registering, do not hesitate to contact us via

BENEFIT:

The ADG contest distributes 25,000 CHF in monetary prizes. The winning project will be awarded CHF 10,000; the two teams in second place will receive CHF 5,000 each and the two teams in third place, CHF 2,500 each.

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