Birzeit University in Palestine and UNU-GEST offer joint fellowships

The External Academic Relation Office at Birzeit University and UNU-GEST invite master's students to apply for a joint Erasmus+ and UNU-GEST fellowships to attend the 2019 Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in International Gender Studies at the University of Iceland. The programme will run from January 8 to May 24, 2019 in Reykjavík, Iceland.

Selection of the fellows is based on the following criteria. The candidate must:

• Be enrolled in a masters programme at Birzeit University

• Have experience related to the themes of the UNU-GEST Programme

• Be not older than 35 years of age

• Be proficient in spoken and written English.

Interested students are invited to submit their applications for fellowship to the Birzeit University's External Academic Relations Office external.relations@birzeit.edu no later than June 20, 2018. Application forms can be downloaded here: Birzeit Erasmus application form 2019.

In addition to the academic programme, the fellowships covers travel expenses and visa costs, campus housing and daily allowance during the study period. By the end of the programme, students will be awarded a post-graduate diploma in international gender studies and might be able to transfer 30 ECTS to the academic programme in their home country.