UNU-GEST and Makerere University offer scholarships

The School of Women and Gender Studies at Makerere University and UNU-GEST invite maters students from Makerere to apply for a joint Erasmus+ and UNU-GEST fellowship to attend the 2017 Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in International Gender Studies at the University of Iceland. The 2017 programme will run from the 9th of January until the 25th of May 2017 in Reykjavík, Iceland. A handout where the UNU-GEST programme is introduced is found here.

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

• Be enrolled in a Masters programme at Makerere University 

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

• Be a young professional (not above 35 years of age)

• Be able to communicate in English (speak, read and write)

In the past, a number of fellows from different countries have attended the programme, including 16 fellows from Uganda. Fellowships are all-inclusive and cover travel expenses, campus housing, clothes allowance, visa and per-diem cost during the five month period, in addition to the academic programme. By the end of the programme, students will be awarded a post-graduate diploma in international gender studies.

The application form is found here. Applications shall be forwarded to the Dean of School of Women and Gender Studies, Dr. Josephine Ahikire at jahikire@chuss.mak.ac.ug no later than 10 August 2016. UNU-GEST will make the final selection and interview individual candidates.