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Published: 18 Jul 2024 405 views
For the past 30 years OWSD has been supporting women in science across countries such as Sudan, Ethiopia, Myanmar, and Afghanistan with programmes such as PhD Fellowships, to name one example.
OWSD knows well that many women who are refugees or displaced have fallen through the cracks. Because of this, this new initiative has the objective of 'Leaving No One Behind' (LNOB), the central, transformative promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
With generous financial support from Sida, and assistance from UNHCR, OWSD is launching a new Masters Scholarship Programme to support displaced and refugee women wishing to pursue a Masters of Science in STEM fields in countries such as Jordan. The new OWSD Masters Scholarship scheme will initially provide around 25 comprehensive scholarship packages to women for up to 24 months’ study. The project will also focus on capacity building, working with selected institutes on gender-sensitive policies and raising awareness around protection needs.
The Women in Science Displacement Outreach Master's Program (OWSD WISDOM) is a pilot project that aims to provide scholarships to displaced women to pursue master's degree programmes at high-quality universities in the Global South, in partnership with the United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR.
UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture. UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015. Political and economic arrangements of governments are not enough to secure the lasting and sincere support of the peoples. Peace must be founded upon dialogue and mutual understanding. Peace must be built upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity. I... continue reading
| Application Deadline | 08 Aug 2024 |
| Country to study | Turkey |
| Type | Masters |
| Sponsor | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The main objectives of the OWSD WISDOM pilot project are:
In line with GRF guidelines, since its early stages this project has been developed by consulting with individuals with lived experience of displacement. The project proposed support towards refugees and affected communities and puts gender at its core.
The Scholarship covers:
To be eligible, selected candidates must
The selection process will involve targeted outreach to DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative) scholarship graduates and other displaced women in target countries. Support will be provided by OWSD National Chapters and national UNHCR offices, while shortlisting and review of candidates will be undertaken by a Selection Committee established by OWSD, UNHCR, and the selected host institute. More information will follow in the Call for Applications in early 2024.
With this new programme OWSD commits to promoting equitable and sustainable inclusion of displaced women scientists in national education systems.
For more details, visit UNESCO website
