UNFPA 2024 Scholarship for a First Level Master Program in Coffee Economics and Science-Ernesto Illy

With the vision of scaling up investment in the development of the full potential of the young people in Cameroon, their innovation capital and addressing the gender gap, the United Nations Population Fund in Cameroon, in partnership with the Ernesto Illy Foundation in Italy, is launching a call for applications to select one female candidate to benefit from a scholarship to participate in the 14th edition of the  International First Level Master Program in Coffee Economics and Science Ernesto Illy, a collaboration between the University of Udine and the University of Trieste, of a value of 60 CFU, for the academic year 2024-2025,

The Ernesto Illy Foundation offers annual financial aid to worthy graduates coming from coffee producing countries to cover the Master tuition fee and most of the logistics costs. Cameroon is the seventh largest coffee producer in quantity of unique Robusta and Arabica coffee quality.

• Table of Content
• About United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• Scholarship for a First Level Master Program
• Aim and Benefits of Scholarship for a First Level Master Program
• Scholarship for a First Level Master Program Courses
• Requirements for Scholarship for a First Level Master Program Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

Scholarship for a First Level Master Program

Aim and Benefits of Scholarship for a First Level Master Program

The scholarship includes:

• 100% of the university tuition fee (equivalent to 15.000 Euro) of the International Master of 1st level in Coffee Economics and Science "Ernesto Illy"
• All the teaching materials (texts books, handouts and lecture notes) needed to attend the residential period of the Master program in Trieste, Italy (4/5 weeks);
• All meals provided during the days of class of the Master program in Italy;
• Accommodations for the residential period in Italy;
• The round-trip ticket from the country of origin to Trieste, Italy;
• A subscription for the public transport network of Trieste, Italy (bus) for the residential period;
• The transfer service from and to Venice or Trieste Airport.

The scholarship does not include eventual passport and Visa fees, any administrative costs not mentioned, nor a laptop and internet access to attend online lessons as well as pocket-money for staying in Italy.

UNFPA country office in Cameroon will also contribute in supporting the student in liaising with the Embassy of Italy in Yaoundé to obtain the visa for the period in Italy as well as for the validation of the student’s university degree.

Scholarship for a First Level Master Program Courses

• Agriculture
• Economics
• Engineering
• Sciences

Requirements for Scholarship for a First Level Master Program Qualification

To be eligible for this scholarship, candidates must meet the following conditions:

• Being a woman
• Being of Cameroonian nationality or a Refugee living in Cameroon for the last 3 years
• Being younger than 24 years old;
• Hold at least a bachelor's degree in economics, engineering, science, agriculture, or any other similar/related discipline;
• Not have previously received this scholarship;
• Being enrolled in a Cameroonian university in a course closely related to the programme.

Documents Required for Application

The application must include the following documents:

• A copy of the student's valid passport et/ou and identity card (the passport will be necessary once the master starts) 
• A Cover and Motivation Letter
• an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae in the European format (available here)
• A copy of the student card or receipts and registration form for the current year
• A letter of recommendation from a teacher in the course of study (University , head of department, etc);
• A summary (1 page) of an initial idea of the final Project Work

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Those interested in participating in the process and meeting the eligibility criteria should forward their expression of interest encompassing the document listed below, uniquely in a digital format (a single PDF file) to [email protected] by the midnight of 30th June (WAT).

For more details, visit UNFPA website.