UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme in Engineering

  •  Fellowship
  •  15-Aug-2022
  •   Poland
  • $$  Varies

 The Programme started in 2012 and aims to promote capacity building and research activities in UNESCO’s Member States in the field of science and engineering. Beneficiaries of these fellowships are given the opportunity to undertake an individual research programme in the field of Science, Technology and Engineering at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow for six (6) months duration starting on 1st October.

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Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza Information

Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza Grants

UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme in Engineering Established in 1913, Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza (AGH University of Science and Technology) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the suburban setting of the medium-sized city of Krakow (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyzszego, Polsce (Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland), Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza (AGH) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza (AGH) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 106 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.

Eligibility Criteria

  •  Applicants must hold the Bachelor’s or M.Sc. degrees.
  • Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.
  • Candidates should have a Bachelor of Eng (B.Eng) or a Master of Engineering (M.Eng) degree,
  • Be proficient in reading and writing in English
  • No more than 40 year-old
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Offered Benefits

Facilities offered by Polish Authorities:

  • Free tuition and access to the university facilities
  • Accommodation at the AGH UST Student Campus in Kraków
  • Monthly allowance of 1600 PLN

Facilities offered by UNESCO:

  • International travel expenses from the beneficiary’s country to and from Poland;
  • Health insurance

Application Process

Go to UNESCO on www.unesco.agh.edu.pl to apply

Candidatures should be submitted by the invited Member State. Original applications in duplicate must be channelled through the National Commission for UNESCO of the candidate’s country and communicated to Mr Stoyan Bantchev, Chief, Participation programme and Fellowships Section, by 15 August 2022 at the latest (GMT +01:00)  to UNESCO mailing address. An advance copy of the application should be sent by e-mail unesco4(at)agh.edu.pl; s.bantchev(at)unesco.org; l.zas-friz(at)unesco.org and d.bianchi(at)unesco.org.

Required Documents:

Applications should have imperatively the following attachments in DUPLICATE:

  • UNESCO fellowships application forms, including medical certificate, ALL four (4) pages duly completed in English using capital letter (illegible documents will be eliminated from the procedure, hand writing form must include capital letter only);
  • Two photographs attached to the applications (4×6 cm);
  • Certified copies (in English) of Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree/ PhD obtained; and,
  • UNESCO certificate of language knowledge, duly completed by a relevant authority, if the mother tongue of the candidate is not English.
  • Two letters of recommendation from someone related to the candidate’s work, as well confirming the candidate’s qualifications.
  • The endorsed candidates should register themselves to the Fellowship e-registration system available on the page:
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