How To Apply For 2018 Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Fellowship Program for Member Countries

 2018 Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Fellowship Program

1. How To Apply For Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Fellowship Program for Member Countries

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3.   In this article, we are going to see How To Apply For 2018 Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Fellowship Program for Member Countries which is sponsored by FAO
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5. Brief description : Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has opened 2018 applications for its Fellowship program for typically PhD students, researchers and professors for candidates who wants to apply under the auspices of FAO
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7. Eligibility and criteria:
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9.   Candidates who are applying for 2018 Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Fellowship Program MUST meet up with the following criteria;
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12. Graduate or post-graduate degree (Master’s or PhD) or be enrolled in a PhD programme.
13. Working knowledge of at least one FAO official language (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish). Knowledge of a second FAO official language will be considered an asset. Only language proficiency certificates from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT) will be accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in the online applications.
14. Be nationals of FAO Member Nations
15. Age: no age limits.
16. Candidates should be able to adapt to an international multicultural environment, have good communication skills and be knowledgeable in the use of basic computer programmes.
17. Candidates with family members (defined as brother, sister, mother, father, son or daughter) employed by FAO under any type of contractual arrangement are not be eligible for the Fellowship Programme.
18. Candidates should have appropriate residence or immigration status in the country of assignment
19. Qualified female applicants and qualified nationals of non- and under-represented member countries are encouraged to apply.
20. Persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply
21. Candidates may be assigned in a field relevant to the mission and work of FAO.
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23. Benefits:Not specified
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25. Duration:According to time bound agreement with hiring office
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27.     Application deadline:-
28.  Candidates must submit application before the following deadlines;
29.  31st December 2017
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31.   Scholarship worth- 100%
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33.  Eligible countries- FAO Member countries.
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35. Scholarship offered since: 2012
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37. Type of scholarship:Fellowship
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39. Number of scholarship spaces: Many

         To Be Taken At (Country): Multiple. FAO Regional, Sub-regional, Country Offices or Headquarters.

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2. Eligible Field of study: All courses offered at Michigan State University
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4. HOW TO APPLY:
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6. To apply, visit the iRecruitment website at http://www.fao.org/employment/irecruitment-access/en/ and complete your online profile.
   • Only applications received through iRecruitment will be considered.
   • Candidates are requested to attach a research proposal.
   • Vacancies will be removed from iRecruitment at 23:59 Central European Time (CET) on the deadline for applications date. We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
7.  For more details, visit the scholarship website by Clicking here 

1.                        FAQ ;

1. Who sponsors this Scholarship? :
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3. Food & Agricultural Organization (FAO)
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5. Can you tell me more about this Scholarship?
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7.       The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger and to support development in member countries in the areas of agriculture, fisheries and forestry. FAO’s mandate is to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, better the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy.
   The Fellowship Programme is designed to attract fellows, typically PhD students, researchers and professors, who have an advanced level of relevant technical knowledge and experience in any field of the Organization. They are willing to fulfil their specialized learning objectives and at the same time, contribute their technical expertise and knowledge through time-bound arrangements with FAO. Assignments should be in line with FAO Strategic Objectives and UN Sustainable Development Goals.