Capacity Development

UNESCO and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO are jointly organizing the “UNESCO Week for Peace and Sustainable Development: The Role of Education” in Ottawa, Canada, 6-10 March, 2017. This is a unique platform to discuss two key programmes of UNESCO,…

How can vulnerable communities best prepare for climate-related hazards, and what new tools can be used to incentivize early action? Climate CoLab is calling for a wide range of innovative and practical solutions – on the local, national and international…

The Japan Foundation for United Nations University (JFUNU) is offering scholarships to students from developing countries. It covers the full tuition fees, and provides a monthly allowance of 150,000 JPY for living expenses for two years. Deadline is 28 April…

UNU-IAS is now accepting applications for September 2017 admission to its MSc and PhD in Sustainability Science Programme. The application deadlines are 28 February 2017 (MSc) and 28 April 2017 (PhD). Read more

The Japan Foundation for United Nations University (JFUNU) is offering scholarships to students from Developing countries. It covers the full tuition fees, and provides a monthly allowance of 150,000 JPY for living expenses for two years. Deadline is 28 April…

Fellowship and grant recipients perform research in a wide range of disciplines and work to improve their schools and communities. Their intellect, dedication, imagination, and effort promise to forge new paths in scholarship, improve the quality of life for all,…

The program links advanced and interdisciplinary analysis of emergent regional issues with experiential leadership learning. Deadline is 15 March 2017. http://www.eastwestcenter.org/education/aplp

Emerging Leadership for Asia’s Future program provides highly qualified, young professionals from Asia with an unparalleled opportunity to strengthen their leadership skills and gain in-depth knowledge of Asia’s critical development challenges. Deadline is 21 November.http://asiafoundation.org/what-we-do/asia-foundation-development-fellows/

The Local Pathways Fellowship will provide young people with the tools, resources and a platform they need to champion local pathways to sustainable development. Deadline for applications is 31 December. http://localpathways.org/

This is a yearly student design competition that allows for collaboration across institutional and disciplinary boundaries, using design thinking principles, and contend for $30,000, to show the world what the future of problem solving looks like. http://www.wegeprize.org/#competition