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UNHCR’s Tertiary Refugee Scholarship Programme (DAFI) offers qualified refugee and returnee (in selected countries*) students the possibility to earn an undergraduate degree in their country of asylum or home country. The scholarship package varies from country to country and covers a range of
Published: 21 Jul 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Rwanda
UNHCR’s Tertiary Refugee Scholarship Programme (DAFI) offers qualified refugee and returnee (in selected countries*) students the possibility to earn an undergraduate degree in their country of asylum or home country. The scholarship package varies from country to country and covers a range of
Published: 21 Jul 2026 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Rwanda
UNHCR is looking for talented, motivated and passionate individuals – like you – from around the world who bring knowledge, innovative thinking and different ideas to enhance our capacity to support people forced to flee. UNHCR’s Internship Programme offers eligible students and
Published: 09 Mar 2026 Type: Internship
The project University Corridors for Refugees UNICORE 8.0 is promoted by Italian Universities with the support of UNHCR, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Caritas Italiana, Diaconia Valdese, Centro Astalli and other partners. It aims to increase opportunities for ref
Published: 02 Mar 2026 Type: Masters Study in: Italy Value: Fully Funded
The Refugee-led Innovation Fund champions the creativity of all displaced and stateless people. It aims to reshape their participation in the delivery of humanitarian work by ensuring they take centre stage in the decisions affecting their lives, leading the identification of needs and the design of
Published: 21 Jul 2025 Type: Entrepreneurs Value: $45,000
The project University Corridors for Refugees UNICORE 7.0 is promoted by Italian Universities with the support of UNHCR, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Caritas Italiana, Diaconia Valdese, Centro Astalli and other partners. It aims to increase opportunities for ref
Published: 12 Mar 2025 Type: Masters
The UNIV’R – University for Refugees academic corridor program is calling for applications from refugees residing in a first country of asylum who wish to pursue a Master’s degree (2 years) at Sciences Po University in Paris. The program provides beneficiaries with facilitated acce
Launched in 2005, the Minorities Fellowship Programme (MFP) is OHCHR’s most comprehensive training programme for human rights defenders from national, ethnic, religious, and linguistic minority groups. By the end of the programme, fellows will gain a general understanding of the United Nati
Published: 15 Oct 2024 Type: Fellowship
UNHCR’s Tertiary Refugee Scholarship Programme (DAFI) offers qualified refugee and returnee (in selected countries*) students the possibility to earn an undergraduate degree in their country of asylum or home country. The scholarship package varies from country to country and covers a ran
Published: 04 Sep 2024 Type: College School
UNHCR is looking for talented, motivated and passionate individuals – like you – from around the world who bring knowledge, innovative thinking and different ideas to enhance our capacity to support people forced to flee. UNHCR’s Internship Programme offers eligible students and
Published: 19 Jul 2024 Type: Internship Study in: Switzerland
Refugees residing in Kenya, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe can apply for one of the 68 scholarships in 41 Italian universities. The Florence School Transnational Governance (STG) will welcome one student to its two-year Master in Transnational Governa
Published: 04 Mar 2024 Type: Fellowship Study in: Italy
The UNIV'R university corridor program – University for Refugees is launching its third edition and opening a call for applications for refugees residing in a first country of asylum who wish to pursue Master's studies (2 years) within a Higher education establishment in mainland Franc
The UNIV'R university corridor program – University for Refugees is launching its third edition and opening a call for applications for refugees residing in a first country of asylum who wish to pursue Master's studies (2 years) within a Higher education establishment in mainland Franc
Launched in 2005, the Minorities Fellowship Programme (MFP) is OHCHR’s most comprehensive training programme for human rights and minority rights defenders belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities. At the end of the MFP, the fellows should have a general knowledg
Published: 22 Nov 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: Switzerland
Are you passionate about international relations, refugee issues, and humanitarian response? Do you have a degree in international relations, political sciences, law, or a related field? If so, the UNHCR Fellowship in New York might be the perfect opportunity for you. This fellowship offers recent g
Published: 19 Sep 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: United States
The theme of the 2023 art contest is “Hope away from home”. We are calling on young people globally to submit a drawing that illustrates the power of including refugees. This year, the best designs will be turned into t-shirts by our partner UNIQLO and sold to support displaced people
Published: 28 Jul 2023 Type: Contest
What if your creativity had the power to spread hope? ? We are calling on young people globally to submit a drawing that illustrates the power of including refugees. This year, the best designs will be turned into t-shirts by our partner UNIQLO and sold to support displaced people globally!
Published: 28 Jul 2023 Type: Contest
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Innovation Service Refugee-led Innovation Fund 2023 is now accepting applications. All displaced and stateless persons are encouraged to express their ideas under the refugee-led Innovation Fund. By making sure individuals are at the center o
Published: 23 May 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs
UNHCR is looking for talented, motivated and passionate individuals – like you – from around the world who bring knowledge, innovative thinking and different ideas to enhance our capacity to support people forced to flee. UNHCR’s Internship Programme offers eligible students and
Published: 18 Apr 2023 Type: Internship Study in: United States
The project University Corridors for Refugees UNICORE 5.0 is promoted by Italian universities with the support of UNHCR, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Caritas Italiana, Diaconia Valdese, Centro Astalli and other partners. It aims to increase opportunities for ref
Published: 12 Apr 2023 Type: Postgraduate Study in: Italy
The UNICORE project – University Corridors for Refugees project, promoted by UNHCR, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, was created to give refugee students in African territories the opportunity to continue their academic career at Italian universities. Now in its fourth editio
Published: 18 May 2022 Type: Postgraduate
The scholarship programme “Leadership for Africa” (LfA) aims to support the academic qualification and advancement of young refugees and national scholars from Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, and Senegal at higher education institutions in Germany. In times of co
UNHCR is looking for talented, motivated and passionate individuals – like you - from around the world who bring knowledge, innovative thinking and different ideas to enhance our capacity to serve people of concern to the organization. UNHCR’s Internship Programme offers eligible stud
Published: 15 Dec 2021 Type: Internship
UNHCR’s scholarship programme, the Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI) , enables access to higher education for refugee students in their country of asylum since 1992. The DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative) scholarship programme offers refug
Published: 18 May 2021 Type: Undergraduate
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.
