UNESCO/The People's Republic of China 2025 The Great Wall Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme

UNESCO/The People's Republic of China 2025 The Great Wall Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme applications are now open. With a view to promoting the human resource development and capacity building of developing countries and to enhancing international exchanges in the field of education, culture, communication, science and technology and the friendship among peoples of the world, UNESCO the Government of the People’s Republic of China will co-sponsor a total number of seventy-five (75) fellowships for advanced studies in various fields, at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, during the academic year 2025-2026. Among these fellowships, forty-seven (47) vacancies will be open for new recruitment to candidates from 135 developing Member States in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Europe and Arab region.

• Table of Content
• About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• The Great Wall Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme
• Aim and Benefits of The Great Wall Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme
• Requirements for The Great Wall Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It seeks to build peace through international cooperation in Education, the Sciences and Culture. UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in Agenda 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015. Political and economic arrangements of governments are not enough to secure the lasting and sincere support of the peoples. Peace must be founded upon dialogue and mutual understanding. Peace must be built upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity. I... continue reading

The Great Wall Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme

Aim and Benefits of The Great Wall Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme

Facilities Offered by UNESCO

• International travel to and from China at the beginning and at the end of the fellowship.
• Monthly pocket allowance of US$ 80 (eighty US dollars).
• A termination allowance to cover excess luggage charges at time of return to home country.

Requirements for The Great Wall Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme Qualification

Candidates must be nationals of the above-mentioned invited Member States, fulfilling the following requirements:

• Meeting the eligibility requirements in age, language and academic qualifications for the chosen study programme:

  One-year Visiting Scholar Programmes

  - Candidates applying for General Scholar Programmes must hold a high school diploma and should not be older than the age of forty-five (45); whereas those who apply for Senior Scholar Programmes must hold a master’s degree or an associate professor position (or above) and not be older than the age of fifty (50).

  - English proficiency is required. For a candidate applying for a Chinese-taught programme as General or Senior visiting scholar, her/is Chinese proficiency must reach HSK Level 3.

  Degree Programmes

  - Candidates applying for Master’s Degree Programmes must hold a bachelor’s degree and should not be older than the age of thirty-five (35); whereas those who apply for Doctoral Degree Programmes must hold a master’s degree and should not be older than the age of forty (40).

  - English proficiency is required. For a candidate applying for a Chinese-taught degree programme, her/is Chinese proficiency must reach HSK Level 4.

• Meeting the admission requirements of the applied universities in terms of academic ability, language proficiency and other relevant criteria.

• Be in good health, both mentally and physically.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit UNESCO fellowship website.