The School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University and UNU-GEST invite Masters Students to apply for the UNU-GEST Fellowship to attend the 2019 Post-Graduate Diploma Programme in International Gender Studies at the University of Iceland.

The 2019 programme will run from the 8th of January 2019 until the 24th of May 2019 in Reykjavík, Iceland. UNU-GEST has so far welcomed 108 fellows from 17 different countries to its programme, including 22 fellows from Uganda.

Selection of the fellows is based on the following criteria. The candidate must:

• Be enrolled in a Masters programme at Makerere University
• Have experience related to the themes of the UNU-GEST Programme
• Be a young professional (not above 35 years of age)
• Be highly proficient in spoken and written English

Interested students are invited to submit their applications for fellowship to the Dean of School of Women and Gender Studies, Dr. Sarah SSali at sssaline2@gmail.com, no later than 5 May, 2018. Application forms can be downloaded from the UNU-GEST website, the School of Women and Gender Studies offices or can be downlaoded here: Application form. Following the interviews with qualified candidates final selection will be conducted by UNU-GEST. 

In addition to the academic programme, fellowships cover travel expenses, campus housing, as well as visa and per-diem costs during the study period. By the end of the programme, students will be awarded a post-graduate diploma in international gender studies.   

See Scholarship Details