Applications are now opened for the Chevening Western Balkans Cyber Security Fellowship. The programme is aimed at mid-career professionals with demonstrable leadership potential in the field of cybersecurity or cyber policy in the Western Balkans. The fellowship is funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office. The fellowship is delivered at Cranfield University, at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom (Shrivenham Campus).
Programme Details
- Host Institution(s): Cranfield University, at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom (Shrivenham Campus).
- Number of awards: Not specified.
- Duration: ten-week.
- Target group: Open to citizen of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro or Serbia.
Chevening Western Balkans Cyber Security Fellowship Benefits
The Western Balkans Cyber Security Fellowship programme is a fully funded program that provides successful applicants with the followings:
- Full programme fees.
- Living expenses for the duration of the fellowship.
- Return economy airfare from home country to UK.
Chevening Western Balkans Cyber Security Fellowship Eligibility
To be eligible for the Western Balkans Cyber Security Fellowship programme, you must:
- Be a citizen and currently live in one of the following: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro or Serbia.
- Return to your country of citizenship at the end of the period of the fellowship
- Have a postgraduate level qualification (or equivalent professional training or experience in a relevant area) at the time of application.
- Have at least seven years’ relevant work experience prior to applying.
- Have significant work experience in cyber security or cyber policy issues, either as a policy formulator, commentator, or academic.
- Have a good working knowledge of English which may be assessed by qualified English language assessor, OR in the application form and at interview.
- Not hold British or dual British citizenship.
- Agree to adhere to all relevant guidelines and expectations of the fellowship.
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Application instructions
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