Applications are now opened for the IBRAF Fellowship Program on South-South and Triangular Cooperation (IFP). The programme aims to overcome the gap between studying and engaging in international cooperation, taking scholars and professionals to hands on experiences in Brazil in order to explore, understand and disclose good practices and projects in socioeconomic development.
The program aims at empowering the next generation of decision-makers in Brazil and Africa. The IFP will offer Professors, Ph.D. candidates, Masters students, specialists, undergraduates and professionals an opportunity to have a concrete experience in an international and nongovernmental organization that is actively engaged in international cooperation.
The program seeks to develop the participants’ capacities in terms of critical thinking, problem-solving and crisis management. Visiting Fellows will produce some specific deliverables during their stay, in the form of briefing notes research papers, situation analysis, op-eds and seminars.
Program details
- Host institution: IBRAF partner organizations in Brazil and Africa.
- Key Areas: Trade and Investments across the South Atlantic; Technical Cooperation and Capacity-Building; Economic and Sustainable Development; Demography, Urbanization, Housing and Public Health; Agriculture, Agribusiness and Rural Development.
- Number of scholarships: Not specified.
- Duration: 8 weeks.
- Eligible countries: open to all nationalities.
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IBRAF Fellowship Program Benefits
Selected applicants will have the costs of the program covered (accommodation, subsistence, local transportation and domestic flights). Furthermore, they will have following benefits:
- Participation in a world-class program that is the first of its kind;
- Promotion of life-long learning and supporting of local fellow chapters;
- Serve as a private expert and consultant in future studies that require a theoretical and practical understanding of South-South and Triangular Cooperation;
- Join a network of like-minded professionals who strive to implement South-South and Triangular Cooperation solutions.
IBRAF Fellowship Program Eligibility
To be eligible for the scholarship, candidates must satisfy criteria below.
- either be enrolled in an Undergraduate program, have a Bachelor’s Degree or hold an advanced degree (PhD, MPhil., MSc., MA or equivalents) in a relevant field;
- from all nationalities are eligible;
- be proficient in English;
- be 18-45 years of age;
- Female professionals and researchers are encouraged to apply to meet gender parity in the program;
- Disabled Individuals are encouraged to apply.
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Application instructions
Eligible applicants should click on the apply button below and follow instruction to submit their applications with all required documents.
Required documents
- Official Application Form;
- Curriculum Vitae in English;
- Cover Letter in English (max. 1 page);
- Personal Writing Sample of a relevant theme in English (max.3 pages);
- Research Proposal indicating the key-area of preference for the activities, draft title, background, justification and expected outcomes (max. 3 pages);
- Passport pages with personal information and photo.
For any inquiry, please send your questions to [email protected].
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