UNESCO offers World Heritage Residence Scholarship Rs 4 Lakh Apply by Feb 15, 2024
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the UN whose mission is to advance global cooperation in the arts, sciences, education, and culture in order to advance world peace and security. It has partners in the non-governmental, intergovernmental, and private sectors in addition to its 194 member states and 12 associate members. UNESCO, which is based in Paris, France, has 199 national commissions as well as 53 regional field offices.
It was established in 1945 to take over as the International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation of the League of Nations. The agency’s operating framework, governing structure, and goals are outlined in its constitution. World War II shaped UNESCO’s founding mission, which is to promote human rights, sustainable development, and peace by fostering international cooperation.
About World Heritage Residence Scholarship
Global researchers and cultural producers are sought after for the World Heritage Scholarship. The Regional Assembly in Gävleborg established the International Residence Scholarship for the World Heritage Site Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland in 2018.
The scholarship is intended for people who have an idea pertaining to the UNESCO World Heritage list and who would like to make an artistic, cultural, or educational connection between the Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland World Heritage Site and other World Heritage Sites.
Qualification Standards
The scholarship is an international program, so applicants can be from anywhere in the world. More than 350 researchers, artists, and other cultural actors from 60 different countries submitted applications in just the previous year, showcasing projects in a variety of formats, including research, virtual reality, conservation, film, audio, dance, photo, storytelling, communication, sculpture, teaching, and handicraft.
Duration: one month of lodging and living on one or two World Heritage farms.
Date of Deadline
The deadline for submitting your application is December 15, 2023, to February 15, 2024.
APPLY LINK – https://www.regiongavleborg.se/en/scholarship