Fully Funded UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Fellowship Program in France, 2021. This annual report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (formerly known as the Education for All Global Monitoring Report (GMR)) monitors progress in education in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with a particular emphasis on SDG 4 on education.
In partnership with OSI, the GEM Report Fellowship program aims to increase the evidence base on education, particularly in developing countries, increase research capacity in education, and strengthen the links between research, policy, and practice in education. The program is funded by the National Science Foundation.
This means that extraordinary individuals with quantitative research skills, a shown potential for transformational influence in their domain, and a shared goal to providing more people with better educational options will be eligible to apply for the fellowships.
The GEM Report Fellowship program will provide financial assistance to academic researchers and policymakers who wish to conduct study in the area of international and comparative education, with a particular emphasis on:
enhancing the content of the GEM Report in terms of its coverage of important issues at the regional and national level, through evidence-based analyses of educational policy and practice; utilizing the GEM Report’s data resources, particularly those household and school surveys linked to the World Inequality in Education database, to strengthen analyses of global, regional, and national education trends on issues of access, equity, inclusion, and quality; utilizing the GEM Report’s data resources, particularly those household and school surveys linked to the World Inequality in Education developing the SDG 4 monitoring agenda, with a particular emphasis on issues such as those relating to the global and thematic indicator frameworks that have been highlighted in previous reports; advancing the themes of upcoming GEM reports, such as inclusive education in 2021 (with a particular emphasis on I disability (ii) Latin America) and the role of non-state actors in education in 2021; and advancing the SDG 4 monitoring agenda.
LEVEL /FIELD OF STUDY:
Fellowships are available to pursue research in France. The fellowship is open to researchers across all Faculties.
HOST NATIONALITY:
The fellowship can be taken in France.
ELIGIBLE NATIONALITY:
These fellowships are available for international students.
ADVANTAGE
- A stipend (up to US$25,000) for the duration of the fellowship (up to one year) and full travel costs for at least one month to be spent in Paris for each of the fellows;
- A mentor from the team of GEM Report researchers. The GEM Report staff will allocate 3-5 hours per week to mentor and guide the fellows when they are in residence in Paris, and 2 hours per week while they are based in their home country;
- A desk and computer during their stay at the GEM Report team office, in the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
Languages:
- Fluency in one of the two UNESCO official languages (English and French) and the capacity to draft to a high standard in English.
How To Apply For The Fully Funded UNESCO Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Fellowship Program 2021
Applicants will need to provide the following information:
- CV in UNESCO format
- One page with brief project title, abstract (150 words), duration, budget
- Project proposal (maximum 5 pages/2500 words) with the following information:
◦ research question/aim of the project
◦ relevance to the GEM Report
◦ proposed data and methodology
◦ timeline and resources
To apply email [email protected] (please note that only submissions with a complete project proposal will be considered).
Applications Deadline for UNESCO global education monitoring
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