Irish Aid Fellowships for Select Postgraduate Applicants

Irish Aid Fellowships are awarded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and are targeted mainly at the countries in which Ireland has established development cooperation programmes: Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Timor Leste and Vietnam, plus the Palestinian territories. In Uganda, the Fellowship Training Programme addresses specific capacity gaps in Partner institutions within the sectors and crosscutting areas that Irish Aid Uganda is engaged. These sectors include Justice, Law & Order Sector, Education Sector, Local Government, Macroeconomics Private Sector Development & Social Development. The cross cutting areas are Gender, HIV/AIDS, Environment & Governance.

Application deadline is 31st December 2013

The relevant authorities might require that you submit the applications to them in advance so that they can have them submitted to the Embassy of Ireland by 31^st December.

Offered annually? Yes

How can I Apply?

Applications must be made both for the Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme and the chosen course. These are separate application processes.

Filled-in applications should be submitted to the respective authority in the sectors, who in turn will submit them to the Embassy of Ireland. Embassy of Ireland will not receive any applications from applicants.

Course Application

Applicants must submit their course application directly to the college or academic department in question and NOT to Irish Aid.

Please note the following:

1. Some colleges in Ireland only accept applications online. Applicants should complete the correct application form for the course and college to which they wish to apply and use the correct course title, code and institution name as indicated in the Directory of Postgraduate Courses Suitable for Fellowship Awards-2013
2. Failure to do so may result in applications being misdirected.
3. When submitting course applications, it is essential that applicants forward certified true photocopies of exam results or degree certificates. Uncertified photocopies are not acceptable.
4. Take care. Incomplete course applications will take longer to process and may result in missing an application deadline.
5. Decisions on course place offers will often not be available before applicants submit their Irish Aid Fellowship application forms. Irish universities normally issue course acceptance letters in May or June. Therefore, it should be indicated CLEARLY in the Irish Aid fellowship application forms whether one has applied for a course and if acceptance is pending. It is recommended that applicants include photocopies of any course applications and acceptance letters when submitting their fellowship application forms.

Sponsors

The Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland

How can I get more information?

For further information about the Irish Aid Fellowship Training Programme, you can contact the Fellowship Officer of the Embassy of Ireland by:

• Tel: +256 41 771300 / 117
• Email on kampalaembassy[at]dfa.ie
• Website: Scholarship Webpage