All Scholarships Sponsored by UNESCO , 2025 - 2026
About UNESCO
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) offers a variety of scholarships, grants, and fellowship programs to support students, researchers, and professionals worldwide. These funding opportunities aim to promote education, cultural exchange, scientific research, and sustainable development. UNESCO partners with institutions and governments to provide financial assistance, mentorship, and networking opportunities to help individuals achieve their academic and career goals
UNESCO/Tamayouz Cinema Foundation Residency for Female African Filmmakers (Fully Funded to Morocco)
Applications are now open for the 2025 UNESCO/Tamayouz Cinema Foundation Residency. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
UNESCO Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads Photo Contest 2025
UNESCO calls on young people around the world, aged 14 to 25 years old, to pick up their cameras and send their best photos to the 7th ...
UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2025 (up to $50,000 in prizes)
Nominations are open for the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2025. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and nominate an individual for it.
UNESCO MAB Young Scientists Awards 2025 ($5,000 prize)
Applications are open for the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Young Scientists Awards 2025. These awards, established in 1989, aim to support young researchers, especially those from developing countries, conducting interdisciplinary projects that align with UNESCO's objectives, particularly within biosphere reserves.
UNESCO World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2025
Applications are open for the UNESCO World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2025. As an integral part of the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, in the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, and with the support of the Republic of Bulgaria, the World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2025 will take place from 1 to 8 July 2025 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, under the theme of World Heritage in an interconnected world: Leveraging digital technologies and innovative approaches.
UNESCO IFCD Grant 2025
Do you have a project that aims to empower the creative sectors? UNESCO is launching the sixteenth call for applications to the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD). Through this open and competitive process, the IFCD seeks projects with the ability to generate concrete and lasting results in the development of the creative sectors in the Global South.
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Scholarships by Category
Scholarship Awarding Countries
Eligible Regions
Eligible Countries
- Canada (14)
- Nigeria (11)
- South Africa (11)
- United Kingdom (11)
- United States (11)
- Brazil (11)
- Algeria (10)
- Angola (10)
- Benin (10)
- Botswana (10)
- Burkina Faso (10)
- Burundi (10)
- Cabo Verde (10)
- Cameroon (10)
- Central African Republic (10)
- Chad (10)
- Comoros (10)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (10)
- Republic of the Congo (10)
- Cote d'Ivoire (10)
Scholarships by School
- University of Calgary International (4)
- University of York (2)
- McMaster University (1)
- University of Chicago (1)
- Brock University (2)
- University of Lincoln (1)
- Lancaster University (1)
- Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (1)
- Dublin City University (1)
- Makerere University (1)
- African Leadership University (1)
- University of New South Wales (UNSW) (1)
- Otago Polytechnic (1)
- University of West England (1)
- Sheffield Hallam University (2)
- Birbeck University (4)
- University of Regina Canada (2)
- Carleton University (1)
- Memorial University (1)
- Loughborough University (2)
Scholarships by Sponsors
- University of Calgary International (3)
- AfriLabs (1)
- FusionAI Saudia (1)
- European Commission (1)
- Centre for International Political Economy (CIPE) (1)
- Gates Foundation (1)
- University of York (2)
- McMaster University (1)
- Enrico Fermi Fellowships (1)
- Nigerian Association of Manitoba (NAMI) (1)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (1)
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (1)
- University of Lincoln (1)
- Lancaster University (1)
- Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (1)
- Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) (1)
- African Institute (1)
- African Food Changemakers (1)
- Dublin City University Business School (1)
- Makerere University Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (Mak-CAID) (1)
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