Silk Roads Youth Research Grant for Postgraduate Researchers at UNESCO in France for 2022/2023

The Silk Roads Youth Research Grant is offered to young women and men under the age of 35 to apply for Postgraduate Researchers at UNESCO. The Silk Roads Youth Research Grant aims to organize young researchers for further study of the Silk Roads’ shared heritage.

The Silk Roads Youth Research Grant needs to address specific issues relating to the shared heritage and plural identities developed along with the Silk Roads, its internal diversity, its potential in contemporary societies for creativity, intercultural dialogue, social cohesion, regional and international cooperation, and ultimately sustainable peace and development.

Continue reading this article to find out about the Silk Roads Youth Research Grant, its worth, eligibility, and application process.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at improving world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences, and culture.

The organization has 193 member states and 11 associate members, as well as partners in the non-governmental, intergovernmental, and private sectors. Headquartered at the World Heritage Centre in Paris, France, UNESCO has 53 regional field offices- and 199 national commissions that promote its global mandate.

The UNESCO was established in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations’ International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation. The organization’s constitution creates the agency’s goals, governing structure, and operating framework.

However, the organization’s founding mission, which was shaped by the Second World War, is to promote peace, sustainable development, and human rights by facilitating collaboration and dialogue among nations.

The UNESCO pursues this aim through five major program areas: education, natural sciences, social/human sciences, culture, and communication/information. The organization sponsors projects that enhance literacy, provide technical training and education, improve science, protect independent media and press freedom, preserve regional and cultural history, and enhance cultural diversity.

As a central point for world culture and science, the organization’s activities have widened over the years; it assists in the translation and distribution of world literature, helps set up and secure World Heritage Sites of cultural and natural importance, works to bridge the worldwide digital divide, and creates inclusive knowledge societies through information and communication.

In addition, UNESCO has launched different initiatives and global movements, such as Education For All, to further improve its core objectives. The organization is governed by the General Conference, composed of member states and associate members, which meets biannually to set the agency’s programs and the budget.

Furthermore, the organization also elects members of the Executive Board, which manages UNESCO’s work, and appoints every four years a Director-General, who serves as UNESCO’s chief administrator. The organization is a member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group, a coalition of UN agencies and organizations aimed at fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals.

Worth of Silk Roads Youth Research Grant

The Silk Roads Youth Research Grant covers twelve grants of USD10,000 that will be awarded per research project.

Eligibility for Silk Roads Youth Research Grant

• To be qualified for Silk Roads Youth Research Grant, you must be aged 35 and younger at the time of application. Note that the proposed research may be executed by an individual researcher or may be part of the research of a group or collaborative project.
• A wide array of research fields which includes multidisciplinary and multidimensional proposals not limited to one certain region or chronology are qualified. Proposed research may also cover one or several themes associated with the Silk Roads’ shared heritage including, but not limited to Science, Technology and Traditional Knowhow, Religion and Spirituality, Language and Literature, Arts and Music, Traditional Sports and Games, and Economy and Trade.

How to Apply for Silk Roads Youth Research Grant

If you are interested in Silk Roads Youth Research Grant and eligible for the scholarship, click here. You can also click here to apply for the scholarship. Applicants’ proposals should be sent here.

Application Deadline for Silk Roads Youth Research Grant

The application deadline for the scholarship is May 31, 2022.

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