{"id":2792,"date":"2022-07-13T14:30:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T14:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=2792"},"modified":"2022-07-13T14:30:19","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T14:30:19","slug":"ireland-fellows-programme-for-africans%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/ireland-fellows-programme-for-africans%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland Fellows Programme for Africans\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Ireland Fellows Programme enables early to mid-career professionals from eligible countries, with leadership potential, to benefit from a prestigious, world-class, quality education contributing to capacity building. It offers selected students the opportunity to undertake a fully funded one-year master\u2019s level programme at a higher education institution (HEI) in Ireland. Eligible master\u2019s level programmes in Ireland commence in August or September each year and, depending on the programme, will run for between 10 and 16 months. The Ireland Fellows Programme promotes gender equality, equal opportunity, and welcomes diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aims of the Programme are to nurture future leaders; to develop in-country capacity to achieve national SDG goals; and to build positive relationships with Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Programme is intended to support graduates on their return home, through the skills they develop, to contribute to capacity building in their home countries and to become one of the next generation of leaders in their respective fields. It is also envisaged that they will contribute to building enduring positive personal and professional relationships with Ireland, promoting institutional linkages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ireland Fellows Programme is fully funded by the Irish Government and is offered under the auspices of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The Programme aligns with the Irish Government\u2019s commitments under Global Ireland<\/a> and the national implementation plan for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/a>, The Global Island: Ireland\u2019s Foreign Policy for a Changing World<\/a><\/em>,<\/em> A Better World: Ireland\u2019s Policy for International Development<\/a><\/em>, and Ireland\u2019s International Education Strategy<\/a>. The programme is managed by the relevant Embassy responsible for eligible countries. Programme implementation in Ireland is supported by the Irish Council for International Students (ICOS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligible courses are in areas such as agriculture, health, education, human rights, computer science, engineering, business and more, and are listed in a Directory of Eligible Programmes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you Eligible?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To be eligible for an Ireland Fellows Programme \u2013 Africa<\/em> scholarship commencing at the beginning of the academic year 2023 applicants must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n