Application Deadline: June 30, 2024
Call for Applications for a Scholarship for a First Level Master Program in Coffee Economics and Science Ernesto Illy
With the vision of scaling up investment in the development of the full potential of the young people in Cameroon, their innovation capital and addressing the gender gap, the United Nations Population Fund in Cameroon, in partnership with the Ernesto Illy Foundation in Italy, is launching a call for applications to select one female candidate to benefit from a scholarship to participate in the 14th edition of the International First Level Master Program in Coffee Economics and Science Ernesto Illy, a collaboration between the University of Udine and the University of Trieste, of a value of 60 CFU, for the academic year 2024-2025,
Requirements
- The application is open to Cameroonian women graduates interested in working in the world of coffee (and in the agri-food sector in general) with a view to benefiting from appropriate multidisciplinary preparation throughout the production chain, from cultivation to hotel and retail sales, via logistics, trade and the industrial process.
- This master’s degree includes 400 hours of lessons and includes 9 educational modules: 5 modules are dedicated to coffee economics and 4 modules to the coffee sciences. The Master that will have the majority of lessons taking place online, gives the participants 60 formative university credits A description of the master’s program is attached.
- The course curriculum, to be given entirely in English, is open only to University Graduates (bachelor’s) in Economics, Engineering, Sciences, Agriculture and similar disciplines.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship, candidates must meet the following conditions:
- Being a woman
- Being of Cameroonian nationality or a Refugee living in Cameroon for the last 3 years
- Being younger than 24 years old;
- Hold at least a bachelor’s degree in economics, engineering, science, agriculture, or any other similar/related discipline;
- Not have previously received this scholarship;
- Being enrolled in a Cameroonian university in a course closely related to the programme.
Application procedures
The application must include the following documents:
- A copy of the student’s valid passport et/ou and identity card (the passport will be necessary once the master starts)
- A Cover and Motivation Letter
- an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae in the European format (available here)
- A copy of the student card or receipts and registration form for the current year
- A letter of recommendation from a teacher in the course of study (University , head of department, etc);
- A summary (1 page) of an initial idea of the final Project Work
| Selection process |
The process will first review CVs and cover motivation letters, verify qualifications, and then assess the candidate’s experience and skills in an interview.
The candidates will be assessed on:
(i) the academic quality of the applicant
(ii) their motivation, including interest in the field of coffee and in UNFPA mandate
(iii) language skills
(iv) final project work idea.
The application period closes the 30th of June at midnight (WAT). The selected candidate will be contacted by the 6th of July and will have 72 hours to accept or decline the opportunity and scholarship.
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