Fellowship Conditions

Conditions and procedures to apply for a fellowship

Eligibility

Subject to the availability of funds, one full fellowship OR two partial fellowships per country may be granted to delegates from countries with a GDP per capita less than USD 2 000, with priority to Least Developed Countries (LDCs). While the number of delegates from any country is not limited, countries will bear the costs of any additional delegates.

Deadline and procedure

You are invited to submit your request for a fellowship not later than Friday, 21 August 2009 by ticking the appropriate box on the online Registration form.  You must have first registered online in order to receive the Fellowship form.

Upon acceptance of your registration, you will automatically receive the fellowship request form which you are advised to complete, sign and have it signed by the approving officer of your administration along with the official stamp of the administration.

Once completed, you may either scan it and e‑mail it to BDT bdtfellowships@itu.int OR fax it to +41 22 730 5778.

Air ticket and subsistence allowance

Due to budgetary constraints and depending on the number of requests from candidates who fulfill all requirements, the countries beneficiaries of a fellowship may have to contribute partly to the costs of the fellowship.

In the case of partial fellowships, all applicants will receive a confirmation of the share expected from their administrations.  At that point, the fellowship request can be confirmed or withdrawn by the approving officer who signed the form.

A full fellowship includes one return economy class air ticket by the most direct/economical route from the country of origin to Colombia as well as a daily allowance to cover accommodation, meals and incidental expenses.

It is imperative that fellows be present from the first day to end of the meeting and participate during the entire fellowship period.