ITU-D Study Groups 1 and 2 : Fellowships

Eligibility

Please refer to the Policy for awarding fellowships for events and activities funded through the ITU regular budget.

Member States eligible to receive ITU fellowships are those classified by the United Nations as developing countries, which include least developed countries, small island developing States, landlocked developing countries and countries with economies in transition.

Subject to availability of funds, one full fellowship or up to two partial fellowships may be awarded per eligible Member State.

Decision criteria to grant a fellowship include:

available ITU budget;
active participation, including the submission of new contributions of direct relevance to the expected outputs of a given Question;
equitable distribution among countries and regions;
gender balance and the inclusion of persons with disabilities and persons with specific needs.

Per the Policy for awarding fellowships for events and activities funded through the ITU regular budget: To ensure good governance in the use of fellowships, any one individual may not be awarded more than one full fellowship, or two partial fellowships in a financial year. In this respect, the amount granted to any one individual shall not exceed ten thousand (10 000) Swiss Francs in a financial year.

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ITU-D Study Groups 1 and 2 : Fellowships