Brief Description:
Applications are now open for the
IV-Young Professional Fellowship (IV-YPF) in, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Mentor
Amiable Professional Society (MAPS) organizes the third cohort of Young
Professional Fellowship’21 in Maldives which is an illuminating program
intended for young people aged 16 to 35 years.
The fellowship program
is a prolific journey through which you will thoroughly experience
self-contemplation and engagement with remarkable young people around the
world. Moreover, this fellowship will feature cross-cultural exchange, global
friendship & cooperation, self-exploration, leadership development, SDGs,
and youth empowerment. So, if you are interested in exploring Uzbekistan, do
apply and seize the chance.
Scholarship Details:
Opportunity Type: Fully
Funded, Partially Funded, Self Funded
Language Requirement: Not Required
Language of Instruction: English
Application deadline: May
28, 2021, (23:59 USA Time Zone)
Interviews of Shortlisted: June
4 & 5, 2021
Results Announcementt: June 10,
2021
Host organization: Mentor
Amiable Professional Society (MAPS)
Program dates: July
1-4, 2021
Number of fellows: This
cohort attracts 100 outstanding young applicants from around the world who are
driving social change in their communities to join the program. Of 100 people,
10 will be fully-funded delegates and 20 others will be partial-funded
delegates. The remaining 70 delegates will be self-funded.
Fellowship topics
The III cohort of this fellowship
revolves around the topics such as:
·
Covid-19 and its Vaccine
Crisis
·
Civil Rights, Virtue, and
Tranquility
·
Development of Science and
Technology
·
Entrepreneurship
·
Anti-Patriarchal Model
·
UNSDG-7 Affordable and
Clean Energy for All
Note: You
can read about each of the topics above through the general link at the bottom
of this page.
Fellowship objectives
It aims to:
·
Strengthen cross-cultural
exchange and global friendship between young people.
·
Develop leadership, team
building, and entrepreneurial skills amongst participants and to inspire them
about the significance of UN-Sustainable Development Goals.
·
Inform the delegates of
the varying world order and scenarios due to development in the economic and
science and technology sector.
·
Help participants obtain
greater self-awareness and a positive approach towards prosperity so they can
lead a healthy and peaceful life.
·
Enable delegates to
explore the magnificence, culture and spirituality of Uzbekistan.
Benefits:
It covers the full costs of
participation of both categories of delegates.
In particular, fully-funded
participants will receive:
·
Return Air-Ticket
(Economy).
·
Award honoring their
efforts.
·
Accommodation for the
whole period of the fellowship.
·
Certificate.
·
Meals.
·
Fellowship Kit.
·
Tours.
·
Cultural Evening Ceremony.
·
Celebration Party.
Partial and self-funded delegates
who can apply as Observers will receive the followings:
·
Invitation Letter
·
Fellowship Tool Kit
·
Fellowship Events
Participation
·
Social Night
·
Fellowship Sightseeing
Fellowship highlight:
In addition to the above, the
fellowship includes the following benefits:
·
Cultural exchange, food
exchange, diversity celebration, and cross-cultural friendship.
·
Team building, group work,
making peace, and ice-breaking by story sharing and talent shows.
·
Workshops on leadership
development, entrepreneurship and UNSDG’s.
·
Self-scrutiny and critical
thinking on different topics covered through the fellowship.
·
Active participation of
delegates and presentations on social projects.
Eligibilities
·
Fellowship is open to any
young individuals worldwide.
·
Whether you are a social
or civil activist, student, vlogger or a blogger or other similar backgrounds,
you are welcome to apply.
·
You should be 16 to 35
years old and keen to work for UNSDG’s.
·
Demonstrate a passion for
social change.
·
Must be engaged in
social/educational activities at any level.
·
Motivated young students
without prior social experience are also eligible to apply but need to express
his/her dream of social change.
·
You should have a passport
(If not, the host encourages you to apply for your passport and attach a
National ID at the time of application)
·
You can apply without
IELTS/TOEFL for this Fellowship.
Selection criteria
There are selection questions
mentioned in the application form which ask the applicant to write about motivation,
ideas, and achievements and convince the selection board that the impact you
will bring to your community if selected is worthy. Also, first, shortlisted
applicants will be invited for interviews and be evaluated. Particularly,
fully-funded seats are allotted to those who are highly motivated.
How to apply?
Application is online and
applicants may submit their application online. You have to prepare your
answers to essay questions in advance and paste them on the application form.
To complete your application, you
should take the following steps:
·
Pay your application fee
($30).
·
Complete application
carefully
·
Attach proof of payment
·
Submit it and keep
yourself updated.
·
Apply
Online
·
To know about the
application guide and payment method, go through the official link below.
·
Visit the official
link of fellowship for more information.
If you have any queries, feel
free to contact at below given modes.
Email: fellowship@mapsypf.org
Deadline: May 28, 2021
