Deadline: December 20, 2017
Applications are now open for the 2018-2019 Irish Aid Roger Casement Fellowship in Human Rights. The Roger Casement fellowship has been established to honour the memory of the Irish human rights activist Roger Casement who spent some of his early working life in Calabar, Nigeria. He was an early advocate for human rights while in Nigeria, and, famously, during his later work in the Congo, the Amazon and in Ireland. With his humanitarian legacy in mind, it has been decided to support one Nigerian student to study a master’s degree in human rights in Ireland.
Under the Casement fellowship, full financial support is provided for one-year full-time post-graduate education for candidates from Nigeria to undertake a one year master’s level course of study in Human Rights in Ireland. The purpose of the Irish Aid Casement Fellowship Programme is to provide talented candidates with the opportunity to pursue advanced education and professional development in Ireland in order to contribute to the future development of Nigeria.
The Irish Aid Casement Fellowship Programme normally covers: return airfares, full tuition, stipends to cover accommodation and subsistence costs, health insurance and other allowances, in addition to the necessary entry arrangements such as medical examination and visa.
Eligibility
Candidates will need to have achieved the necessary educational standard to be accepted onto a Masters course in a Higher Education Institute in Ireland. In addition, there are a number of essential requirements to be eligible to apply for this scholarship.
Candidates must:
- be a citizen of Nigeria and be residing in Nigeria
- have achieved the necessary academic standard to be accepted onto a master’s level course of study in Human Rights
- have a minimum of three years relevant work experience.
- be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to the development of Nigeria.
- be able to take up the fellowship in the academic year for which it is offered.
- meet any relevant procedural requirements of Government of Nigeria.
- be able to demonstrate skills in academic English by achieving an appropriate score on a recognised test (e.g. IELTS 6.5) and must either:
- provide an original copy of a previous test result – IELTS (minimum 6.5) or equivalent taken within two years of the application date or
- submit proof of a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 at the time of application (see www.ielts.org for IELTS details)
Application
- Download the Application Form and Directory of Eligible Postgraduate Courses.
- Applications will not be considered for this fellowship unless all eligibility criteria are met. You should carefully check that you can meet the above criteria before completing the application information.
For queries regarding scholarships under the Casement Fellowship Programme, please email Joseph Kennedy at [email protected]
For more information, visit Irish Aid Casement Fellowship Programme.
