OFID Development Leaders Scholarship for The One Young World 2018
Deadline: 20 July 2018 Open to: applicants between 18 – 30 years old Venue: 17 – 20 October 2018, in the Hague, Netherlands
Description
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) is the development finance institution established by the Member States of OPEC in 1976 as a channel of aid to the developing countries. OFID works in cooperation with developing country partners and the international donor community to stimulate economic growth and alleviate poverty in all disadvantaged regions of the world. It does this by providing financing to build essential infrastructure, strengthen social services delivery and promote productivity, competitiveness, and trade. OFID’s work is people-centered, focusing on projects that meet basic needs – such as food, energy, clean water and sanitation, healthcare and education – with the aim of encouraging self-reliance and inspiring hope for the future.
OFID is a long-standing supporter of One Young World and has enabled more than 165 young leaders to participate in the One Young World Summit since 2011.
This year OFID will sponsor 20 young leaders who are active in international development to participate in the One Young World Summit 2018 which takes place in The Hague, the Netherlands from 17 – 20 October.
Eligibility
In order to apply you must be:
Aged 18 – 30;
A national of one of the listed eligible countries:
Afghanistan.Albania .Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh
Barbados BelizeBeninBolivia
Bosnia-HerzegovinaBotswana Burkina Faso Burundi
Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic
Chad China Colombia Comoros
Congo D.R.Congo RepublicCosta RicaCote d’Ivoire
Cuba Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic
Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea
Ethiopia Gambia Georgia Ghana
Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau
Guyana Haiti Honduras India
Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya
Korea DPRKosovoKyrgyz RepublicLao PDR
Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Macedonia
Madagascar Malawi Maldives Mali
Mauritania Mauritius Mongolia Morocco
Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal
Nicaragua Niger Pakistan Palestine
Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru
Philippines Rwanda Samoa Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Solomon Islands
SomaliaSri LankaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Suriname Swaziland
SyriaTajikistanTanzaniaThailand
Togo TongaTunisiaTurkey
Turkmenistan Uganda Uzbekistan Vietnam
Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
Benefits
Access to the One Young World Summit 2018 in The Hague, Netherlands;
Hotel accommodation on a shared basis between 17 October and 20 October;
Catering which includes breakfast, lunch and dinner;
Transport between the Summit accommodation and the Summit venue;
Summit hand-outs and support materials;
The cost of travel to and from The Hague.
In addition, to attend the Summit, all OFID scholars will be able to apply for an EUR 5,000 grant to support their development work.
How to apply?
In order to apply, please fill the application form.
For more information, please visit the official web page.
By Fofana O Kerfala
President and The Founder
Of Together As One
