The “Youth Education Scheme (YES)” is one of the cornerstones
of the ITU-D “Children and Youth” Special Initiative, in support of
needy and deserving young people, from Least Developed Countries (LDCs),
developing countries and countries in transition who wish to complete
their tertiary education in the information and communication
technologies (ICTs) and related fields.
The objective is to enable motivated young people to
contribute to the development of their communities, country and region
using their achieved ICT knowledge and skills.
APPLICANTS ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS
The goal of the selection procedure is to identify talented young people
who are unable to complete their studies in ICTs and related fields
without financial support.
The candidate must fulfill the following requirements:
Coming from LDCs, developing countries or countries in transition;
Be under 30 years of age (age limit 30 years on 31 December 2009);
The applicant must provide the following documents
to apply for a scholarship;
Provide a copy of the letter of acceptance from the relevant university
indicating the specific degree course and its duration as well as the
related amount of the tuition fees;
Provide copy of the last 2 annual transcripts (academic results of the
last 2 yeas of studies delivered by the place of education (e.g. school/
high school /college / university etc.);
Provide two (2) recommendation letters dully signed by the relevant
teachers/professors from your most recent place of education and/or work
(including their contact details);
Duly fulfill the Application Form
Kindly note that the following applications are
encouraged:
Studies in ICTs;
Students who wish to continue their studies in their own country or in a
neighbouring country;
Applications from women;
Applications from indigenous people;
Applications from persons with disabilities.
SCHOLARSHIPS CONDITIONS
Youth Education Scheme scholarship programme cover only the tuition fees
(registration and studies), up to a maximum of ten thousand United
States dollars (10,000 US$)[1].
Tuition fees will be paid by the ITU directly to the relevant
university.
To apply for a YES scholarship, you should fully complete the
application form given below.
YES Scholarship Application Form
Deadline for Receipt of Applications
15 April 2009
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