The Internship Office has collected some information about grants and scholarships for future interns at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The information about funding institutions on this page is based on contributions from former interns. Therefore it is not exhaustive and we are happy to update it with any new information submitted. The internship office drew up this list solely to inform applicants and does not recommend any specific institutions.

The internship office strongly suggests to contact your university/city/region/Ministry of Foreign Affairs who might be able to provide you with a detailed complete list.

Finally, an extensive research on the web might also be very useful. 

There are three different kinds of information on this site: First, funding usually reserved to nationals of specific countries; second, programmes that fund students of different nationalities; third, links to useful information about scholarships and fundings in general. 

Armenia

• Armenian General Benevolent Union  GBU – New York Summer Intern Program http://www.agbu.org/nysip/ 

Czechoslovakia

• American Fund for Czechoslovak Relief. http://prf.osu.cz/veda/amer.pdf

France

• Région “Rhone-Alpes”  http://www.cr-rhone-alpes.fr/default_f.cfm?cd=1131&depth=2&dept0=1028&dept1=1131&dept2=1131

Germany

• DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) http://www.daad.de/ausland/praktika/00656.de.html

• Fritz Thyssen Foundation http://www.fritz-thyssen-stiftung.de/

• HANIEL Foundation http://www.haniel-stiftung.de/index.htm

• DFG, German Research Foundation http://www.dfg.de/forschungsfoerderung/index.html 

India

• The following link provides a constantly updated information for Indian students about scholarship programs http://www.educationobserver.com/scholarships.htm

Republic of Korea

• Ministry of Gender Equality http://www.mogef.go.kr/

Spain

• Generalitat de Catalunya , Secreteria de Cooperacio Exterior  http://www10.gencat.net/drep/AppJava/cat/index.jsp

Sweden

• SIDA, Swedish International Development Agency http://www.sida.se

USA

Government

• US Department of State http://www.state.gov/

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International/Worldwide Scholarship Programmes 

• IEE, International Institute for Education http://www.iie.org/ 

• Muskie Fellowship http://www.muskieonline.org/ 

Patrick Stewart Human Rights Scholarships

• The Patrick Stewart Human Rights Scholarship offers a unique opportunity for students to gain direct, hands-on experience in the field of human rights. Amnesty International USA awards these scholarships to student activists for summer internships or other individually planned human rights projects. Ranging from $600 to $1,800, scholarships are used for travel, materials, and other expenses. Projects typically last from four weeks to four months. http://www.amnestyusa.org/patrickstewart/ 

American Women for International Understanding (AWIU)

• American Women for International Understanding (AWIU) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization. Members seek to acquire knowledge through study, travel, and symposia designed to develop international understanding, especially among women. The principal educational purposes of AWIU are accomplished through a grant program offered worldwide to women who speak English, are ambitious and enterprising in their home and communities, and who could even be considered as future leaders in their communities. http://www.awiu.org/grant-program.html 

West African Research Center Travel Grant

• The West African Research Center in Dakar, Senegal is offering travel bursaries to scholars and graduate students of West African nationality. The sojourns should be connected with a research interest. http://www.africanconservation.org/dcforum/DCForumID28/65.html 

Ford Foundation

• The Ford Foundation is a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Its priorities are to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. The site provides information and guidelines for grant seekers, including instructions about how to apply for a grant, and frequently asked questions about the Foundation. http://www.fordfound.org/about/guideline.cfm 

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Useful information about scholarships and funding in general:

• http://www.assr.org/resources/4.html

• http://www.altillo.com/becas/index.asp (scholarships for students from Argentine, Chile, Columbia, Spain, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela)

• http://www.iefa.org/ (International Financial Aid and College Scholarship Search)

• http://www.grants.gov/

• http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/funding?CFID=100835&CFTOKEN=54064761

• http://www.internationalstudent.com/scholarships/

• http://www.varsityadmission.com/ (A good information-source for Bangladeshi students.)

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