Dear Mariska Ronteltap, Thank you so much for your email and information regarding 3 week short term course on safe drinking water and sanitation. I read your course that is exciting and important for us . As you know, Nepal is facing big challenge on safe drinking water and sanitation after devastating earth quake of 25 April 2016. Many communities are suffering with this problem. we are working similar field however we need to learn more thing from expert , I found these important things in your course Therefore I would like to request for the opportunity to participate on this exciting short term course on the behalf of our beneficiaries.

Looking forward for your email

Sincerely, Nagendra Prasad Rijal Founder/ Chairman Sakcham Rural Nepal Phone:00977 9841306007 Skype ID: nagendra.rijal26 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.srn.org.np

Hi,

Please see below the announcement for scholarships from the Roth foundation for short courses at UNESCO-IHE:

www.unesco-ihe.org/roth-fellowships-short-courses

Roth Fellowships for Short Courses

The Roth Family Foundation offers three fellowships per year for UNESCO-IHE Short Courses related to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, to female water professionals from Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme will cover three consecutive years and starts in 2016. Interested female candidates from Sub-Saharan Africa who meet UNESCO-IHE’s admission criteria, are advised to register as soon as possible.

Eligible Courses

For 2016, the following short courses are eligible:

Partnerships for Water Supply and Sanitation
06 Jun 2016-24 Jun 2016

Water Treatment Processes and Plants
06 Jun 2016-24 Jun 2016

Decentralised Water Supply and Sanitation
27 Jun 2016-15 Jul 2016

Faecal Sludge Management
27 Jun 2016-15 Jul 2016

Solid Waste Management
27 Jun 2016-15 Jul 2016

Urban Water Governance
27 Jun 2016-15 Jul 2016
Application & Admission

Candidates should have a Bachelor of Science degree, at least two years years of working experience and a good command of the English language, both written and spoken.

For a list of eligible Sub-Saharan African countries, click here .

Those interested in following an above-mentioned short course apply online, by filling out the application form on the specific page of the short course.

In all cases, motivation statements need to be included, stating you would like to apply for a Roth Fellowship and why following the specific course helps you and your organization to address future challenges concerning access to clean water, improved hygiene and sanitation, by answering the following questions in the text fields of the application form:

What is the issue or problem you want to address in your country?
How will this course enable you to address this issue?
How will you address this issue with your position within your organisation?

Selection Criteria

UNESCO-IHE’s selection criteria will be as follows:

Academic Qualifications
Curriculum Vitae
English Language Proficiency
Motivation Statements

Lastly, when a final list of prospective participants is available, UNESCO-IHE will try to assign fellowships as equally as possible between the different eligible countries.
Application deadline

15 April 2016 (23.59 CET)

Make sure not to miss this opportunity!

Best regards, Mariska Ronteltap