Ireland Aid Roger Casement Fellowship in Human Rights

30 July 2023 is the application deadline. | Ireland Aid Roger Casement Fellowship in Human Rights 2024/2025

With the help of the Ireland Fellows Programme, early- to mid-career professionals from qualified nations who possess leadership potential can gain access to a prestigious, top-notch education that helps build capacity. It gives chosen students the chance to enroll in a master’s level program at an Irish higher education institution (HEI) for an entire year with funding.

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The program’s goal is to help graduates obtain the skills they need to contribute to capacity building in their home countries. And to become the next generation of leaders in their chosen industries when they return home. They are also expected to help foster institutional ties with Ireland by fostering long-lasting, beneficial relationships on a personal and professional level.

Program for Fellows in Ireland The Roger Casement Fellowship in Human Rights was created in Roger Casement’s honor, a human rights advocate from Ireland who spent part of his early working years in Calabar, Nigeria. While in Nigeria and later while working in the Congo, the Amazon, and Ireland, he was an early supporter of human rights. In honor of his humanitarian legacy, the Roger Casement Fellowship annually provides funding to a Nigerian student to pursue a master’s degree in human rights in Ireland.

Eligibility

In order to qualify for an Ireland Fellows Programme – Casement Fellowship award beginning with the 2024–25 academic year, applicants must:

Be a Nigerian national who resides there.

Possess at least two years of substantial work experience in a field closely related to your desired program(s).
Possess a bachelor’s degree with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), which is equivalent to a first- or second-class honors grade one (a second-class honors grade two may be accepted if the applicant has Significant directly relevant work experience). It had to have been granted in 2012 or later, or during the previous 12 years.
Not already possess a master’s degree or equivalent qualification. Not enrolled in a master’s-level program currently or scheduled to begin a master’s-level program in the academic year 2023–2024.

No earlier than August 2024, be submitting an application to start a new master’s program in Ireland.
Be able to show that you have leadership potential and aspirations, that you’re dedicated to helping your country achieve the SDGs, and that you want to work with Ireland to foster good relations.
Three programs from the Casement Fellowship Directory of Eligible Programs that are pertinent to your academic and professional background have been found and chosen.

Understand the academic and English language requirements for all of the programs you have chosen.
Must not have submitted more than one application to the Ireland Fellows Programme in the past.
Possess the necessary qualifications to accept the Fellowship during the 2024–2025 academic year.

Countries that qualify

Nigeria

Courses that qualify:

Law, human rights, and governance-related master’s programs are offered at Irish higher education institutions.

Benefits

The scholarship covers all program fees as well as travel, lodging, and living expenses. Irish master’s level programs that qualify for admission begin in August or September of each year and last between 10 and 16 months, depending on the program.

Submitting an application:

As qualifying requirements may vary from nation to country, please carefully read the Applicants Guidance Note before completing.

There are three steps in the application process:

Stages 1 and 2 of the application process are preliminary applications, while Stage 3 is the interview stage.

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