United Nations University
Institute for Sustainability and Peace

English Language Requirements

Excellent written and verbal English language skills are required. Applicants whose first language is not English and whose bachelor’s degree is not from an institution at which English is the language of instruction must submit proof of English language proficiency within the past 2 years. The minimum score requirements for TOEFL or IELTS are listed below:

• 600 TOEFL paper-based
• 100 TOEFL internet-based
• 7.0 IELTS academic version

Exemptions:

The following applicants are exempt from submitting a score sheet.

1. Applicants whose first language is English.
2. Those who graduated from a university or a graduate school located in a country where English is the first language.
3. Those who completed an undergraduate or graduate degree programme taught in English. In this case, please submit a certificate showing that the programme you attended was taught in English.
4. Applicants who submit proof by any other means that have proficiency in English equivalent to that described in item 2) or 3).
5. Mandatory Medical Form (Applicants are required to download the form and have it certified by a registered medical practitioner.)

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Tuition Fees

USD 2,000 (or JPY 200,000) for both courses

Fellowships

A very limited number of partial fellowships will be available for applicants from developing countries who are applying for two courses. The applicants should be residing in a developing country. These fellowships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need. If you are applying for a UNU fellowship, please complete the UNU Fellowship Application Form portion under the Application Form (please note that the fellowships are available only for applicants from developing countries).Please note that the tuition fee for courses is not covered by the fellowship grant.

Type of fellowship:

• Partial fellowship (covers EITHER – accommodation or travel (international) )

 

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Application Procedure

You can apply to the Postgraduate Courses on Building Resilience to Climate Change online or by downloading and completing an application form. All application documents should be submitted in English. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Online Application

If you would like to apply online, please follow the link below. You will need to create a user account to submit your applications.

Apply Online

Document Application

If you would like to apply by mail or email, you should submit the following documents:

1. A completed Application with photo and signature;
2. Proof of enrolment in a master’s or Ph.D. degree programme for those currently undertaking a degree programme;
3. Original transcripts of academic records at the college or university level, or certified copies of original transcripts (these will not be returned to the applicant, so please do not include original certificates of diplomas or degrees);
4. A detailed proposal of your research topic, and explain how it could link with your current university thesis topic to that of climate change;
5. TOEFL scores or equivalent proof of English-language proficiency for non-native speakers or those who do not have an academic degree in an English-speaking country; and
6. Minimum two references; one from the student’s supervisor and one from another faculty member.

Application Form:	PDF file (516KB)	Word file (383KB)
Recommendation Form:	PDF file (372KB)	Word file (110KB)
Mandatory Medical Form:	PDF file (71KB)
Terms and Conditions:	PDF file (262KB)

All of the documents listed above should be sent by email to james@unu.edu, icsec@unu.edu, or sent by registered express mail to the following address:

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Application Deadline

The application deadline is 15 June 2013.

Applications received after the deadline or incomplete applications will not be considered, and UNU-ISP will not be responsible for any postal delay or loss.  

 

 

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