Last Date of Application: 24 January, 2024.

The TROSA Phase 2: Rivers, Rights, and Resilience (T2:3R) project in Bangladesh is offering Oxfam two (2) student fellowships (grants) for their postgraduate research/thesis papers. Throughout the GBM basin, the initiative aims to increase resilience, cooperation, and collaboration among riparian communities to elevate their voices and assert their rights to the river.

KEY OBJECTIVES OF FELLOWSHIP:

• To encourage and create awareness of river governance in Bangladesh, including the South Asian context, among youths.
• To amplify young water leadership to advocate for community rights to natural resources.
• To support future professionals in growing knowledge, skillset, and network in the water sector.

PREFERRED THEMES:
Applicants are requested to apply with river-relevant topics, but the most preferable are:

• Fisheries management of Bangladesh.
• Riverine ecosystem and biodiversity.
• Climate change and its impacts on riverine people.
• River and water management of Bangladesh.
• Cross-border relations regarding transboundary rivers.

ELIGIBILITIES:

• Must be a Bangladeshi national.
• Currently enrolled in a master’s program/planning for postgraduate research proposal with academic backgrounds in Fisheries, International Relations, Geography, Environmental Science, Disaster Management, Oceanography, Law, Sociology, Anthropology, or any other relevant subjects.
• Sound understanding of Geo-Political issues related to Bangladesh.
• Well-habituated to writing research proposals, reports, and presentations.
• Openness to diverse opinions, respect for the community, and willingness to work in a river context.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Applicants must submit the following 5 items as separate documents to be considered for the evaluation process:

1. A Research/thesis proposal (max 1500 words) based on preferred themes following the provided template. Find the template at the end of this document.
2. A CV covering key previous experiences in research works.
3. Provide the name and contact details of at least 2 professional referees.
4. Must be submitted Nomination Paper/NOC from the Department Head.
5. DO NOT apply if you are already enrolled in any other fellowship.

BENEFITS:

• Each Fellow will receive a grant of 150,000 BDT (inclusive of all the costs of his/her fieldwork).
• The final paper will be shared within the Oxfam regional and global platform.
• The fellow will have exposure to a wider regional network for river activism.

Please visit the given link for full details about the application process: https://hotjobs.bdjobs.com/jobs/oxfam/ToR-997.pdf