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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#333333">The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) aims to help grow the number of women in the nuclear field, supporting an inclusive workforce of both men
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#333333">and women who contribute to and drive global scientific and technological innovation. Named after pioneer physicist and Nobel Prize laureate Marie Sklodowska-Curie,  </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#333333">the Programme aims to inspire and encourage young women to pursue a career in nuclear science and technology, nuclear safety and security, or non-proliferation, by providing</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#333333">highly motivated and talented female students scholarships for Master’s programmes<em><b>
</b></em>and an opportunity to pursue IAEA internships.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#333333">Selected students receive a scholarship for up to 2 years for Master’s programmes<em><b>
</b></em>in nuclear science and technology, nuclear safety and security, or non-proliferation studies at
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#333333">accredited universities. They are also provided with an opportunity to pursue an internship at the IAEA for up to 12 months.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#333333">Scholarships are awarded annually, with up to 100 female students selected per year depending on the availability of funds. Geographic representation is also considered.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#333333">For more information on the application process, see
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.iaea.org_about_overview_gender-2Dat-2Dthe-2Diaea_iaea-2Dmarie-2Dsklodowska-2Dcurie-2Dfellowship-2Dprogramme_how-2Dto-2Dapply&d=DwMF-g&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=TI1-uR1CNrL-lIqQDSyKdw&m=W-sc_Pok1DAIAp91DySsJHAhtn1jefNIug-Nny0Svnw&s=qZwwHnyjc8LIaz9XwPbkaUauZ50mbCTyC9LIsgxQtuY&e=">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:#333333">Students are eligible to take part in the programme both from developing and developed countries.
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For more info visit: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.iaea.org_about_overview_gender-2Dat-2Dthe-2Diaea_iaea-2Dmarie-2Dsklodowska-2Dcurie-2Dfellowship-2Dprogramme&d=DwMF-g&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=TI1-uR1CNrL-lIqQDSyKdw&m=W-sc_Pok1DAIAp91DySsJHAhtn1jefNIug-Nny0Svnw&s=nScj_BvMGXEgjco3ZjWicGFg13n0UhpkSjQTdR27WrA&e=">
https://www.iaea.org/about/overview/gender-at-the-iaea/iaea-marie-sklodowska-curie-fellowship-programme</a>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; color:red; background:white">Deadline for applications is 11 October 2020</span></p>
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