Unless stated otherwise, fellowship applications are open to residents from countries listed by the World Bank as low, lower-middle and upper-middle economies. Click here for more information.
Afghanistan | Georgia | Nigeria |
Albania | Ghana | North Macedonia |
Algeria | Grenada | Pakistan |
Angola | Guatemala | Papua New Guinea |
Argentina | Guinea | Paraguay |
Armenia | Guinea-Bissau | Peru |
Azerbaijan | Guyana | Philippines |
Bangladesh | Haiti | Russian Federation |
Belarus | Honduras | Rwanda |
Belize | India | Samoa |
Benin | Indonesia | São Tomé and Principe |
Bhutan | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Senegal |
Bolivia | Iraq | Serbia |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Jamaica | Sierra Leone |
Botswana | Jordan | Solomon Islands |
Brazil | Kazakhstan | Somalia |
Bulgaria | Kenya | South Africa |
Burkina Faso | Kiribati | South Sudan |
Burundi | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | Sri Lanka |
Cabo Verde | Kosovo | St. Lucia |
Cambodia | Kyrgyz Republic | St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
Cameroon | Lao PDR | Sudan |
Central African Republic | Lebanon | Suriname |
Chad | Lesotho | Syrian Arab Republic |
China | Liberia | Tajikistan |
Colombia | Libya | Tanzania |
Comoros | Madagascar | Thailand |
Congo, Dem. Rep. | Malawi | Timor-Leste |
Congo, Rep. | Malaysia | Togo |
Costa Rica | Maldives | Tonga |
Côte d'Ivoire | Mali | Tunisia |
Cuba | Marshall Islands | Turkey |
Djibouti | Mauritania | Turkmenistan |
Dominica | Mexico | Tuvalu |
Dominican Republic | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | Uganda |
Ecuador | Moldova | Ukraine |
Egypt, Arab Rep. | Mongolia | Uzbekistan |
El Salvador | Montenegro | Vanuatu |
Equatorial Guinea | Morocco | Venezuela, RB |
Eritrea | Mozambique | Vietnam |
Eswatini | Myanmar | West Bank and Gaza |
Ethiopia | Namibia | Yemen, Rep. |
Fiji | Nepal | Zambia |
Gabon | Nicaragua | Zimbabwe |
Gambia, The | Niger |
If your country is not listed and you believe you or your country is an exceptional case, please contact the ICO Fellowship Program via icofellowship@icoph.org
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