OSCE Announces Scholarship for Young Women from Central Asia and Afghanistan

OSCE Scholarship Program for Young Women in Renewable Energy

WHEN: 11 September 2023 (All day) - 4 July 2025 (All day)

WHERE: Kazakh-German University (DKU), Almaty, Kazakhstan

ORGANIZED BY: OSCE and DKU

To help young Central Asian women kick-start careers in the sustainable energy sector, the OSCE has launched a fully-funded scholarship program in collaboration with the Kazakh-German University (DKU) for the Master’s program in “Strategic Management of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency” at DKU.

This scholarship program aims to support and empower young women from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan in acquiring skills for establishing and managing renewable energy facilities, as well as effectively handling clean energy technologies, including energy conservation and efficiency.

Young women with backgrounds in engineering, thermal power, technology, environmental sciences, economics, and management are invited to apply. Selected candidates will receive financial assistance, comprehensive training, and networking opportunities. The program is conducted in English.

The tuition fee, travel, accommodation, monthly stipends and other costs for selected participants will be borne by the OSCE through the Kazakh-German University.

Application process

More information regarding the program, the list of required documents, and the application procedure is available here.

To receive more comprehensive information about the Master's program admission process, please provide your contact details in this form. Application documents can be submitted to renenergy@dku.kz

For admission inquiries, kindly contact Alexey Kobzev, Head of the Green Energy and Climate Change Lab, DKU: kobzev@dku.kz and Saniya Akhmetova, Coordinator of the Master's program, DKU: akhmetova@dku.kz

Application deadline for applicants from Central Asia: 1 August 2023

The scholarship program is being organized within the framework of the OSCE Project on Promoting women’s economic participation in the energy sector for energy security and sustainability in Central Asia, which is supported by Austria, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland.