Vera Thiess Fellowship For Women

About

The Vera Thiess Fellowship for Women gives women from developing countries the opportunity to gain valuable experience and network with the International RiverFoundation (IRF) and its partners. The goal of the Vera Thiess Fellowship is to advance women’s participation in water and river management to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Awarded in the name of the late Vera Thiess, a long-time supporter of the IRF, the Fellowship recognises Vera’s and the Thiess family’s enterprising nature and dedication to philanthropic giving. This Fellowship honours Vera’s legacy by supporting women’s involvement in river basin management. We also acknowledge the inspirational role of the Thiess family, whose story began with five brothers who started a small earthmoving business that then grew into a globally respected establishment that overcame hardship, broke boundaries and forged new ground.

2018 Fellowship Topics

The goal of the Vera Thiess Fellowship is to advance women’s participation in river management to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

The 2018 topics that will be addressed through the fellowship are:

- Resilient rivers, basin and communities

- Measuring the impact of education, recognition and/or collaboration in river management

• IRF’s Scholarships
• IRF’s Riverprizes
• IRF’s Twinning partnerships

Eligibility

• To be eligible to apply for a Vera Thiess Fellowship you must:
• Be female and over the age of 21, residing in and citizen of a developing country.
• Be a recent graduate or in the first five years of your career.
• Have experience in, integrated river basin management and an understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals.
• Be available to attend the 21st Riversymposium in Sydney (14 – 18 October, 2018).
• Be able to travel internationally throughout 2019, and attend the 22nd Riversymposium in October, 2019 (Brisbane, Australia).
• Be willing to share your fellowship findings with the global river community.
• Apply online by 11:59pm GMT, Sunday 29 July 2018.

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