{"id":1946,"date":"2026-02-17T12:32:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/?p=1946"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:33:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:33:04","slug":"unicore-2026-call-for-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/2026\/02\/17\/unicore-2026-call-for-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"UNICORE 2026 \u2013 Call for Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Refugee students have the opportunity to pursue a Master\u2019s degree in Italy through the University Corridors for Refugees (UNICORE) programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications open: 2 March 2026<br>Deadline: 17 April 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who Can Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may apply if you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hold recognized refugee status<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have a university degree earned in or after 2021 (and no later than 17 April 2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have a GPA of at least 3.0 (or equivalent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What the Scholarship Offers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Full tuition waiver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Financial support for living expenses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional study grant in Italy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participating Italian universities will publish their individual calls on 2 March 2026.<br>Applications must be submitted online via the UNICORE portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Access application information on: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Funiversitycorridors.unhcr.it%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csaidal%40unhcr.org%7Cbf9c9c5720334ab95dd408de6e19b6ec%7Ce5c37981666441348a0c6543d2af80be%7C0%7C0%7C639069253880934652%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FCglScJwxItzGjOowVunbHyq7drnFYsLvA89w5NTVzg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/universitycorridors.unhcr.it\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Refugee students have the opportunity to pursue a Master\u2019s degree in Italy through the University Corridors for Refugees (UNICORE) programme. Applications open: 2 March 2026Deadline: 17 April 2026 Who Can Apply You may apply if you: What the Scholarship Offers How to Apply Participating Italian universities will publish their individual calls on 2 March 2026.Applications [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":423,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/423"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1946"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1948,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1946\/revisions\/1948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}