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Youth Leader Fund for a World Without Nuclear Weapons (YLF)

The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), with the generous support of the Government of Japan, is pleased to announce the launch of the second Call for Applications for the Youth Leader Fund for a World without Nuclear...

2025 Young Trade Leaders Programme

Young people between the ages of 18 and 28 with a strong interest in international trade are encouraged to apply. About the Young Trade Leaders Programme The Young Trade Leaders Programme was created in 2024 to establish a closer link between...

2025 Youth4Climate Call for Solutions

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Government of Italy, has announced the launch of the 2025 Youth4Climate Call for Solutions. This global initiative invites young climate leaders and youth-led organizations to submit innovative and impactful...

2025 Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship (RAF)

The Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship (RAF) invites talented young journalists from developing countries and economies in transition to apply for the 2025 programme. Applicants must be between the ages of 22 and 35 and have an interest in...

Ocean Governance Fellowship for Small Island Developing States (SIDS Fellowship)

Tailored to address the special circumstances of SIDS, along with the diverse challenges, opportunities and needs across different regions, this Fellowship aims to increase the capacity of Government officials from SIDS to effectively implement ocean governance and international legal...

Strategic Needs Fellowship 2025

The objective of this Fellowship is to assist developing States, particularly least developed countries (LDC), small island developing States (SIDS), and landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) in addressing strategically important and time-sensitive issues in ocean affairs and the law of...

2025 UN Human Rights Minorities Fellowship Programme

Launched in 2005, the Minorities Fellowship Programme (MFP) is OHCHR’s most comprehensive training programme for human rights defenders from national, ethnic, religious, and linguistic minority groups. By the end of the programme, fellows will gain a general understanding of the...

WCRP Global South Fellowship focuses on Africa

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) has announced a research fellowship with a focus on Africa though its new Global South Fellowship program. This seeks to give early to mid-career researchers* from the Global South the benefit of developing their own WCRP-related...

2024 IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme

The IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (MSCFP) seeks to inspire and support young women to pursue a career in the nuclear field.

Nippon Foundation Fellowship Programme 2025

The Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations (“OLA/DOALOS”), is now accepting applications for the 2025 session of the United Nations - The Nippon Foundation (UNNF)...