The United Nations Nippon Foundation Fellowship – APPLY 2024

The United Nations – The Nippon Foundation Strategic Needs Fellowship aims to help developing countries, particularly least developed countries, small island developing states, and landlocked developing countries, address identified strategic needs in the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and related instruments, as well as Sustainable Development Goal 14 and other related SDGs.

The Fellowship is intended for government officials with limited experience in ocean affairs and maritime law who are filling key positions in their administration and are responsible for addressing the aforementioned issues.

Details:

• Selected Fellows of the United Nations Nippon Foundation participate in a four-month training programme based on a foundation curriculum, integrated by a highly customized individual curriculum developed in consultation with the nominating State, at OLA/DOALOS at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
• Applicants should familiarize themselves with the eligibility requirements and use only the application forms made available on -the website to apply to the Programme. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
•  Awards will be communicated individually to the successful candidates and then posted on the Fellowship website in the second half of April 2024. The Fellowship will take place between mid-August and mid-December 2024

Requirements:

Candidate who wish to be considered for the United Nations Nippon Foundation Fellowship must ensure that they meet all the following criteria:

• Be between the ages of 25 and 40
• Possess at least a first-level university degree or equivalent
• Demonstrate an ability to undertake advanced academic research and studies
• Be from a developing State
• Be Government officials dealing directly with strategic issues related to sustainable
  development of oceans and seas (e.g. the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for
  Sustainable Development; national and/or regional ocean policy; the establishment of maritime zones and/or the delimitation of maritime boundaries; coastal zone management; conservation and management of marine living resources; maritime transport and shipping; maritime security; the protection and preservation of the marine environment and/or marine science).

Benefits

• For the conditions of the Fellowship, including regarding travel, stipend payments, medical clearance, insurance and housing.

Application

Interested candidates should apply using this link.

Deadline: February 16, 2024.

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