United Nations – The Nippon Foundation Fellowship Programme on Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea 2026 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: September 14, 2025

Applications are open for the United Nations – The Nippon Foundation Fellowship Programme on Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea 2026. The goal of the UNNF Fellowship on Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea is to offer mid-degree Government officers and different mid-degree professionals from creating States dealing straight with ocean affairs and/or the regulation of the sea with funded superior coaching in the area of ocean affairs and the regulation of the sea, or associated disciplines together with marine science in help of administration frameworks.

The intention is for individuals to amass the crucial expertise to help their States in the implementation of the authorized framework set out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and associated devices, whereas additionally enabling them to formulate complete ocean administration regimes, together with inside the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Structure

The UNNF Fellowship is structured as a 9-month Programme, divided into two phases:

• Phase One: A 3-month coaching part with OLA/DOALOS at United Nations Headquarters in New York (from roughly mid-March to June 2026).
• Phase Two: A six-month analysis keep at an educational Host Institution collaborating in the UNNF Programmes, chosen for its experience in the Fellow’s area of analysis (from July to December 2026).

Benefits

• Fellows are supplied with a month-to-month stipend for the period of the Fellowship. The Fellowship additionally covers journey and medical insurance.

Eligibility

To qualify, candidates should:

• Must be between the ages of 25 and 45;
• Must have efficiently accomplished a primary-degree college diploma or equal;
• Demonstrate a capability to undertake superior tutorial analysis and research;
• Be from a creating State;
• Be a mid-degree authorities official or mid-degree skilled dealing straight with ocean affairs and/or the regulation of the sea akin to, however not restricted to, the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and associated devices, and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, notably SDG-14, together with in relation to the institution of maritime zones and the delimitation of maritime boundaries, sustainable improvement of oceans and seas, nationwide and/or regional ocean coverage, coastal zone administration, conservation and administration of marine dwelling assets, maritime transport and transport, maritime safety, the safety and preservation of the marine surroundings, and marine sciences.
• Must be free of all non-Fellowship obligations throughout this whole interval until in any other case licensed by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs.

Application

Candidates should:

• Fill the required application varieties:
• A replica of the applicant’s nationwide passport biodata web page
• Transmit the application varieties, together with a replica of their passport, to the following e mail tackle: [email protected]

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