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

Deadline: September 14, 2025

Applications are open for the United Nations – Nippon Foundation Fellowship on Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea 2026. The United Nations – Nippon Foundation Fellowship gives Government officers and different mid-stage professionals from creating States with superior coaching on ocean affairs and the legislation of the sea, in addition to associated disciplines, together with marine science in assist of administration frameworks.

Fellows will study worldwide authorized frameworks, key points and finest practices in ocean affairs, grow to be conversant in the work of the United Nations, and develop skilled expertise. Fellows can even conduct particular person analysis, below educational supervision, and develop a written thesis on a subject chosen by them.

Upon completion of the Fellowship, Fellows are anticipated to return to their home international locations and use their in-depth information and prolonged expertise to help in formulating complete ocean coverage and in implementing the authorized regime set out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and associated devices, together with via designing, implementing and/or evaluating particular enchancment tasks.

Fellowship Structure

The 9-month Fellowship Programme consists of two consecutive phases which give Fellows with superior and personalized analysis and coaching alternatives of their selected fields:

• Phase One: 3-month Research and Training, which is generally undertaken between March/April and June at DOALOS at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
• Phase Two: 6-month Advanced Academic Research and Study, which is generally undertaken between July and December at one of the prestigious taking part Host Institutions and below the steering of subject material professional(s) who’ve acknowledged in-depth experience in the Fellows’ chosen subject of study.

The deliverables of the Fellowship Programme are:

• A 100-web page written thesis
• A presentation of the analysis
• An ocean governance matrix

In addition, a quantity of assignments will likely be accomplished in the context of the coaching curriculum delivered throughout section one of the programme.

Benefits

• Fellows will obtain a stipend every month throughout their Fellowship, each throughout their time in New York and, for United Nations – Nippon Foundation Fellows taking part in the 9-month programme, throughout their time at the second section host establishment. 
• In addition to the stipend, the United Nations – Nippon Foundation Fellows (the 9-month Programme) will likely be supplied with a Book Allowance of US$100 monthly for the section two of the Fellowship ($600 altogether). This allowance will likely be transferred to the Fellow both as a lump-sum cost, or on a month-to-month foundation with every stipend cost.
• Fellows will likely be supplied with a return financial system class air-ticket to journey from their home nation to finish the Fellowship. 
• Fellows are chargeable for securing their lodging; in the case of United Nations – Nippon Foundation Fellows finishing the 9-month Fellowship that is legitimate for each placement places. In sure circumstances, it might be doable for Fellows to make the applicable preparations via their host establishments. Nonetheless, all such preparations are the sole duty of the Fellows. The United Nations, in addition to the Host Institutions, won’t act on behalf of the Fellows, function guarantors, or settle for any liabilities or tasks on this regard.
• For the interval of the Fellowship, medical protection is offered by Cigna Health Insurance. Cigna provides 100% medical protection for basic medical and hospital therapies as much as a sure restrict. Specialized companies will not be lined. 

Eligibility

• You should be between the ages of 25 and 45;
• You will need to have efficiently accomplished a primary college diploma, and exhibit a capability to undertake unbiased superior educational analysis and study;
• You should be a mid-stage skilled from a nationwide authorities organ of a creating State, or one other governmental or non-governmental company in such a State, which offers straight with ocean affairs points, and your skilled place should help you straight help your nation in the formulation and/or implementation of coverage on this space. This consists of marine sciences and the science-coverage linkage. Your “Nomination and Recommendation Form” needs to be accomplished by a Government official or different official who can attest to the nature of your work with respect to the Government’s ocean affairs and legislation of the sea associated actions, and point out how an Award would straight contribute to those actions;
• Your proposed analysis and study programme should contribute on to your nation’s formulation and/or implementation of ocean affairs and legislation of the sea insurance policies and programmes; and
• You should be free of all non-Fellowship obligations throughout the whole Fellowship interval until in any other case licensed by the Division.

Application

The Application bundle consists of three paperwork and a web based type:

• The signed Personal History and Proposed Research Application Form; 
• The signed and stamped Nomination and Recommendation Form – to be signed and stamped by the Official nominating the candidate; 
• The on-line type; and
• A replica of the applicant’s nationwide passport biodata web page.

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For extra data, go to UNNF Fellowship.