UNESCO / Kingdoms Institute – AlUla  24-month Fellowships Programme for young professionals (Full Funded to Saudi, Arabia)

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Application Deadline: 22 September 2025.

Applications are actually open for the UNESCO / Kingdoms Institute: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – AlUla Fellowships Programme. Within the framework of the strategic partnership between UNESCO and the Royal Commission for AIUla (RCU) to shield, develop and promote AIUla in UNESCO’s discipline of competence and to contribute to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UNESCO and RCU, will collectively choose and convene 10 fellows within the fields of Heritage Research, Conservation and Management for a 24-month fellowship programme. 

This programme goals to improve scientific information on Heritage Research and Conservation and to strengthen World Heritage administration capability, significantly in emergency preparedness and response. It affords extremely expert heritage specialists and professionals the chance to mix fieldwork within the AlUla area with on-the-job coaching targeted on heritage-related programmes and actions inside the contexts of worldwide organisations and nationwide entities.

Requirements

Applicants ought to meet the next basic necessities:

• Holding the nationality of one of many invited Member States and Associate Members (see Annex I)
• Be not less than twenty-five (25) years previous and underneath the age of forty (40) when making use of.
• University diploma (grasp’s diploma or equal) in the sphere of tradition, heritage administration, structure, city planning/improvement, archaeology, conservation, museum administration, cultural insurance policies, anthropology, artwork historical past, arts administration, artistic industries, worldwide relations, social and human sciences or a associated discipline. A primary-level college diploma together with two further years of qualifying expertise could also be accepted in lieu of a sophisticated college diploma.
• Language abilities: Excellent information of English (oral and written) is important. Knowledge of one other/different UNESCO official language(s) – Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish is preferable.

Benefits

Facilities Provided throughout the Fellowship

Fellows might be supplied with journey tickets; stipends; medical insurance coverage and different amenities and assist throughout their fellowship. Please check beneath for the entitlements for fellows within the 3 rotations.

Rotation 1

• A round-trip worldwide ticket in economic system class to enter and exit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• A round-trip ticket in economic system class to enter and exit the Region of AIUla.
• Accommodation, native transportation and meals (7 days per week).
• Stipends to cowl different dwelling bills in Saudi Arabia, in accordance with UN regulation and stipend charges for fellows and students within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Medical Insurance offered by the Royal Commission for AIUla.

Rotation 2

• An worldwide journey ticket in economic system class to enter and exit the assigned obligation station of UNESCO.
• Stipends to cowl meals, lodging, native transportation, and different dwelling bills, in accordance with UN laws and stipend charges for fellows and students within the assigned obligation station.
• Medical Insurance offered by the Royal Commission for AIUla.

Rotation 3

• An worldwide journey ticket in economic system class to enter and exit the assigned associate National Commission or entity.
• Stipends to cowl meals, lodging, native transportation, and different dwelling bills, in accordance with UN laws and stipend charges for fellows and students within the assigned obligation station.
• Medical Insurance offered by the Royal Commission for AIUla.

How to Apply

Applications, with all of the required paperwork needs to be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] no later than Midnight (Central European Time) by 22 September 2025. 

Applicants who submit incomplete functions, or submit functions after the deadline, won’t be thought-about.

Required Application Documents

1. A Curriculum Vitae (most 2 pages).

2. Certified photocopies of your highest diploma or diploma.

3. An Application Form (Annex 4) accomplished in English.

4. A motivation letter written in English (1 web page most).

5. A proposal kind (Annex 5) accomplished in English (most 3 pages, in PDF format).

6. A 2-minute video of self-introduction in English (in MP4 format, underneath 50 MB in dimension), during which candidates ought to briefly current themselves and handle the next questions:

• What motivates you to apply for this Programme, and why do you assume you’re a robust candidate?
• What abilities or added worth would you deliver to the Programme?

7. A replica of Passport with an expiry date later than 31 July 2026.

Please be aware: Documents in a language apart from English have to be connected with a notarized English translation and all submitted paperwork have to be clear, genuine, and legitimate.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the UNESCO / Kingdoms Institute AlUla Fellowships Programme