UNESCO / Kingdoms Institute: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – AlUla Fellowships Programme 2025 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: September 22, 2025

Applications are open for the UNESCO / Kingdoms Institute: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – AlUla Fellowships Programme 2025. Within the framework of the strategic partnership between UNESCO and the Royal Commission for AIUla (RCU) to guard, develop and promote AIUla in UNESCO’s subject 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 reinforce scientific data on Heritage Research and Conservation and to strengthen World Heritage administration capability, notably in emergency preparedness and response. It provides extremely expert heritage consultants and professionals the OPPORTUNITY to mix fieldwork within the AlUla area with on-the-job coaching centered on heritage-associated programmes and actions inside the contexts of worldwide organisations and nationwide entities.

Program Details

The programme will final for twenty-four months, throughout which the ten chosen fellows will full 3 major rotations, participating in full-time assignments underneath the supervision of designated host entities.

• Rotation 1: 6-month fellowship within the Kingdoms Institute, in Saudi Arabia. The principal analysis profiles anticipated for this version embrace:
  • Management of World Heritage Sites: 2 fellowships.
  • Immovable Heritage Research (Archaeology/Built Heritage/Intangible Cultural Heritage): 2 fellowships;
  • Immovable Heritage Conservation, together with close to emergency preparedness and response: 2 fellowships;
  • Intangible Cultural Heritage (2 fellowships);
  • Oases as Cultural Landscapes: danger administration and conservation: 2 fellowships.
• Rotation 2: 12-month sponsored traineeship underneath the Culture Programme in a single of the next obligation stations of UNESCO: Paris HQs (notably the World Heritage Centre, or the Emergency Operation and Programme Unit of the Culture Sector), UNESCO Field Offices in Abuja, Almaty, Amman, Bangkok, Cairo, Harare, Kingston, Yaoundé.
• Rotation 3: 6-month work-placement with a Partner National Commission for UNESCO, or a tradition or heritage entity (similar to a museum or a heritage web site) designated by the accomplice National Commissions.

Assignments to particular accomplice National Commissions or heritage entities will likely be decided in collaboration with accomplice National Commissions and heritage/tradition entities in the course of the first yr of the Programme. The task will take into account every fellow’s background and experience whereas additionally considering the wants and capacities of the internet hosting establishments to make sure a mutually helpful placement.

Fellowship

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

Rotation 1

• A spherical-journey worldwide ticket in economic system class to enter and exit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• A spherical-journey 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 rules 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 accomplice National Commission or entity.
• Stipends to cowl meals, lodging, native transportation, and different dwelling bills, in accordance with UN rules and stipend charges for fellows and students within the assigned obligation station.
• Medical Insurance offered by the Royal Commission for AIUla.

Eligibility

• Applicant ought to maintain the nationality of one of the invited Member States and Associate Members.
• Be at the very least twenty-5 (25) years outdated and underneath the age of forty (40) when making use of.
• University diploma (grasp’s diploma or equal) in the sector 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 subject. A primary-degree college diploma together with two further years of qualifying expertise could also be accepted in lieu of a sophisticated college diploma.
• Language abilities: Excellent data of English (oral and written) is important. Knowledge of one other/different UNESCO official language(s) – Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish is preferable.

Application

Required application paperwork:

• A Curriculum Vitae (most 2 pages).
• Certified photocopies of your highest diploma or diploma.
• An Application Form accomplished in English.
• A motivation letter written in English (1 web page most).
• A proposal kind accomplished in English (most 3 pages, in PDF format).
• A 2-minute video of self-introduction in English (in MP4 format, underneath 50 MB in measurement), by which candidates ought to briefly current themselves and deal with the next questions:
  • What motivates you to apply for this Programme, and why do you suppose you’re a robust candidate?
  • What abilities or added worth would you deliver to the Programme?
• A duplicate of Passport with an expiry date later than 31 July 2026.

Applications, with all of the required paperwork needs to be submitted by electronic mail to [email protected] no later than Midnight (Central European Time) by 22 September 2025. Applicants who submit incomplete purposes, or submit purposes after the deadline, is not going to be thought of.

For extra data, go to AlUla Fellowships Programme.