EUI Policy Leader Fellowship (PLF) at the Florence School of Transnational Governance 2026-2027 (Fully-funded) – YOA

Deadline: January 23, 2026

Applications are open for the EUI Policy Leader Fellowship (PLF) at the Florence School of Transnational Governance 2026-2027. The Policy Leader Fellowship (PLF) is a residential programme for mid-profession coverage professionals from a variety of coverage fields: politics, civil service, media, non-governmental organisations and others.

This distinctive programme is hosted at one of the most famous tutorial establishments in Europe and offers the fellows with an insider view into the EU coverage making processes. However, the programme doesn’t require tutorial coaching background and as a substitute seeks to draw people with various arms-on experiences in coverage-making throughout the world. Besides having direct entry to the EUI and the School of Transnational Governance (STG) college in addition to the researchers neighborhood, the fellows study from one another and type lasting skilled and private connections.

The fellows spend 5 or ten months at the STG growing coverage suggestions and sensible options for urgent points of transnational relevance impressed and knowledgeable by their work expertise. In addition, the fellows attend skilled abilities trainings and might freely take part in the tutorial life and actions of the EUI to boost their fellowship mission. At the similar time, the fellows enrich the STG neighborhood by bringing their first-hand experiences to instructing, coaching and networking at the School.

Benefits

• The fundamental grant is €2,500 per 30 days. Successful candidates who obtain different grants or salaries should disclose this to the EUI. The quantity of the Fellowship will probably be mounted at a decrease fee (minimal €1,750 per 30 days) relying on the quantity of the extra revenue (upon manufacturing of related supporting paperwork). If relevant, household allowances will probably be added to the fundamental grant.
• A family allowance of as much as €310 per 30 days is paid to a Fellow with a companion if the companion lives with him /her in Florence and on the situation that the companion’s revenue is lower than €2,000 per 30 days. The sum of revenue and allowance can not exceed €2,000 per 30 days (i.e. if the revenue is greater than €1,700, the allowance will probably be paid solely to high as much as €2,000).
• An allowance of €210 per 30 days is paid for every dependent child. Fellows are entitled to those allowances if they’ll declare that they don’t seem to be receiving any related allowance from one other supply, and upon submission of related supporting paperwork (i.e. marriage or companion certificates, or proof of cohabitation in Florence; delivery certificates).
• Fellows (however not their households) obtain reimbursement for the incoming journey from their place of origin to Florence, and for the outgoing journey to their vacation spot at the finish of their fellowship.
  • First-class rail (journey by automotive can be reimbursed on this foundation)
  • Economy class air fare
• The most quantity for journey reimbursement quantities to €1,200 together with each incoming and outgoing journey. Taxi bills should not reimbursed.

Eligibility

• Open to mid-profession professionals in a position to display strong skilled expertise (minimal 10 years) and potential for future excellence in a given coverage space; candidates with strictly tutorial profile sometimes is not going to be thought-about;
• Self-motivated and pushed, in a position to autonomously accomplish the actions introduced beneath the fellowship work plan;
• Open-minded and curious people prepared to have interaction in peer discussions on matters which can transcend their space of experience;
• Flexible with a cooperative group mindset, succesful of working with people of completely different backgrounds and abilities in direction of engaged on shared tasks.

Evaluation Criteria

• Accomplishments and potential: Professional excellence is assessed on the foundation of the candidate’s contributions to a given coverage discipline based mostly on the CV and some other supporting proof of the application. Minimum Bachelor’s diploma or equal is required.
• Focus space: The candidate’s discipline of work must be broadly aligned with the STG’s focus areas or hosted initiatives and programmes. Other themes may be additionally thought-about however choice will probably be given to candidates that cowl coverage areas of the STG college and programmes.
• Fellowship work plan: Applicants are assessed on the skilled substance of their work plan in addition to its feasibility, applicability in a transnational coverage context and potential affect.
• Motivation: Applicants ought to be capable of articulate what difference the fellowship expertise will make to their skilled journey in addition to what they’ll provide to the STG. Preference is given to candidates who can each contribute to the STG programmes and actions in addition to profit from their keep at the STG and the EUI.
• Diversity: The programme strives for thematic and geographic range in addition to gender stability amongst the fellows.

Application

The application deadline for the 2026-2027 name is Friday, 23 January 2026 (14:00 CET).

• Register your application as quickly as potential with a purpose to give your referees enough time to submit the reference letters
• Submit your application by the deadline

Once you’ve got registered your application you could proceed to work on the application particulars and attachments till the deadline. After submission, it is not going to be potential to replace or modify your application.

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For extra data, go to EUI Policy Leader Fellowship.