AIDS Prevention Ambassador Fellowship 2026 – YOA

Deadline: February 15, 2026

Applications are open for the AIDS Prevention Ambassador Fellowship 2026. The AIDS 2026 prevention ambassador fellowship will assist people working to advance information of and entry to HIV prevention to amplify their attain, strengthen networks and have interaction with the newest prevention science and coverage developments at AIDS 2026, the twenty sixth International AIDS Conference.

AIDS 2026 will happen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 26 to 31 July 2026, bringing collectively scientists, clinicians, public well being specialists, neighborhood leaders and folks residing with HIV in particular person and just about.

Benefits

Successful fellowship candidates might be supported to:

• Implement a digital content material mission on HIV prevention forward of AIDS 2026, contributing to the IAS Rethink. Rebuild. Rise. marketing campaign (assist of as much as USD 500 in mission prices).
• Design and create digital content material throughout AIDS 2026, translating the newest scientific, coverage and activism on HIV prevention for goal audiences, contributing to the Rethink. Rebuild. Rise. marketing campaign (assist of as much as USD 500 in mission prices).
• Attend AIDS 2026 in particular person (assist for journey, lodging, per diem, floor transport and visa prices, if relevant).
• Connect with researchers, coverage makers and activists working in HIV prevention.
• Take part in networking and different skilled improvement alternatives at AIDS 2026.

Eligibility

The following abilities, expertise and {qualifications} are important:

• Proven observe document of working to advance information of and entry to HIV prevention (for instance, PrEP/PEP, U=U, hurt discount, lengthy-performing prevention, mixture prevention and coverage).
• Demonstrated observe document of content material creation on HIV prevention on social or digital media, with a minimal of 5,000 whole followers/subscribers throughout platforms (for instance, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, X, Bluesky, podcasts, blogs, newsletters and neighborhood radio with digital presence). Applicants with out these metrics might qualify by means of different methods of recording attain (for instance, neighborhood networks or constant content material with documented engagement).
• Commitment to moral reporting requirements and proof-based mostly, non-stigmatizing and rights-based mostly language, in accordance with IAS communications tips.
• Proficiency in English (multilingual creators inspired; English proficiency required to have interaction with AIDS 2026 content material).
• Commitment to take part in pre-occasion onboarding (digital) and full AIDS 2026 dates.
• Aged 18 or older on the time of application.

Priority might be given to candidates who:

• Represent or work intently with key and precedence populations, together with folks residing with and affected by HIV, males who’ve intercourse with males, trans folks, intercourse employees, individuals who inject medicine, adolescent women and younger girls, migrants, and different underserved communities
• Are based mostly in low- and center-revenue international locations and/or produce content material for underserved audiences
• Demonstrate expertise and/or collaborations with neighborhood-led organizations, clinics or advocacy coalitions

Application

Interested candidates are invited to obtain and complete the application form. As part of the application, candidates might be requested to supply:

• Demographic data
• Work historical past
• Motivation
• Brief descriptions of two digital prevention communication tasks (one pre-AIDS 2026 and one throughout AIDS 2026), together with meant outcomes, deliberate themes, goal audiences, platforms for use and two pattern posts of what mission implementation might appear to be CV, together with portfolio and/or hyperlinks to latest prevention-associated digital content material (final six to 12 months) and proof of attain (for instance, screenshots of engagement analytics and qualitative metrics)
• Letter of assist out of your group, if employed
• Letter of reference, if self-employed

For extra data, go to AIDS Prevention Ambassador Fellowship.