United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Innovation Fellowship 2026 – YOA

Deadline: March 2, 2026

Applications are open for the UNHCR Innovation Fellowship 2026. The UNHCR Innovation Fellowship is an annual innovation studying programme for UNHCR’s workforce and members of choose associate organizations. The Innovation Fellowship focuses on constructing the innovation abilities and competencies of individuals, and helps them to have interaction with colleagues, companions, and refugees to deliver revolutionary approaches into their operations or divisions.

Over the course of the journey, Innovation Fellows be taught and observe innovation strategies and instruments, embedding these new approaches into their on a regular basis work. They deal with drawback fixing, ideation, and experimentation to develop revolutionary options to actual-life challenges within the area or at headquarters. Fellows are UNHCR’s ambassadors for innovation and lasting constructive change each inside and out of doors the group.

Program Details

The Fellowship includes a full curriculum of actual-life assignments, on-line workshops, webinars, open-home calls, peer-assist group periods, and engagement with alumni (e.g. Innovation Hours) to assist Fellows as they work on their impartial tasks.

To advance these tasks, Fellows observe a loosely scripted method, working their manner by a number of duties that information them by the completely different phases of innovation. This course of begins with a collaborative method to narrowing down issues Fellows have recognized and potential options to these issues. Then, every Fellow quickly exams their concepts, earlier than honing in on a very promising resolution. Fellows aren’t anticipated to provide an ideal ultimate product from this journey; as an alternative, they’re anticipated to undergo a course of that evidences their studying and that they’ll proceed with as soon as the Fellowship is over. 

Eligibility

The Fellowship is open to UNHCR colleagues (whether or not you’re based mostly at Headquarters or in Operations, in any area and at any stage) and to members of associate organizations. This consists of: 

• All UN companies
• NGOs and associate organizations of UN companies  

Application

The application is designed to be each enjoyable and reflective. Applicants are requested to submit a mixture of video and written responses to particular prompts and questions. There aren’t any proper or incorrect solutions! They are taken with understanding particular person motivation, self-reflection, and a willingness to strive new issues. 

Applications can be reviewed by members of the UNHCR Innovation crew. Each application can be learn by not less than two to 3 reviewers, relying on the whole variety of functions acquired.

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For extra data, go to UNHCR Innovation Fellowship.