Ocean Futures Fellowship 2026 (stipend available) – YOA

Deadline: May 3, 2026

Applications for the Ocean Futures Fellowship 2026 at the moment are open. The Ocean Futures Fellowship empowers the following technology of ocean professionals, equipping them to handle urgent ocean challenges whereas strengthening their very own profession pathways. Through coaching, instructional initiatives, skilled improvement and mentorship over a six-month full-time program, Fellows will achieve superior expertise, arms-on expertise, and draw on OceanX’s worldwide connections that not solely construct their profession, however foster ocean literacy and management on a worldwide scale.

The Fellowship program contributes to the targets of the UN Ocean Decade and SDG 14 by cultivating the following technology of ocean leaders who will drive innovation, encourage world audiences, and develop ocean literacy to foster ocean safety.

Focus

This cohort will prioritize fellowship candidates with demonstrated expertise and/or robust curiosity in a number of of the next areas in addition to information and curiosity in AI literacy and making use of rising applied sciences responsibly and successfully.

• AI Fellow – Design and apply multimodal AI techniques in collaboration with OceanX groups to speed up ocean science insights and ship impactful exploration and conservation tales.
• Digital Correspondent Fellow – Communicate ocean science and conservation by means of journalism, storytelling, and digital platforms.
• Digital Asset Archives Fellow – Support media, science, and manufacturing groups to prepare, preserve and improve entry to OceanX’s rising media archive.
• Immersive Media Fellow – Use expertise, corresponding to digital actuality, augmented actuality, sport design, and UX/UI, to interact audiences with ocean exploration and training.
• Marketing and Communications Fellow – Assist in planning and executing strategic, cross‑channel campaigns whereas gaining expertise in content material creation, digital communications, and collaborative challenge work.
• Partnerships Fellow – Support the institution and continuation of relationships with potential OceanX companions.

Stipend

• Fellows will obtain a month-to-month stipend to help their full-time participation in this system. This stipend doesn’t embody extra allowances for housing, relocation, transportation, dependents, or different private bills. A expertise stipend is offered for choose Fellows on a case-by-case foundation.

Eligibility

• Be at the very least 21 years outdated.
• Authorized to work in a single’s nation of residence.
• Able to commit full‑time from June 2026 to December 2026.
• Demonstrated expertise and/or robust curiosity associated to one of many following roles:
  • AI
  • Digital Correspondent
  • Digital Asset Archives
  • Immersive Media
  • Marketing and Communications
  • Partnerships
• Hold a bachelor’s diploma from an accredited 4-yr establishment previous to the beginning of the fellowship:
  • Individuals making use of for Partnerships Fellow should have a level in finance, coverage, science, nonprofit administration, media, communications, enterprise, or different associated fields.
  • Individuals making use of for Immersive Media Fellow or Digital Correspondent Fellow should have a level in ocean science, ocean conservation, media, communications, or different associated fields.
• Full skilled proficiency in English (C2-degree or equal)
• Practical information and curiosity in AI literacy and making use of rising applied sciences responsibly and successfully
• Motivated by objective, entry, mentorship, and world OPPORTUNITY.

Application

Applicants should full an internet application which incorporates:

• General background info (e.g. contact info and particulars about your present and former work associated to ocean training)
• Resume/CV
• Responses to brief essay questions
• Short video outlining your {qualifications} and motivations for changing into an Ocean Futures Fellow

Important: Before beginning the application, have the next hyperlinks able to enter:

• Link to your resume/CV (required)
• Link to your video response (required)
• Links to your pattern challenge and English rating (non-obligatory)

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For extra info, go to Ocean Futures Fellowship.