Beyond Borders Scotland, in partnership with Edinburgh Law School, is delighted to share that applications for the October 2025 Women in Conflict 1325 Fellowship Programme are now open!
About Beyond Borders Scotland Women in Conflict 1325 Fellowship
Opportunity Details
Beyond Borders Scotland, in partnership with Edinburgh Law School, is delighted to share that applications for the October 2025 Women in Conflict 1325 Fellowship Programme are now open!
The Women in Conflict 1325 Fellowship is based on the principles of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 which “reaffirms the role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflict, peace negotiations, peace-building, peacekeeping, humanitarian response and in post-conflict reconstruction, and stresses the importance of their equal participation in all efforts for the promotion of peace and security”. By bringing together women activists from a range of conflict affected countries the Fellowship facilitates sessions focussing on conflict resolution, mediation, reconciliation and dialogue methodologies with an emphasis on inclusivity and sustainable conflict resolution. The Fellowship also includes workshops on personal self-care strategies for those living in conflict areas and involved in conflict-based work.
The Fellowship Programme aims to:
- provide a platform enabling the sharing of experiences in relation to UNSCR1325 and the global Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda; women’s roles in peace building and conflict resolution; and gender equality;
- facilitate peer to peer learning providing a safe space for Fellows to learn from each other through sharing experiences, ideas and challenges faced in their different contexts;
- explore the equal and meaningful participation of women in peace processes, peace building, and more widely in society, including identifying challenges and entry points;
- facilitate a network of women engaged in an on-going learning and experience-sharing process, building a sustainable and evolving alumnae community;
- provide guidance on topics including:mediation and negotiation,; conflict analysis, transitional justice;; gender equality; policy advocacy; gender, conflict, and climate; recovery and conflict transformation through the arts, and self-care strategies, among others.
The October Fellowship will include sessions and activities based around the following themes and topics:
- Women, Peace and Security: Foundations and critiques of 1325, challenges and opportunities for women’s participation in peace processes, implementing and adapting WPS across diverse contexts
- Mediation and Negotiation: principles and practices of mediation and negotiation in conflict resolution, gender-sensitive and inclusive mediation, mediation skills-building
- Transitional Justice: Mechanisms, practices, critiques, and gendered approaches to pursuing justice during and after conflict
- Gender, Conflict and the Climate Crisis: Climate justice and inequality, intersections of WPS and climate, psychosocial impacts of the climate crisis
- Reconciliation and Recovery through Creative Arts: The role of art in peacebuilding; using the arts to advance WPS, practical approaches to art for conflict transformation
- Self-care: Recognising the importance of resilience and self-care of women working in conflict and peacebuilding, there are activities and sessions throughout the programme to support Fellows mental wellbeing.
Benefits of Beyond Borders Scotland Women in Conflict 1325 Fellowship
- The Fellowship Programme is fully funded, including travel, accommodation, and visa application costs.
- The programme is open to women working to promote peacebuilding and/or gender equality and relevant/adjacent fields.
- The programme will be conducted entirely in English.
Beyond Borders Scotland Women in Conflict 1325 Fellowship Requirements
- All levels of experience are considered. However, they do ask for some level of experience or interest in conflict and peacebuilding.
- They welcome applications from any country that has recently been or is currently affected by conflict even if you are not currently living there.
- The Fellowship will be conducted in English, and therefore applicants should be comfortable with engaging effectively with others in English, in order to make the most of the Fellowship.
Application Date and Process
To apply for the Women in Conflict 1325 Fellowship Programme, we ask for:
- A Completed Application Form
- An Up-to-date CV or professional biography
- A Copy of your Passport
- Letter of Recommendation
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If you have any questions about the inception phase, please email [email protected]
Application Deadline
13 July, 2025
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