United Nations Nippon Foundation (UNNF) is currently accepting applications for its Strategic Needs Fellowship 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About UNNF Strategic Needs Fellowship
The Strategic Needs Fellowship aims to enable developing States, particularly least developed countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, to better address strategically important and time-sensitive issues facing them in ocean affairs and the law of the sea.
Benefits of UNNF Strategic Needs Fellowship
- Firstly, the 2026 UNNF offers fellows a monthly stipend throughout their fellowship period in New York, including the second phase at the Host Institution.
- Secondly, the United Nations fellowship covers all transport costs, as fellows receive economy-class air tickets from their home country to DOALOS in New York, then onward to the host institution, and finally back to their home country.
- Moreover, the UN Nippon Fellowship provides medical insurance to all selected fellows for the entire fellowship duration.
- In addition, the program offers a textbook allowance of $100 per month during the second phase of the fellowship.
- Finally, the Nippon Foundation Fellowship gives fellows a valuable opportunity to work with the UN and pursue a prestigious fellowship in the USA.
UNNF Strategic Needs Fellowship Requirements
- Firstly, all applicants for the Nippon Foundation Fellowship 2026 must fall between 25 and 40 years of age and come from a developing country.
- Secondly, applicants must hold at least a first university degree and demonstrate the ability to conduct independent advanced academic research and study.
- Moreover, mid-level professionals and government officials can apply, provided they actively work in ocean affairs and the law of the sea, particularly in the implementation of UNCLOS and SDG-14.
- In addition, each applicant must submit a clear research and study plan that directly supports and strengthens their country’s implementation of ocean affairs and the law of the sea.
- Furthermore, applicants must remain fully available throughout the entire fellowship duration, unless the program grants special authorization.
- Finally, UN fellows must complete key deliverables, including a 100-page written thesis, a structured research presentation, and an ocean governance matrix, along with several additional assignments during the fellowship period.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
22 March, 2026
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