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The UNESCO/Kingdoms Institute: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - AlUla Fellowships are currently accepting applications. Interested candidates are urged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and to apply.
Date Posted: 08 Sep, 2025
Are you a young person between the ages of 18 and 35? The UNESCO Global Youth Hackathon 2025, which aims to equip youth to address issues in today's digital information landscape, is currently accepting applications. To learn more and submit an application, interested candidates can follow this link.
Date Posted: 25 Aug, 2025
Granada UNESCO City of Literature, a program under the Department of Culture of the Granada City Council, in collaboration with the University of Granada—through the Vice-Rectorate for University Extension, the Vice-Rectorate for Internationalization, and the Vice-Rectorate for Social Responsibility, Equality, and Inclusion—announces a new edition of its International Writers in Residence Programme in Granada. Apply now!
Date Posted: 20 Aug, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 UNESCO-UNEVOC Skills in Action Photo Competition. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 16 Aug, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2026 UNESCO AfriMAB-GRÓ LRT Land Restoration Fellowships. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 13 Aug, 2025
Nominations are open for the UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development 2025-2026. The UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for Teacher Development was created in 2008 to support the improvement of teaching and learning quality toward achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 on education, one of UNESCO's priorities. Awarded every two years, the Prize is generously supported by the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences (Hamdan Foundation).
Date Posted: 01 Aug, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 UNESCO Open learning and mentorship program. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 01 Aug, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 UNESCO/Tamayouz Cinema Foundation Residency. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 11 Jul, 2025
They are calling on the youth of Africa to join an inspiring movement, Equations Nomades, that seeks to reinvent the reappropriation of our rich and diverse cultural heritage.
Date Posted: 08 Jul, 2025
The UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education provides an exceptional global platform to promote the visibility and recognition of projects and initiatives in the field of GCED from around the world.
Date Posted: 28 Jun, 2025
Applicants are encouraged to apply for the TWAS-ICCBS Postdoctoral Fellowships.
Date Posted: 26 Jun, 2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 Youth for Peace: UNESCO Intercultural Leadership Programme. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 20 May, 2025
UNESCO invites applications for its 2025 internship program. You must be at least 20 years old to apply for this opportunity.
Date Posted: 19 May, 2025
Nominations are open for the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2025. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and nominate an individual for it.
Date Posted: 19 May, 2025
Are you passionate about education and eager to make a difference? The SDG4 Youth & Student Network, managed by UNESCO, is looking for the next cohort of young education leaders for 2026-2027. Apply now and be part of a global community driving change in education!
Date Posted: 06 May, 2025
Applications are open for the UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships in Engineering 2025. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 29 Apr, 2025
Applications are open for the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Young Scientists Awards 2025. These awards, established in 1989, aim to support young researchers, especially those from developing countries, conducting interdisciplinary projects that align with UNESCO's objectives, particularly within biosphere reserves.
Date Posted: 26 Apr, 2025
The Polish National Commission for UNESCO and the UNESCO Chair for Science, Technology, and Engineering at the AGH University of Krakow (Poland) are inviting applications for the UNESCO/Poland Co-Sponsored Fellowships in Engineering. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 14 Apr, 2025
Applications are open for the UNESCO World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2025. As an integral part of the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, in the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, and with the support of the Republic of Bulgaria, the World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2025 will take place from 1 to 8 July 2025 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, under the theme of World Heritage in an interconnected world: Leveraging digital technologies and innovative approaches.
Date Posted: 04 Apr, 2025
Applications for the UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists 2025 are now open. The UNESCO-AI Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in STEM aims to boost research, education, and global cooperation to tackle challenges aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Date Posted: 02 Apr, 2025