The Italy-AOSIS Fellowship Programme is specifically designed for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), offering early-career professionals from AOSIS member states practical experience in legal, policy, and scientific fields.
This one-year programme seeks to build lasting institutional capacity, empowering governments to actively engage in international processes.
What fellows can expect
- Training on relevant issues of law, policy, and science to build fundamental knowledge and understanding of climate change, environmental protection, sustainable development, and ocean issues;
- Media training to learn the skills necessary to communicate information to a broader international audience;
- Real-world negotiation experience at the United Nations to bring back to governments in their countries of origin
- Opportunities to participate in important international conferences
Candidate requirements
- Be a national of an AOSIS country
- Be 25 to 32 years old at the beginning of the Fellowship Programme
- Hold a degree in a relevant field (international relations, international law, environment, climate change, sustainable development, fisheries, ocean affairs, finance, etc.)
- Have 1 to 3 years of experience (maximum 5 years) working in a national government, or a regional or international organisation
- Commit to work in their national government following the completion of the Fellowship
- Demonstrate discretion and sound judgement in dealing with politically sensitive issues in a diplomatic environment
- Demonstrate excellent academic record and writing skills
- Be proficient in written and spoken English
Application
All applications must be submitted by the Permanent Mission to the United Nations of the applicant’s country of nationality. Individuals are advised to contact their Permanent Mission if they are interested in applying. Contact information for Permanent Missions can be found at bluebook.e-delegate.un.org
The application deadline is Friday, 20 November 2026 at 11:59 pm EST.
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