The United Nation Fellowship is offered for applicants from developing countries. The fellow has to spend six week at the Peace Palace in the Hague in Netherlands . The fellowship is conducted in English.The International Law Fellowship Programme is for qualified persons, particularly mid-level government legal officers and young teachers of international law.Description
The International Law Fellowship Programme is designed to enable qualified persons, in particular, mid-level government legal officers and young teachers of international law from developing countries, and countries with emerging economies, to deepen their knowledge of international law. Candidates from the following Member States, which were granted fellowships in 2012, are not eligible to apply for a fellowship in 2013: Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Djibouti, Ecuador, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Paraguay, Republic of Moldova and Uruguay.
Benefits:
The fellowship covers the airfare, medical, stipend, accommodation, training material etc.
Eligibility
- To qualify for the fellowship, candidates should be between 24 and 40 years of age at the beginning of the Fellowship Programme.
- They should be law graduates with practical experience in the field of international law acquired by working for a public or private organization or a university. Candidates will have to certify that they are able to attend the entire Programme period.
- Candidates must be able to submit evidence of their ability to attend and participate in lectures and seminars conducted in English (e.g., diploma of courses conducted in English, language test certificate, extensive work experience in English).
- Preference will be given to candidates from countries whose nationals have not been awarded a fellowship in the immediately preceding years and to candidates from least developed countries.
Application Procedure
Please download and complete the application form at the link below.
Submission Deadline
31st January 2013
Website Link
http://www.un.org/law/ilfp/
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