Italy–AOSIS Fellowship | Fully Funded

Designed to meet the specific needs of SIDS, the ItalyAOSIS Fellowship Programme is a unique opportunity for early-career professionals from members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) to get hands-on training and experience on issues of law, policy, and science, and to build enduring capacity in AOSIS member governments to 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.

FELLOWSHIP TERMS AND BENEFITS

Fellows agree to:

• Work full-time in the AOSIS Fellowship Programme under the direction of the AOSIS Fellowship Director and their Mission

• Report to the AOSIS Fellowship Director for instructions and assignments on AOSIS priorities

• Attend all Fellowship meetings and trainings in New York

• Attend and actively participate in international meetings, including covering priority areas for AOSIS as assigned by the AOSIS Fellowship Directors.

  
  

Fellows will receive:

• A roundtrip economy airfare ticket to New York City

• A fixed settling-in allowance of $5,000

• A laptop computer for use while an AOSIS Fellow

• A monthly stipend of $4,000 USD per month (housing costs are to be covered by the stipend)

• Comprehensive health insurance

• A travel budget to cover the costs of attending major international meetings

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

The candidate must:

• 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.

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