UN-Nippon Fellowship Programme in Ocean Affairs

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UN-Nippon Fellowship Programme in Ocean Affairs: The UN-Nippon Fellowship Programme is funded by The Nippon Foundation of Japan and implemented by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DAOLOS), with the assistance of the Training and Fellowships Section of the United Nations Division for Economic and Social Affairs.

The main objective of the fellowship is to provide opportunities for advanced education and training in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea, and related disciplines including marine science, to Government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing coastal States, so that they may obtain the necessary knowledge to assist their countries to formulate comprehensive ocean policy and to implement the legal regime set out in UNCLOS and related instruments.

Field of studies:

Ocean affairs and the law of the sea, and related disciplines including marine science.

Number of Awards:

Each year, the UN-Nippon Selection Committee will review applications and award Fellowships to 10 successful candidates.

Target group:

Government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing coastal countries.

Scholarship value/inclusions: