UNESCO IHE Delft Young Water Diplomats Programme 2025 for Early Career Diplomats (Scholarships Available)

September 10, 2024September 10, 2024 press_admin 0 Comments

Applications are now open for the 2025 UNESCO IHE Delft Young Water Diplomats Programme. The Young Water Diplomats programme is designed to enhance an interdisciplinary understanding of transboundary water challenges and advance tools for water cooperation and diplomacy, as well as to strengthen professional networking among the next generation of leading water and environmental diplomats.

Requirements:

Early career diplomats engaged and/or interested in international water and environmental politics with a background in foreign affairs, international law or international relations.
Applicants should have Bachelor level diploma as a minimum prerequisite.
Working experience or knowledge in the field of international relations, foreign affairs, diplomacy, conflict resolution, and cooperation – preferably in environment or water-related issues are necessary preconditions.
The programme will benefit participants with a degree in social sciences, law or humanities.

Eligibility Criteria:

have at least bachelor degree in the social sciences, preferably in international relations, international law or related subjects
be at an early stage of their career, priority is given to applicants who are below the age of 40
have working experience in the field of international relations, foreign affairs, diplomacy, conflict resolution, and cooperation – preferably in environment or water-related issues
have strong command of English (ability to read and understand academic literature, and articulate thoughts clearly)

Programme Details

The Young Water Diplomats Programme will be conducted from January to July 2025 (six months). During this period, participants will be engaged in online and in-person learning activities consisting of lectures, reading assignments, group work, and discussions with experts.

Thematic lectures delivered by leading academics will be coupled with interventions from practitioners. Interactive meetings with diplomats who have experience in the fields of water and environmental peace-building will create additional space for sharing experiences and getting first- hand knowledge.

The programme consists of bi-monthly webinars that will take place online throughout the duration of the programme. In addition, it includes two face-to-face workshops: in New Delhi (India) and Delft (The Netherlands).

Funding and Scholarships

There are a limited number of scholarships available for applicants from low- and middle-income countries by the IHE Delft Water and Development Partnership Programme (DUPC3) under its Cross-regional learning for transformative water diplomacy (CroWD) project.

The scholarship can cover tuition fees, roundtrip air tickets to New Delhi and back from closest international airport in March 2025, roundtrip air tickets to Amsterdam and back in June 2025, accommodation, visa application fee, local transportation, and DSA for both trips for selected participants. IHE does not cover insurance fees for the period of travel and stays in New Delhi and Delft.