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BOW SEAT TRUE BLUE FELLOWSHIP

Application Deadline: September 1st at 11:59 PM EDT

LOCATION: USA

The True Blue Fellowship (formerly the Fellowship Grant Program) aims to connect and empower youth around the world to leverage the creative arts to enact change in local communities to safeguard the ocean, waterways, and the climate. If you want to make a difference in your community, you are invited to participate in the True Blue Fellowship! The Fellowship is an initiative originally created and led by the Future Blue Youth Council (FBYC), a diverse group of Bow Seat alumni working together to empower their peers to advocate for a healthy, sustainable, and equitable future. 

ELIGIBILITY:

Youth ages 13-24 (at the start of the Fellowship period in January)

Young people worldwide (applications must be in English)

Individuals or classes, groups, clubs, or organizations

New or emerging projects that are less than two years old (clubs or organizations that are more than two years old may apply so long as the proposed project is less than two years old)

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Projects may be of any duration, as long as they meet the Fellowship goals:

Utilize the creative arts as the primary method for awareness and/or action.

Co-create with and engage others in your local community

Have a tangible impact on your local community and environment

BENEFIT:

The True Blue Fellowship provides mentorship, capacity building, and funding of up to $2,500 for at least 10 youth-led projects that address ocean, waterways, and/or climate change issues in their local communities through a creative arts lens.

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EPFL CYD FELLOWSHIPS

Application Deadline: 20 August 2025 (17:00 CEST) 

LOCATION: Switzerland

To promote research and education in cyber-defence, the EPFL and the Cyber-Defence (CYD) Campus have jointly launched the “CYD Fellowships – A Talent Program for Cyber-Defence Research.”

The 12th call for applications is now open, with a rolling call for Master Thesis Fellowship applications and Proof of Concept Fellowship applications, and with a deadline of 20 August 2025 (17:00 CEST) for Doctoral and Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship applications.

ELIGIBILITY:

The CYD Fellowships is a talent program for cyber-defence research.  It offers Master Thesis, Doctoral, and Distinguished Postdoctoral fellowships to candidates with an outstanding academic and, if applicable, professional track record. This program is highly competitive, and the primary evaluation criterion is excellence, as measured by academic records and professional accomplishments. Candidates applying for a CYD fellowship are expected to have excellent grade transcripts.

Citizens of any nationality may apply for the CYD Master Thesis Fellowships.

No age restrictions apply.

Applicants for CYD Master Thesis Fellowships must be enrolled in a Master program at

a higher education institution (university or school of applied sciences) in Switzerland and

have the endorsement of a professor/supervisor employed in this institution willing to

supervise them.

This program is highly competitive, and the primary evaluation criterion is excellence, as

measured by academic records and professional accomplishments. Candidates applying for

a CYD fellowship are expected to have excellent grade transcripts.

BENEFIT:

CYD Master Thesis Fellowships: Living allowance and research funds for 6 months. More details here

CYD Doctoral Fellowships: Salary, research, and conference funds for 4 years (with a possible one-year extension). More details here

CYD Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowships: Salary, research, and conference funds for up to 2 years. More details here

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