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UNIDIR WOMEN IN AI FELLOWSHIP: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

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Application Deadline: Tuesday, 24 February  (midnight, CET)

LOCATION: Switzerland

UNIDIR is pleased to announce a call for applications for its 2026 Women in AI Fellowship. To redress gender inequalities and promote inclusive and effective policymaking, UNIDIR is convening the 2026 edition of the Women in AI Fellowship. This is designed as a capacity-building intervention that endows women diplomats with up-to-the-minute knowledge of the policy, legal, and technical aspects of AI.

ELIGIBILITY:

The fellowship is open to women diplomats and government representatives who:

Are junior to mid-career level

Are representatives of UN Member States

Have a strong command of both written and spoken English

Have an interest in security, technology and/or gender

Applications will be carefully screened by UNIDIR on the basis of the criteria specified above, and applicants will be informed of the result of their application regardless of their selection status.

Application requirements:

UN Member States and Delegations of international or regional organizations are invited to nominate women diplomats and government representatives for the fellowship through their respective diplomatic representation. While multiple nominations from Member States and Delegations are possible, UNIDIR will select only one fellow per entity to ensure regional diversity.

Please submit the following supporting documents by email to sectec-unidir@un.org with the subject line “2026 UNIDIR Women in AI Fellowship Application”:

Copy of passport;

Curriculum vitae of no more than two pages;

Two recommendation letters, one of which should be from the applicant’s national government or diplomatic representation to the UN;

A one-page letter of interest detailing the applicant’s experience and interest in the areas covered by the fellowship, as well as an outline of how they envisage using knowledge gained during the programme.

Please ensure that the applicant’s email address is included in the CC field of the email to UNIDIR.

BENEFIT:

The fellowship is delivered free of charge. Financial support for travel to and accommodation in Geneva for the week-long training programme will be available for a select number of participants. Fellows from developing countries will be prioritized for this support.

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STIAS ISO LOMSO FELLOWSHIP 2026

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Application Deadline: 15 February 2026

LOCATION: South Africa

Iso Lomso means ‘the eye of tomorrow’ in isiXhosa: seeing towards the future, laying the foundations for tomorrow. The programme is aimed at African scholars who have obtained a doctoral degree within the preceding seven years and who hold an academic position at a university or research institution anywhere in Africa. Candidates should have established a research programme and have completed a post-doctoral fellowship or equivalent post-PhD programme. All disciplines are considered.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for the 2026 call, applicants must:

Be a national of any African country;

Be born after the 1st of January 1984;

Have an affiliation at a research or higher education institution in an African country, and continue to do so for the foreseeable future;

Have obtained a doctoral degree from any recognised higher education institution (worldwide) after the 1st of January 2018;

Have completed a post-doctoral fellowship or equivalent post-PhD research programme;

Be in a position to commence a first period of residency at STIAS during 2027.

All disciplines will be considered.  Applicants from non-Anglophone African countries may conduct their research in the language of preference; however, the application documents must be completed in English. Applications will be evaluated and selected on the basis of the following criteria:

Level: the applicant’s academic excellence and the originality and scholarly strength of the proposed research project;

Innovation: the project’s promise of new insights and the potential to produce new knowledge;

Interdisciplinarity: whether the project methodology allows for drawing from different disciplines and its potential to facilitate an interdisciplinary discourse;

Relevance: the project’s relevance for scholarship and knowledge production in Africa;

Feasibility: whether the research design and the research plan are convincing and realistic.

During final selection, additional consideration will be given to: gender representation, diversity of nationalities, diversity of disciplines, participation in previous or current research projects, and previous international experience.

BENEFIT:

STIAS fellow support, which includes:

An economy return flight;

Comfortable accommodation within walking distance from the institute;

Individual offices equipped with a PC, telephone and printer;

A monthly stipend for daily living costs;

Access to the Stellenbosch University library (including electronic resources) and a high-speed internet connection;

Participation in the regular STIAS fellows programme, including daily lunch, weekly fellows’ seminars, STIAS public lectures and social events;

A child care subsidy for fellows accompanied by young children while in residence.

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