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.