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1. Eligibility Criteria

 To be eligible as EUNA candidates, applicants must be:

• Nationals from the United States, Canada, or a country member of the Council of Europe (plus Belarus)
• Born between January 1^st1985 and December 31^st 1995
• Fluent in English
• Working directly in the fields of media and/or peacebuilding, with strong social media proficiency and strong knowledge of the UN and its global agenda.
• In possession of a passport valid at least 3 months beyond July 2020 (October 1^st 2020 and beyond)
• Must not have participated in any of UNAOC programmes before.

APPLY AS A EUNA CANDIDATE 

 To be eligible as MENA candidates, applicants must be:

• Nationals from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, State of Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, or Yemen.
• Born between January 1^st1985 and December 31^st 1995
• Fluent in English
• Working directly in the fields of media and/or peacebuilding, with strong social media proficiency and strong knowledge of the UN and its global agenda.
• In possession of a passport valid at least 6 months beyond September 2020 (March 1^st 2021 and beyond)
• Must not have participated in any of UNAOC programmes before.

APPLY AS A MENA CANDIDATE 

2. Evaluation and Selection 

Candidates meeting all the eligibility criteria will have their application reviewed by a jury composed of UNAOC staff, experts working in the fields of media, social media, peacebuilding and conflict prevention, with a strong knowledge of the UN system.

The jury will be looking for candidates with strong interest in learning more about other cultures and societies. To be selected, participants should also express their motivation in developing cross-cultural collaboration with peers and partners from different countries.

The jury will also be assessing professional accomplishment in the fields of media and peacebuilding and will look for applicants with a potential in shaping opinion and taking strong initiatives within their community.

The jury will also make sure that the final selection is:

• Gender balanced
• Region balanced between participants from North America, Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
• Limited to two participants per country
• Professionally balanced with no more than a third of participants working in the same sector or industry.

To preserve the above-mentioned balance and to ensure the quality and diversity of participants, the selection jury will select the next highest scoring candidate to replace the lowest scoring redundant candidate.

Shortlisted candidates may be contacted for a short Skype or phone interview.

3. Instructions

Please submit your complete application no later than Sunday, 8 March 2020 , at 11:59 PM EST

• Only fill in the following application if you meet all the eligibility criteria mentioned above
• The application is to be completed in English only
• The application is to be completed truthfully and in its entirety
• Make sure to attach all the documents required
• Resume must be in English
• Do not attach anything else but the documents required

Only complete applications meeting the eligibility criteria and submitted before the deadline will be considered.

Disclaimer: UNAOC reserves the right to not select any applicants, or to cancel the Fellowship Programme for any reason. UNAOC accepts no liability for cancelling the Fellowship Programme or for anyone’s failure to receive actual notification of cancellation.

Please note that ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We will disregard any emails requesting a follow-up.