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Applications are now open for the 2026/2027 ITLOS – Nippon Foundation Capacity Building and Training Programme. In cooperation with the Nippon Foundation, the Tribunal runs an annual capacity-building and training programme on dispute settlement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (‘UNCLOS’).
WORTH
- Participants’ costs, including travel, accommodation, medical insurance and a monthly subsistence allowance, are covered by the Nippon Foundation.
ELIGIBILITY
- Applicants must be between the ages of 25 and 40.
- Applicants must have a first university degree in law and demonstrate a capacity to undertake independent scientific research, study and training.
- Applicants must indicate the research topic which they intend to pursue during the programme. The research topic should address legal issues of relevance to the State and institutions of the participants regarding the implementation of UNCLOS, in particular Part XV thereof.
- The administration or institute nominating the applicant must indicate on the nomination form the tasks performed by the applicant and explain the extent to which the training programme will benefit the institution/State concerned.
- Applicants must have an excellent knowledge of one of the official languages of the Tribunal and a working knowledge of the other language. The lectures and activities of the Programme are mainly held in English.
DEADLINE: March 06, 2026
