Application and Selection Procedures
Luiss School of Government and UNITAR will jointly select 15 (fifteen) participants who comply with the following requirements:
- Full-time member of the diplomatic staff currently posted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in their own country;
- Holder of at least an undergraduate degree by the time of the application;
- Under the age of 35 years old by December 31st, 2025;
- Knowledge of English with a minimum level of B2;
- Strong professional motivation for attending this Young Italian-African Diplomatic Fellowship Program.
Applications must be forwarded using this form by January 15th, 2025.
Candidates are required to attached to the application:
- Copy of Passport;
- Detailed Professional Resume;
- Full Academic Transcripts in English;
- Professional Motivation Letter;
- Letter of agreement by their Ministry of Foreign Affairs supporting the application and permission to attend this fellowship program;
- Certification of knowledge of English (at least B2) where applicable.
Final admission will be formulated by assessing for each candidate his/her academic degree, professional curriculum vitae (CV), professional motivation letter, level of knowledge of English and an interview, should this be required. Candidates positively evaluated from the combined evaluation of the previous requirements will be invited for the motivation interview to be held remotely on the Cisco WebEx platform.
The final ranking of applications will be drawn up by the Management Committee of the Fellowship Program by January 20th, 2025. Winners will be informed using the e-mail contact indicated in the application. A reserve list of candidates will also be prepared. Within five days from the date of this communication, winners must send the Luiss School of Government their formal acceptance and any other requested documents. Failing to do so, the Management Committee will move to the first candidate of the reserve list.