Fully Funded UN OHCHR Minorities Fellowship Program 2024 for Master

Fully Funded UN OHCHR Minorities Fellowship Program 2024 for Master
  •  Master
  •  08-Dec-2023
  •   Worldwide
  • $$  Varies

The Minorities Fellowship Programme (MFP), established in 2005, is OHCHR’s most comprehensive training program for human rights and minority rights defenders from national or ethnic, religious, and linguistic minorities.

Fellows should have a comprehensive understanding of the United Nations system, international human rights treaties and mechanisms in general, and those related to minorities in particular, by the end of the MFP. Fellows should also be capable of providing additional training to their communities/organizations.

The Programme further serves as an opportunity for human rights activists working towards the protection and promotion of minority rights to expand their partners’ base. They do this by building a strategic dialogue with fellow activists from across the globe, the United Nations, and relevant Geneva-based NGOs, amongst other partners.

The Programme is offered in three linguistic components: English, Russian, and Arabic.

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Eligibility Criteria

  1. The candidate must belong to a national, ethnic, linguistic or religious minority group (persons who do not belong to a minority group will not be taken into consideration, even if they have close links with minority communities and/or organizations).

    Note: If your community identifies as indigenous, please do not apply to this programme but to our Indigenous Fellowship Programme. Please note that the Indigenous Fellowship is a separate programme and has different application forms and deadlines.

  2. Formal education should not be a limitation to participation in the Minorities Fellowship Programme, if relevant experience can be demonstrated.
  3. Candidates should have ability, willingness and possibility to train other persons belonging to minorities upon return to their respective communities/organizations, and should agree to do so.
  4. Candidates must have good working knowledge of the language in which the programme is imparted.
  5. The candidate should be proposed—and his/her candidacy supported—by his/her organization and/or community. It is desirable that the sponsoring organization
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Offered Benefits

The MFP takes place in Geneva, Switzerland. Fellows are entitled to:

  • A return ticket (economy class) from the country of residence to Geneva;
  • Basic health insurance for the duration of the Programme; and
  • A stipend to cover modest accommodation and other living expenses for the duration of the Program

Application Process

Fellowship application forms are available in  English |  Russian |  Arabic.

Both parts I and II of the application form must be filled in and signed. In addition, application forms need to be accompanied by an official recommendation letter from the nominating organization or community. Fellowship applications will only be taken into consideration if they are fully completed.

Interested candidates should submit their application indicating “Application to the 2024 Minorities Fellowship Programme” as subject either by e-mail* to   or by post to:

Mr. Morse Caoagas Flores
Coordinator, Indigenous & Minorities Fellowship Programmes
Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
48, Avenue Giuseppe-Motta, Office 2-05
CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

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