Fully Funded UN Chemicals Youth Scholarship

Organization: United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Type: Scholarship

Location: Global

Deadline: September 11, 2026

Funding: Fully Funded

The Chemicals and Waste Youth Platform and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research are offering up to eight fully funded places on a five day study programme in Geneva, followed by a week inside the first International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals. Selected participants are in Geneva from 8 to 20 November, meeting the secretariats behind the Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm and Minamata Conventions, then sitting in on the negotiations themselves and delivering interventions alongside country delegates. Places are reserved for young people from low and middle income countries, least developed countries and small island developing states, and for representatives of Indigenous Peoples. **What you get:** - Economy class return flight tickets to Geneva, booked by the organising team - Hotel accommodation, arranged by the organising team - Full coverage of the study programme fee, which UNITAR lists at $2,400 for participants paying their own way - Meals, visa fees and transport costs reimbursed against receipts once approved by the organising team - A UNITAR Certificate of Completion - Access to the Global Framework on Chemicals First International Conference and to the three day Youth Forum on Chemicals and Waste - An official UNITAR letter of invitation to support a Swiss visa application **What you'll do:** - Attend expert lectures and technical workshops run by the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat, the Minamata Convention Secretariat, UNEP, WHO, the ILO, UNECE, the OECD and the World Bank Group - Visit Geneva institutions including the Palais des Nations, and tour a hazardous waste management facility - Take part in the Pollution Solutions Lab, a hackathon session where participants design practical project proposals on chemicals and waste challenges - Sit career sessions on UN internships and entry level recruitment, covering CVs, motivation letters, Personal History Forms and Inspira profiles - Engage in the Global Framework on Chemicals negotiations from 14 to 20 November, including spoken and written interventions and meetings with country and stakeholder delegations **Key dates:** - Applications close 11 September 2026 at 23:59 UTC - Successful applicants contacted by 19 September 2026 - Study programme runs 9 to 13 November 2026 in Geneva - Global Framework on Chemicals engagement runs 14 to 20 November 2026 - Participants must be present in Geneva from 8 to 20 November 2026 inclusive **More information:** - Programme content, the full list of contributing institutions and the session structure are on UNITAR's own programme page - UNITAR's press release on the inaugural July 2026 edition records 24 participants and 40 experts from 28 organisations, and thanks the Chemicals and Waste Youth Platform for organising three youth scholarships - Questions go to secretariat@chemwasteyouth.org, and programme questions to stephen.joyce@unitar.org

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)Scholarship

Fully Funded UN Chemicals Youth Scholarship

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Opportunity type

Scholarship

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

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About this opportunity

What you get:

Economy class return flight tickets to Geneva, booked by the organising team
Hotel accommodation, arranged by the organising team
Full coverage of the study programme fee, which UNITAR lists at $2,400 for participants paying their own way
Meals, visa fees and transport costs reimbursed against receipts once approved by the organising team
A UNITAR Certificate of Completion
Access to the Global Framework on Chemicals First International Conference and to the three day Youth Forum on Chemicals and Waste
An official UNITAR letter of invitation to support a Swiss visa application

What you'll do:

Attend expert lectures and technical workshops run by the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat, the Minamata Convention Secretariat, UNEP, WHO, the ILO, UNECE, the OECD and the World Bank Group
Visit Geneva institutions including the Palais des Nations, and tour a hazardous waste management facility
Take part in the Pollution Solutions Lab, a hackathon session where participants design practical project proposals on chemicals and waste challenges
Sit career sessions on UN internships and entry level recruitment, covering CVs, motivation letters, Personal History Forms and Inspira profiles
Engage in the Global Framework on Chemicals negotiations from 14 to 20 November, including spoken and written interventions and meetings with country and stakeholder delegations

Key dates:

Applications close 11 September 2026 at 23:59 UTC
Successful applicants contacted by 19 September 2026
Study programme runs 9 to 13 November 2026 in Geneva
Global Framework on Chemicals engagement runs 14 to 20 November 2026
Participants must be present in Geneva from 8 to 20 November 2026 inclusive

More information:

Programme content, the full list of contributing institutions and the session structure are on UNITAR's own programme page
UNITAR's press release on the inaugural July 2026 edition records 24 participants and 40 experts from 28 organisations, and thanks the Chemicals and Waste Youth Platform for organising three youth scholarships
Questions go to secretariat@chemwasteyouth.org, and programme questions to stephen.joyce@unitar.org

Who can apply

Aged between 18 and 35 at the time of application
From a Low and Middle Income Country, a Least Developed Country or a Small Island Developing State, or a representative of Indigenous Peoples. The organisers state these criteria apply without exceptions
Available to travel to and be present in Geneva from 8 to 20 November 2026 inclusive, and committed to the full duration of the programme
Completed application form submitted by 11 September 2026
Applicants who already applied for the July 2026 edition may ask for that application to be reconsidered rather than submitting a new one
Admission is not guaranteed by applying. Registration for the study programme and for the conference rests with UNITAR and the Global Framework on Chemicals Secretariat, and visas rest with the host and transit countries
Youth, students, recent graduates and early career professionals aged 18 to 35 with a genuine interest in chemicals and waste management, environmental health or a related field. Selection rewards sincere, detailed and personal written answers showing clear motivation, a link to current work and future career plans, and a commitment to share what is learned back home. The organisers state that copy pasted AI generated responses are not permitted, and that written answers may be submitted in any language.

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Good to know

+Flights, hotel and the programme fee are covered for selected scholars
+Free to apply, confirmed across all three pages of the form
+Runs under UNITAR, a United Nations training institute, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva

Worth checking yourself

!The scholarship is only open to people aged 18 to 35 from low and middle income countries, least developed countries or small island developing states, or to Indigenous Peoples
!Meals, visa fees and local transport are reimbursed against receipts, so you need to be able to pay them first
!"Up to 8" places is a ceiling. UNITAR's own July release records three actually awarded
!A separate paid track on the same programme costs $2,400 and closes 5 October. That is not this one, and it is easy to land on by mistake

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