UNEP-Georgetown Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellows Program 2025

UNEP-Georgetown Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellows Program. In 2016, UNEP and the Georgetown University Law Center partnered to develop a joint Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellows Program, to train public sector lawyers from developing countries working on matters related to environmental law, natural resources law, or associated fields of law, to ultimately promote the environmental rule of law. 

Successful Fellows will receive an Environmental and Energy Law LL.M. Degree from the Law Center. Georgetown Law offers over 60 courses in environmental and energy law and closely related disciplines ranging from core courses in environmental law, energy law and natural resources law, to specialized seminars in environmental justice, water law, wildlife law, food and drug law, energy trading, and the intersection of business, sustainability and human rights, taught by world-class faculty and practitioners.

• Table of Content
• About United Nations
• UNEP-Georgetown Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellows Program
• Aim and Benefits of UNEP-Georgetown Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellows Program
• Requirements for UNEP-Georgetown Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellows Program Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About United Nations

The English language component of the Indigenous Fellowship Programme (IFP) was established in 1997. It takes place at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva, Switzerland and lasts for 4 weeks, usually coinciding with the annual meeting of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP). The objective of this training programme is to enhance the knowledge of indigenous peoples on existing international human rights instruments and mechanisms, so they can use them to more effectively advocate for the rights of their communities ...... continue reading

UNEP-Georgetown Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellows Program

Aim and Benefits of UNEP-Georgetown Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellows Program

 The Fellowship will cover the full cost of tuition, necessary travel, and the living stipend for the three-month period in UNEP’s Headquarters or regional offices. 

Requirements for UNEP-Georgetown Global Environment and Sustainability Law Fellows Program Qualification

To be eligible for this fellowship a candidate must:  

• Be engaged in practicing environmental law, energy law, natural resources law, or a related legal field.  
• Reside in a developing country;  
• Possess the requisite degree to practice law in his or her home country;  
• Be currently employed by a national or local government entity; and  
• Be engaged in practicing environmental law, energy law, natural resources law, or a related legal field.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• National Focal Points (NFP) to the Montevideo Environmental Law Programme are invited to nominate candidates by email to?[email protected]. Nominations should be accompanied by a curriculum vitae of the nominee, of no more than two pages. Each NFP may nominate up to two candidates. Nominees will be reviewed and shortlisted, and shortlisted candidates will be provided with a waiver of application fees by Georgetown. 
• Any other interested candidates can also apply directly to Georgetown and indicate their interest in the Fellowship on their LL.M. application. Candidates who apply directly are not eligible for application fee waivers. Visit Georgetown Law Admissions for application forms and other information on requirements, deadlines and processes. With their application to Georgetown Law, all candidates must submit a supplemental essay of 500 words or less on an issue of environmental law or policy of particular interest. 

For more details, visit UNEP website.