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United Nations Young Professionals Program 2026: Full Application Guide

Published: September 30, 2026;3 min read;By SW Admin

United Nations Young Professionals Program: Are you open to working for the UN?

The United Nations is now accepting applications for the 2026 Young Professionals Program.

The United Nations YPP offers you an attractive remuneration package with competitive pay and benefits as well as career and professional development opportunities.

In this post, the full details of the eligibility, benefits, timeline, and application procedure will be provided.

Host: United Nations
Host Country:  Switzerland 
Category: Internships || Trainings  
Benefits: • Competitive Salary • Training• Networking
Eligibility: Graduates from 190+ Countries
Deadline: Varies by Available Opportunity

The United Nations Young Professionals Programme (YPP) is a recruitment initiative for talented, highly qualified professionals to start a career as an international civil servant with the UN Secretariat.

The Young Professionals Program consists of an entrance examination process and professional development once those who are successful start their career with the UN.

The YPP examination is held once a year in different subject areas, depending on the needs of the UN. YPP is open to nationals of participating countries. The list of participating countries varies from year to year.

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  • The Young Professionals Program offers you an attractive remuneration package with competitive pay and benefits
  • The level of pay for staff in the Professional and higher categories that are recruited internationally is set by reference to the highest paying national civil service.

To be considered for the 2026 United Nations Young Professionals Program, applicants must satisfy the following criteria:

  • Be a national of a United Nations member country
  • You at least a first-level university degree relevant for the exam (at least a relevant Bachelor’s degree or a 3- year equivalent degree).
  • You will need at least a first-level university degree relevant for the exam (at least a relevant Bachelor’s degree or a 3- year equivalent degree).
  • Be fluent in either English or French.

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The step-by-step guide to apply for the United Nations Young Professionals Program is as follows;

  • Visit the official scholarship portal (Click the link below).
  • Carefully review basic application criteria on this page.
  • Explore the available job openings on  Inspira or the UN Careers Portal.
  • Create and submit your application
  • Applications are evaluated based on eligibility criteria
  • Candidates are then notified of their eligibility and convoked to the examination and interview stages.
  • Submit your application by the deadline.
Application Deadline: Varies by Available Opportunity