2026 Student Fellowship Evening

The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights is pleased to announce the 2026 Bonavero Institute Student Fellowships Programme .

Interested students are warmly invited to join us on Monday 26 January between 5pm – 7pm UK time at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights to learn more about the Bonavero Student Fellowships Programme. We will acquaint you with our partner organizations, the application processes, and the financial assistance available. Past fellows and interns will also share their experiences at the event, and there will be a drinks reception following the presentations where you can meet past fellows and find out more. 

The programme matches successful applications for fellowships in partner organisations and provides financial assistance to ensure that fellows are able to participate in the programme. The following are eligible to participate in the programme: members of the Oxford Law Faculty and graduate students at other departments of the University of Oxford with a previous law degree, as well as to students currently in the final year of the BA (Jurisprudence) programme or those who have graduated from Oxford Law Faculty (including the BA programme) within the last twelve months, seeking work experience in human rights and public law. These fellowships are an exciting opportunity for students who wish to explore human rights career options both within the UK and across the world. 

We are inviting applications for 2026 with a deadline on Friday 6 February noon (UK time). Please note, late applications will not be considered. 

This year, as a part of its Student Fellowship Programme, the Bonavero Institute will be offering internships at the AIRE Centre (UK), Amnesty International (remote) the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law (UK), the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR, Germany), International IDEA (The Netherlands), JUSTICE (UK), Public Law Project (UK), REDRESS (UK), Reprieve (UK), Turpin & Miller (UK) and Dejusticia (Colombia), SERI (South Africa), in addition to our Samuel Pisar Travelling Fellowship. We are also collaborating with Oxford Pro Bono Publico to offer an internship, with the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. You can find detailed information about the programme's application criteria, as well as about each internship opportunity, on the Bonavero Student Fellowships page: https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/centres-institutes/bonavero-institute-human-rights/bonavero-institute-student-fellowships/internship 

We look forward to welcoming you to what promises to be an interesting and informative evening.