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Young Associates Programme
Two-year programme for recent undergraduates seeking first professional experience in multilateral policy work before postgraduate study.
Last reviewed: 18 July 2026
About the programme
Applicants must hold a recent bachelor's degree and cannot hold or be enrolled in a master's or PhD. They need fluency in one OECD official language and must commit to improving the other.
Eligibility at a glance
- Programme type
- Young professional programme
- Nationality rule
- Limited to nationals of member countries.
- Minimum degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Maximum age
- Not stated
- Required languages
- Not stated
- Usual application period
- November to December
- Intake pattern
- Annual intake
Applicants must be nationals of an OECD member country.
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Application periods
2026–28 selection round
Application period closed · 14 November 2025 to 14 December 2025
The official page gives a closing time of 23:59 CET on 14 December 2025.
Last verified: 18 July 2026