Application Critical Legal Training Program
We are reviewing applications to the Critical Legal Training three times a year.
To learn more about the program, including earliest possible start dates, read through the CLT website. For detailed information about application requirements, requested documents and process, please consult the FAQ document.
Scholarships are an important tool of the CLT to reduce barriers due to financial and immigration restrictions. We regularly post calls for applications here.
Scholarship for a trainee Business and Human Rights team (including Climate Justice)
The call for applications to participate in the Critical Legal Training program with an ECCHR scholarship is now open.
Apply between October 15 and November 1.
You can find more information in the scholarship call: Scholarship for the Critical Legal Training with the Business and Human Rights team.
Please apply using the relevant application form (below).
! Please note that this scholarship call is open only to applicants in the field of Business and Human Rights. Scholarships for the other program areas will be announced at the next application deadlines and published here.
The regular application forms remain open in parallel.
You may apply exclusively via our online form for your relevant program area. We accept applications only in this format during three application periods each year.
The application forms close on November 1, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (Berlin, CEST)
INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL INTERVENTION
BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS (incl. Climate Justice)
INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND ACCOUNTABILITY
With ECCHR Scholarship: BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS (incl. Climate Justice)
We also ask all applicants to complete the questionnaire on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI):
DEI-QUESTIONNAIRE
This information helps us identify and support applicants who may face systemic barriers or come from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the field of international human rights work. All information provided will be used exclusively to ensure equitable access and to prepare for and ensure successful participation in the Critical Legal Training.
It will be stored separately from the application form and viewed only by the Critical Legal Training coordinators.
Completing the questionnaire is voluntary.
Students who wish to claim a traineeship allowance from the ECCHR and do not have access to other sources of funding will be asked to complete an additional questionnaire after a successful application, based on which a needs-based internship stipend between €0 and €1,050 will be calculated.
Our online forms meet high security standards. Further information on the storage and processing of your application data and documents can be found in the data protection overview.
If you have questions about the application, problems with the online forms, or special requirements regarding the application process, please contact application@ecchr.eu.
