Passage Vienna Diplomacy Week 2027
Hosted by Passage
A week in Vienna for 12 students interested in international relations: briefings, a visit to the UN's Vienna headquarters and a three-day negotiation simulation on nuclear safety.
Vienna is one of the four main seats of the United Nations and home to the International Atomic Energy Agency and the OSCE. For one week in March 2027, twelve students who want to work in diplomacy, international law or journalism spend their days in the city where much of that work happens.
The week opens with a guided visitor tour of the Vienna International Centre and an afternoon on how multilateral negotiations actually run: who speaks, who drafts, and why the text matters more than the speeches.
The core of the week is a three-day simulation. Each student represents a country in negotiations over a fictional nuclear safety agreement, with real briefing papers, a chair, deadlines and a final vote. A former diplomat and a Passage Journal editor run the simulation and give each student written feedback at the end.
Evenings are free for Vienna: standing places at the State Opera are some of the cheapest opera tickets in Europe, and the Ringstrasse is the best free history lesson in Europe.
Flights, accommodation, meals, transport, tickets and insurance are covered. Applications close on 17 January 2027. A short written task (500 words, set in the application statement below) is the main part of selection.
What the grant covers
- Return economy flights
- Schengen visa fees where needed
- Six nights in a hotel in central Vienna
- Breakfast and lunch daily, and a group dinner on the first and last night
- Vienna public transport pass
- Visitor tour and all simulation materials
- Travel and health insurance
Who can apply
- Aged 17 to 22 on 15 March 2027
- In the last two years of secondary school or the first two years of university
- Good written and spoken English
- In your statement: in 500 words, which international agreement would you rewrite, and how?
- A passport valid until at least September 2027
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