Scholarships & Fellowships
In order to peaceably and smoothly resolve international maritime conflicts, this program provides training for maritime legal professionals from developing countries. After completion of the program, participants return to their own countries to work as governmental advisors in maritime policy.
In order to facilitate contact and at the same time protect the privacy of the people on this list, we ask that those who wish to contact them use the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of this page to send us your name, email address and a brief message. We will make sure that the fellow receives your message. However, we leave any response up to the individual.
Finally, if you are a fellow and wish to request an update to your data, or if you no longer wish to have it published on our site, please do not hesitate to contact us through the program manager at the institution which runs your program.
 | Sunil Kumar Agarwal |
| Country of Citizenship | India |
| Major Field of Study | International Law, Int’l Environmental Law, Marine Environmental Law, Ocean and Maritime Law, Int’l Trade and Commercial Law, Trade and Environment, Climate Change. |
| Occupation | Academics, Research and Policy Analysis of Various Aspects of International Law. Associate Fellow, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India. Visiting Faculty at ISIL, BIMTECH, New Delhi, India. |
| Other | Professional Training in International Dispute-settlement at ITLOS (The Nippon Foundation-ITLOS Capacity-Building and Training Programme on Dispute Settlement under the UNCLOS, 2009-2010), Doctoral Scholar at The Hague Academy of International Law (2006), Alumni of IFLOS Summer Academy at the ITLOS (2009), The Xiamen Academy of International Law (2007), Rhodes Academy of Ocean Law & Policy (2005), The Hague Academy of International Law (2004, 2006). |
 | Gene W. Bai |
| Country of Citizenship | Fijian |
| Major Field of Study | UNCLOS and Fiji’s maritime/oceans law: Dispute challenges with neighbouring Island States |
| Occupation | From 2005 Senior Legal Officer, Attorney General Office |
 | Valerian Bodaveli |
| Country of Citizenship | Georgia |
| Major Field of Study | law degree with a major in international law from the Ivane Javakhisvili Tbilisi State University and a Master of Laws in International Maritime Law from the IMO International Maritime Law Institute(IMLI) |
| Occupation | Third Secretary, International Law Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.. |
 | Tidiani Couma |
| Country of Citizenship | Mauritania |
| Major Field of Study | International Law of the Sea |
| Occupation | Legal officer |
| Other | Ph.D. Candidate, Settlement of the Disputes under the Law of the Sea |
 | Osman Kamara |
| Country of Citizenship | Sierra Leone |
| Major Field of Study | Dispute Settlement under the United Nations Convention on the Law |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Other | Public International Law, International Humanitarian Law and Maritime Law |
 | Kimberley Lam |
| Country of Citizenship | Bahamas |
| Major Field of Study | International Conflict Analysis |
| Occupation | Foreign Service Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Other | Member of the Committee on Maritime Delimitation, The Bahamas |