Clone of Application Form for Shelter City Netherlands 2025 (Eligibility)

You would like to submit an application in the following language. Select the option that applies to you. / Vous souhaitez soumettre une demande dans la langue suivante. Sélectionnez l'option qui vous concerne. / Desea presentar una solicitud en el idioma siguiente. Seleccione la opción que le corresponda.* This field is required.ENG: Participation in Shelter City Netherlands requires a conversational level of English. By conversational English, we mean that participants’ level of English allows them to actively participate in training, speak about their work, communicate with the host city, etc. This will be checked during an interview. FR: La participation à Shelter City Netherlands requiert un niveau d'anglais conversationnel. Par anglais conversationnel, nous entendons que le niveau d'anglais des participants leur permet de participer activement à la formation, de parler de leur travail, de communiquer avec la ville d'accueil, etc. Ce point sera vérifié lors d'un entretien. ESP: La participación en Shelter City Países Bajos requiere un nivel de inglés conversacional. Por inglés conversacional entendemos que el nivel de inglés de los participantes les permita participar activamente en la formación, hablar de su trabajo, comunicarse con la ciudad de acogida, etc. Esto se comprobará durante una entrevista.

English / Anglais / Inglés

French / Français / Francés

Spanish / Espagnol / Español

Please proceed with filling out the application form in English.

Applications filled out in another language will not be accepted.

Veuillez procéder avec la version française du formulaire de candidature qui est disponible ici.

NE CLIQUEZ PAS SUR "REVIEW AND SUBMIT".

Please proceed with the French version of the application form which is available here.

DO NOT CLICK "REVIEW AND SUBMIT".

Proceda con la versión en español del formulario de solicitud que está disponible aquí.

NO HAGA CLIC EN "REVIEW AND SUBMIT".

Please proceed with the Spanish version of the application form which is available here.

DO NOT CLICK "REVIEW AND SUBMIT".

IMPORTANT

Before you proceed, please ensure that you are in a safe location, using a secure device, and accessing this through a secure connection.

The questions in this application may require you to disclose personal information which could lead to or increase any risk of threat against you. Please exercise caution when filling out and submitting this application.

Resources

We recommend looking at the following resources on security:

Digital First Aid Kit: https://digitalfirstaid.org/
Security-in-a-Box: https://securityinabox.org/en/

Encrypted form

We took great care in ensuring that your submission to Shelter City is secure. It is uploaded over a secure channel (SSL) which encrypts your data during its transfer. If you, however, believe that you need an extra layer of security (encryption of data while stored), we encourage you to complete an encrypted form (available here).

Note: If you submit a non-encrypted form, you will automatically receive a copy of your application. However, if you submit an encrypted form, although we will be notified of your submission, you will not receive a copy of your application.

Deadline & contact information

Application forms must be submitted by 2 August 2026 at 23:59 CEST (Central European Summer Time).

If you have any questions about this application form or Shelter City Netherlands, please contact the Shelter City Team at info@sheltercity.org or sheltercity.netherlands@protonmail.com.

About the personal data you provide in this form

Personal data submitted via this form are handled by Justice & Peace Netherlands, Riviervismarkt 4, 2513 AM, The Hague, the Netherlands. You can reach Justice & Peace by phone: +31 70 763 1499 or via email: info@justiceandpeace.nl. Our website can be consulted at the following address: www.justiceandpeace.nl.

The online application form is operated by JotForm.com, a US-based company. The form is end-to-end encrypted, meaning that any data submitted through it is encrypted in transit from one end to the other. JotForm.com may, however, still have access to some submission information such as the date of submission, the physical address and the technical description of the device from where the submission was made. This information may be stored in JotForm’s servers and is subject to JotForm’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

How your data is used & stored

Personal data you provide Justice & Peace is used exclusively for the purpose of selecting Shelter City guests and properly implementing Shelter City. Personal data are processed in accordance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. Personal data are shared with the same purpose and only with authorized Justice & Peace personnel and with the Shelter City Selection Committee.

You have rights over the personal data you submit to Justice & Peace: at any time, you can request access to and rectification or erasure of your personal data. You can request the restriction or object to the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to withdraw consent at any time. Finally, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Dutch data protection supervisory authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, which can be contacted here.

Justice & Peace does not generally keep the personal data of applicants when:

the personal data is no longer necessary in relation to the legitimate purpose of the proper and fair implementation of the Shelter City programme,
applicants withdraw consent and there is no other legal ground for the processing,
applicants object to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing,
Justice & Peace realizes that the personal data have been unlawfully processed, or
when the personal data must be erased for compliance with a legal obligation in the Netherlands.

By submitting this application, you consent to the processing of your personal data by Justice & Peace in accordance with the provisions explained above.

Temporary relocation in the Netherlands

Shelter City Netherlands is an initiative for short and temporary relocation for 3 months financed by Justice & Peace Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, host organizations and municipalities.

Selection process & Shelter Cities

An independent Selection Committee will select the final candidates for Shelter City in the Netherlands and determine which Dutch city they will go to, namely Amsterdam, Deventer, The Hague, Groningen, Eindhoven, Haarlem, Maastricht, Middelburg, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Utrecht, Zwolle, or Amstelveen.

Note: Additional factors will be taken into consideration in the final round of selection, such as the added value of a stay in the Netherlands as well as gender, geographic, and thematic balance. Please note that only under exceptional circumstances are we able to accept human rights defenders currently residing in a third country.

Programme in the Netherlands

A monthly stipend, accommodation, health insurance, visa and return flight tickets to the Netherlands are provided to human rights defenders selected for the initiative.

During their stay in the Netherlands, each human rights defender is independent and responsible for their own programme. In establishing this, human rights defenders will be supported by Justice & Peace and the hosting organization in the city. Justice & Peace will also provide mandatory capacity building on topics such as security and advocacy for approximately 6 days. Participants receive personal accompaniment* throughout their stay in the Netherlands.

Human rights defenders should possess a conversational level of English.**

*Accompaniment refers to the support that is provided throughout your stay by the host city.

**By conversational English we mean that participants’ level of English allows them to actively participate in training, speak about their work, communicate with the host city, etc.

Note: If you do not meet these conditions, but would still like to apply for relocation, please contact us at info@sheltercity.org or sheltercity.netherlands@protonmail.com. We can try to put you in contact with other organizations that have relocation programmes with different parameters.

SAVE YOUR PROGRESS!

If you have difficulty completing your form, please get in touch with us.

Make sure to save your progress as you fill in the form by clicking on the button at the bottom of your screen, as shown in the following pictures below (please scroll down).

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1.1 Are you a human rights defender?* This field is required.The term 'human rights defender' is intended to refer to the broad range of activists, journalists and independent media professionals, scholars, writers, artists, lawyers, civil and political rights defenders, civil society members, and others working to advance human rights and democracy around the world.

YESNO

1.2 Do you use or have considered using a violent approach in your human rights work?* This field is required.

YESNO

1.3 Are you threatened or concerned about your safety as a result of your human rights work?* This field is required.

YESNO

1.4 You are looking for the following relocation option. Select the option that applies to you.* This field is required.

I am looking for temporary relocation for a maximum period of 3 months.

I am looking for a longer-term solution to be away from my country.

1.5 Are you willing and able to return to your country of origin after 3 months?* This field is required.

YESNO

1.6 Are you willing to begin your stay in the Netherlands in March 2027?* This field is required.

YESNO

1.7 As part of the selection procedure, we will enquire with the Dutch Embassy in your country about your situation and human rights work. Do you consent to this?* This field is required.This will be a confidential enquiry. You will not be required to travel to and/or meet with officials of the Dutch Embassy in your country.

YESNO

Full name:* This field is required.

First Name

Last Name

E-mail:* This field is required.

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Date of birth:* This field is required.Please write in the format dd/mm/yyyy.

Gender:* This field is required.

Country of citizenship:* This field is required.

Clone of Application Form for Shelter City Netherlands 2025 (Eligibility)