Deadline:
May 15, 2026
Program Starts: July 13, 2026
Program Ends: July 17, 2026
Location(s)
Lithuania Online
Vilnius
Overview
Transparency International School on Integrity is an annual intensive anti-corruption and accountability training for future leaders. The School exposes its participants to the latest developments in the field of anti-corruption and accountability and offers real opportunities to try and implement their ideas in practice.
Since 2010, the Transparency International School on Integrity has hosted more than 2000 young leaders from more than 135 countries worldwide and has become one of the leading summer event on anti-corruption. Over the past 16 years more than one hundred outstanding experts have taught at the Transparency School in Vilnius. The School lecturers are anti-corruption and accountability leaders that come from public, private, NGO and academic sectors and offer the participants unique perspectives on how to address corruption and promote transparency.
The upcoming Transparency School will be held from 13 to 17 July 2026. The deadline for applications with a fee waiver is 15 May 2026 and 1 June 2026 for all applications.
Details
Following a rigorous selection process, students will attend interactive sessions and learn from leading anti-corruption and accountability professionals. Transparency School seeks to create a peer-to-peer learning and integrity-building environment that links theory with practice and helps young leaders to acquire skills to better convey the message of anti-corruption.
The lectures, seminars, and trainings provide the School participants with a unique blend of international and local knowledge, while also challenging students to approach the subject from a new perspective and offer novel, previously untested solutions.
Please take a look at last year’s programme of the School here to learn more about the schedule and tempo that will be similar to the Transparency School 2026.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
The Transparency School is open to senior students, graduates and young professionals. The average age of Transparency Schoolers in 2025 was approx. 30 years old.
We welcome individuals from public, private, non-governmental and academic sectors, from all academic backgrounds. Transparency School does not discriminate its applicants on the grounds of race, color, national origin, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, political beliefs, marital, familial or parental status, sexual orientation or any other basis. Please find more information on the background of last year’s Transparency Schoolers in here.
Dates
Deadline: May 15, 2026
Program starts:
July 13, 2026
Program ends:
July 17, 2026
Program Starts: July 13, 2026
Program Ends: July 17, 2026
Cost/funding for participants
- In-person participation
The Transparency School 2026 tuition fee is 1250 Euros. It covers 5-day programme costs, 6 nights of accommodation (12 – 18 July), 3 daily meals, internal transportation during the event, and organised social and networking activities.
- Distance learning option
Cannot join us in Vilnius this year? We have a distance learning option for you! You can join our online stream programme and immerse yourself in a dynamic, interactive learning experience by following plenary sessions and participating in breakouts with lecturers and fellow online participants. The tuition fee of the distance learning option is 350 Euros.
Financial support
Please note that in certain cases we can offer partial or full tuition fee waivers to prospective participants in need of financial support. If you would like to receive financial support, please indicate which scheme you would like to apply for in the application form.
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