You can now apply for the One Planet Fellowship 2019, African and European scientist leaders. This program is building the next generation of African and European scientists, equipped to use a gender lens to help Africa’s smallholder farmers adapt to a changing climate.
About One Planet Fellowship
These Fellowship funded at the inaugural One Planet Summit which took place in Paris in December 2017. Led by France’s President Macron, the One Planet Summit was convened to outline concrete steps by private and public sector actors working together to meet the objectives set by the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
At the 2017 Summit, 12 commitments consisting of 30 actions were made to intensify and accelerate global efforts to fight climate change. The One Planet Fellowship is Action no. 1 of Commitment no. Three which focuses on mobilizing researchers and young people to work for the climate. The Fellowship will work to build the capacity of high-potential researchers from Africa and Europe to develop relevant, gender-responsive interventions towards climate change adaptation.
Inspired by the AWARD Fellowship Model, the USD 15 million five-year initiative seeks to invest in 600 agricultural scientists through three rounds of open competition. Selected candidates will participate in an intensive, non-residential, career acceleration process aimed at fostering leadership skills, strengthening scientific research skills including integrating gender into their research, and catalyzing research partnerships and networks. Candidates who complete the three-year process will become One Planet Laureates.
Qualification
- This program is for African and European scientist leaders
- Aspirants who are the citizen of the following sub-Sahara African countries are eligible to apply:
==> Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia.
Application
Applicants from French-speaking countries should use this link, and those from English-speaking countries should use this link.
Check One Planet Fellowship 2019 Webpage for more information
Deadline: April 30, 2019
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