UNFCCC – UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship Programme 2026 – YOA

Deadline: October 31, 2025

Applications are open for the UNFCCC – UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship Programme 2026. The UNFCCC – UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship Programme affords younger folks from growing international locations a singular OPPORTUNITY to start out their profession on the interface between worldwide local weather coverage growth and analysis. Academically excellent younger graduates from growing international locations who’re within the early phases of their profession are inspired to apply. Priority can be given to ladies, amongst whom these from Least Developed Countries can be given the very best precedence.

Fellowships will final for one 12 months, with the opportunity of an extension of 1 additional 12 months, topic to passable efficiency. Fellows can be chosen based mostly on their abilities and backgrounds vis-à-vis the respective purviews and foci of UNU-EHS/VIE and UNFCCC. Upon completion of the UNFCCC – UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship Programme, the Early Career Climate Fellows will have the ability to work of their home international locations or internationally, deploying the precious expertise and insights they’ve gained in Bonn.

Eligibility

• Applicants should originate from a growing nation and be 32 years or youthful on the time of application. In the case of candidates holding twin nationality, in an effort to be eligible to apply, one nationality should correspond to a least developed nation, and the candidate should have lived within the least developed nation for no less than six (6) years.
• In addition, candidates have to be enrolled of their ultimate time period or have graduated from a sophisticated college diploma (grasp’s, doctorate, or equal), with high marks in fields related to the work of UNU-EHS/VIE and UNFCCC.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required. Proven engagement in associated extracurricular actions is an asset.
• No skilled expertise is required, however candidates with as much as, however not exceeding, two years of related skilled expertise might be thought-about (this consists of expertise acquired inside the framework of, amongst others, internships, pupil assistant positions, analysis assistant positions and comparable, be it full-time or part-time). All work expertise acquired up to now can be thought-about in reviewing a candidate’s eligibility for the programme.

Application

An entire application bundle consists of the next necessary paperwork:

• A canopy letter (most 1 web page in size) setting out how the {qualifications}, expertise and future profession objectives match the necessities of the programme and most well-liked working areas at UNU-EHS/VIE and UNFCCC;
• An up-to-date CV (most 2 pages in size);
• A accomplished and signed UNU Personal History Form (P11); and
• Copies of all tutorial transcripts/diploma certificates up to now saved in a single PDF file.

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For extra data, go to UNFCCC – UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship.