Alexander von Humboldt Foundation International Climate Protection Fellowship 2026 for young climate experts from developing countries (Funded stay in Germany)

Application Deadline: 10 February 2026

Applications are actually open for the 2026 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation International Climate Protection Fellowship. The fellowship award as much as 15 International Climate Protection Fellowships to potential leaders working virtually and as much as 5 to postdocs every year. The fellowships are funded by means of the International Climate Initiative. The Initiative (IKI) turned the accountability of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) in 2022. The IKI programme cooperates with its founding ministry, the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), in addition to the Federal Foreign Office.

Requirements

The fellowship invite you to apply for an International Climate Protection Fellowship if you happen to

• have interaction with climate change points
• are a citizen of a non-European developing or transition nation (see list of countries, PDF) and have been predominantly residing and dealing there
• have preliminary expertise in a management position and corresponding management expertise
• have excellent information of English and/or German

Benefits

• as a potential chief working virtually a month-to-month fellowship quantity of two,500€, 2,800€ or 3,000€ plus ancillary advantages – relying in your coaching and profession degree; as a postdoc, a month-to-month fellowship quantity of three,000€ plus ancillary advantages
• particular person assist throughout your stay in Germany
• further monetary assist for instance for accompanying companions and kids, for journey bills, for full personal medical health insurance or for a German language course
• a three-week introductory occasion the place you possibly can join with different climate safety fellows, go to companies and analysis establishments, and attend cultural occasions in Germany
• in depth alumni sponsorship, in explicit to assist long-term connections together with your cooperation companions in Germany over the period of your complete skilled profession

Hosts obtain a month-to-month allowance for analysis prices of 800€ for tasks in the pure and engineering sciences or 500€ for tasks in the humanities and social sciences.

How to apply

Before making use of, you must agree your analysis mission together with your independently chosen host.

The application is submitted on-line through the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s homepage. The following application paperwork are to be included:

• application kind with private data, letter of motivation and analysis mission together with communication technique
• two letters of advice (no more than twelve months outdated) from people who can present data in your skilled, private and/or educational background. The application kind incorporates hyperlinks the place your references can add their statements. Please ahead these hyperlinks to the chosen people promptly. You can’t submit your application till the letters of suggestions have been uploaded.
• in depth assertion together with mentoring settlement from your host in Germany. As quickly as you have got submitted your application, your host will obtain an e mail containing a hyperlink to your application kind and the hooked up paperwork with a request to supply a bunch’s assertion and submit a mentoring settlement. Please observe that your application is not going to be forwarded to the Humboldt Foundation till your host has submitted the host’s assertion and mentoring settlement.

If you have got any doubts or questions, please contact us by e-mail (info[at]avh.de) earlier than submitting your application. 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation International Climate Protection Fellowship