African Climate Collaborative PhD Fellowships in Climate and Development 2026 (Fully-funded) – YOA

Deadline: October 15, 2026

Applications are invited for the African Climate Collaborative PhD Fellowships in Climate and Development 2026. The African Climate Collaborative is happy to ask purposes for 12 PhD fellowships to help participation in a 4-12 months doctoral coaching programme in Climate and Development.

The programme includes one 12 months of structured coursework adopted by three years of thesis analysis, and is designed to construct a brand new technology of African students addressing the continent’s most urgent local weather and improvement challenges.

Programme Structure

• Year 1: Structured pre-doctoral coursework
• Years 2–4: Independent thesis analysis underneath supervision, together with doctoral expertise coaching
• 12 fellowships accessible, every linked to a selected analysis matter and supervisory workforce

Eligibility

• Open to residents of an African nation ONLY. African candidates who reside outdoors Africa are additionally welcome to apply.
• A accomplished Master’s diploma in a self-discipline related to local weather and improvement in Africa, and particularly in the self-discipline listed as eligible for the chosen analysis matter .
• Applicants should be underneath 35 years of age as of 1 February 2027.
• Each candidate could apply to solely one of many 19 listed analysis matters. (Multiple purposes from a scholar could outcome in disqualification)
• Successful candidates might want to apply and be accepted for admission to study for a PhD at UCT in order to qualify for the fellowship. They will provide help with the application to profitable fellowship candidates.
• They significantly encourage purposes from ladies and from candidates with lived expertise of displacement or incapacity.

Application

Complete purposes, comprising all paperwork listed beneath, should be submitted by 15 October 2026. Applicants ought to clearly point out the one analysis matter to which they’re making use of.

• Curriculum Vitae (CV): Maximum 5 pages, together with the names and contact particulars of three referees, considered one of whom will need to have supervised the candidate’s Masters dissertation.
• Writing Sample: A pattern of earlier tutorial or analysis writing, ideally out of your Masters dissertation.
• Academic Transcripts: Transcripts for Bachelor’s and Master’s levels. Successful candidates shall be requested to supply licensed copies previous to affirmation of the fellowship.
• Letter of Motivation: Explaining your curiosity in the subject and the programme, and how your coaching and expertise positions you for the subject.
• Copy of Identification: National ID or passport

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For extra data, go to African Climate Collaborative PhD Fellowships.