Are you working academically or virtually in local weather safety or local weather-related useful resource conservation in your nation of origin – a non-European creating or transition nation? Then apply for an International Climate Protection Fellowship 2026 from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The Humboldt Foundation goals to realize steadiness between genders and a excessive degree of range amongst its fellows in all areas. They, subsequently, expressly invite feminine potential leaders and members of underrepresented teams to apply.
If you’re a potential chief you’ll do a one-12 months analysis venture in Germany as part of your fellowship; in case you are a postdoc, lengthy-time period tutorial analysis (12-24 months). It ought to deal with combating local weather change, adaptation methods, preserving ecosystems and biodiversity, or on the sustainable use of the seas and oceans. Sustainability subjects referring to pure assets, useful resource-environment friendly consumption or city growth are additionally welcome.
They award as much as 15 International Climate Protection Fellowships to potential leaders working virtually and as much as 5 to postdocs annually. The fellowships are funded by 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.
Eligibility
They invite you to apply for an International Climate Protection Fellowship if you happen to:
- Engage with local weather change points;
- Are a citizen of a non-European creating or transition nation (see list of countries, PDF) and have been predominantly dwelling and dealing there;
- Have preliminary expertise in a management function and corresponding management abilities;
- Have superb information of English and/or German.
In addition, you meet the next standards as a potential chief or postdoc:
Prospective leaders working virtually
- Did you full your first tutorial diploma (Bachelor’s or comparable diploma) over the past twelve years (lower-off date is the application deadline on 10 February 2026)?
- Do you might have related sensible skilled expertise within the fields of local weather safety or local weather-related useful resource conservation following the primary college diploma (at the least 24 months by the application deadline) – or alternatively a Master’s diploma in any discipline (or comparable diploma) plus at the least twelve months of related sensible skilled expertise associated to local weather points after the primary college diploma? If so, apply for an International Climate Protection Fellowship.
Postdocs
- Did you full your first tutorial diploma (Bachelor or comparable diploma) over the past twelve years (lower-off date is the application deadline on 10 February 2026)?
- Do you moreover maintain a doctorate that’s clearly associated to the fields of local weather safety or local weather-related useful resource conservation and was awarded not more than 4 years previous to the application deadline (10 February 2026), or will you be finishing your doctorate by 31 August of the choice 12 months?
- Have you revealed in tutorial journals and publishing homes which are reviewed in line with worldwide requirements? If so, apply for an International Climate Protection Fellowship for postdocs.
Benefits
The fellowship facilitates the mutual trade of information, strategies and methods with hosts in Germany; this additionally extends to questions of sensible applicability in your nation of origin. They give you:
- as a potential chief working virtually a month-to-month fellowship quantity of €2,500, €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 €3,000 plus ancillary advantages
- particular person help throughout your keep in Germany
- extra monetary help for instance for accompanying companions and youngsters, for journey bills, for full non-public medical insurance or for a German language course
- a 3-week introductory occasion the place you may join with different local weather safety fellows, go to companies and analysis establishments, and attend cultural occasions in Germany
- in depth alumni sponsorship, specifically to help lengthy-time period connections together with your cooperation companions in Germany over the length of your complete skilled profession
Hosts obtain a month-to-month allowance for analysis prices of €800 for tasks within the pure and engineering sciences or €500 for tasks within the humanities and social sciences.
Application
The following application paperwork are to be included:
- application type with private info, letter of motivation and analysis venture together with communication technique
- two letters of advice (no more than twelve months outdated) from people who can present info in your skilled, private and/or tutorial background. The application type comprises hyperlinks the place your references can add their statements. Please ahead these hyperlinks to the chosen people promptly. You can not submit your application till the letters of suggestions have been uploaded.
- in depth assertion together with mentoring settlement out of your host in Germany. As quickly as you might have submitted your application, your host will obtain an e mail containing a hyperlink to your application type and the hooked up paperwork with a request to supply a bunch’s assertion and submit a mentoring settlement. Please notice that your application won’t be forwarded to the Humboldt Foundation till your host has submitted the host’s assertion and mentoring settlement.
Application Deadline: February 10, 2026
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