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Call For Applications: WCRP 2024 Global South Fellowship: focus on Africa

Blessing Joseph by Blessing Joseph
July 22, 2024
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Call For Applications: WCRP 2024 Global South Fellowship: focus on Africa
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The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) announces a research fellowship with a focus on Africa. The fellowship is available through WCRP’s new Global South Fellowship program.

The objective of the Global South Fellowship program is to give early to mid-career researchers* from the Global South the benefit to develop their own WCRP related research activity, thereby boosting climate research activities in their own region. Fellowship topics can address a wide range of scientific questions outlined in the WCRP Science and Implementation Plan as formulated through priorities of WCRP activities (Core Projects and Lighthouse Activities).

For this 2024 call, WCRP is soliciting research proposals from early to mid-career candidates from the African continent. Such proposals must be supported by a host institution guaranteeing that a successful candidate will undertake the fellowship project full-time during the agreed period of the fellowship at the institution. Successful projects should address aspects of critical gaps in WCRP related African climate research, enhance climate action for and in Africa, help build a community of practice, and create the potential for leaving a strong legacy to build upon in the longer-term. As an example, proposals could catalyze development of community of practice for the climate-policy interface. Another example would be thematic idea of climate literacy, or the non-congruence of climate information for policy makers and different stakeholders. Successful projects should propose research that has the clear potential to be transformative and a develop a foundation for African researchers to lead a WCRP (legacy) project. The proposal should include links to relevant WCRP core activities, where appropriate.

Award details

The WCRP leadership has allocated CHF 50K for a Global South Fellowship with focus on Africa. The award is intended to support the salary of one researcher. Each proposal needs to provide a detailed description of the research project, accompanied by a budget explaining how the resources will be utilized and over what duration, as well as whether there are any other resources that may be leveraged. The fellowship is intended to ideally start in late 2024 (subject to negotiations). The proposal should be accompanied by a letter of commitment written and signed by the host institution. Eligible costs can include (1) salary of the candidate comparable to host institution cost of employment; (2) travel support to a relevant WCRP meeting and essential local travel for research purposes; (3) purchase of an approved laptop. If necessary, institutional overhead can be negotiated. However, no equipment can be covered.

The successful applicant of this open call will be selected by the WCRP fellowship selection committee based on the submitted proposal and an oral/online interview, both of which must be outstanding and be clearly aligned with WCRP strategic objectives. The fellowship selection committee will consist of JSC members and leading members from the African research community.

Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to review WCRP’s Science and Implementation Plan and the description of WCRP’s Core Projects and Lighthouse Activities therein and build their project in consultation with the co-chairs of relevant WCRP groups.

Applications should be submitted only online through the link:

  • Application form available at: https://airtable.com/app2qHWYfngYiwBD5/pagiynVBWuczWafM3/fo
  • Research proposal template available at: https://www.wcrp-climate.org/images/Fellowship_Africa/ResearchProposal_template_July11_Final.docx

The deadline for submitting applications is 30 September 2024.

*Early to mid-career researchers are active researchers up to 12 years after receiving their PhD (excluding parental and care leave).

For more detailed information regarding this call and if you wish to find potential collaborators within WCRP, please contact Hindumathi Palanisamy ([email protected]) cc’ing Lian Xue ([email protected]).

Disclaimer: The research proposal must be supported by a host institution guaranteeing that a successful candidate will undertake the fellowship project full-time during the agreed period of the fellowship at the institution. The WCRP Fellowship for Africa agreement will be signed between WMO and the host institution only and not with any individual candidate.

 

Deadline: 30 September 2024.

Click HERE to Apply

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