One Planet Fellowship 2020 for African Researchers

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The call for the next cohort of the One Planet Fellowship is now open for applications. The One Planet Fellowship seeks to build a vibrant, highly connected, and intergenerational network of African and European scientist leaders equipped to use a gender lens help Africa’s smallholder farmers adapt to a changing climate.

Application Deadline: 31st March 2020, 23:59 East Africa Time (GMT+3).

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Eligible Countries: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia

About the Award: The One Planet Fellowship seeks to build a vibrant, highly connected, and inter-generational network of African and European scientist leaders equipped to use a gender lens to help Africa’s smallholder farmers adapt to a changing climate.

Announced at the inaugural One Planet Summit held in Paris in December 2017, the One Planet Fellowship invests in high-potential early career researchers from Africa and Europe, and accelerates their scientific careers so that they are better able to develop relevant and gender-responsive climate adaptation solutions aimed at African smallholder farmers.

Inspired by the AWARD Fellowship Model, the five-year, USD 19.2 million initiative seeks to invest in up to 630 competitively selected agricultural scientists. Selected candidates will participate in an intensive, three-year non-residential, career acceleration process aimed at fostering leadership skills, strengthening scientific research skills including integrating gender into their research, and catalyzing research partnerships and networks. Candidates who complete the three-year process will become One Planet Laureates.

Type: Fellowship

Eligibility: To be eligible for the One Planet Fellowship, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria outlined below:

  • be a citizen of the following countries: Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, and Zambia
  • be 40 years of age or younger by March 31, 2020
  • have at least a master’s degree or equivalent in any discipline relevant to climate change adaptation with focus on agriculture and food systems
  • have research experience in any of the five thematic areas as outlined in the One Planet Scientific Fellowship Framework
  • reside in Africa and be actively engaged in research, policy and/or practice relevant to climate change and Africa’s smallholder agriculture
  • not a previous beneficiary of the AWARD Fellowship initiative

Selection Criteria: Recipients are selected based on their merit, competence and other relevant eligibility criteria

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Award: Selected candidates will participate in an intensive, non-residential, career acceleration process aimed at fostering leadership skills, strengthening scientific research skills including integrating gender into their research, and catalyzing research partnerships and networks.

Duration of Programme:  For candidates who will become One Planet Laureates upon completion of the three-year non-residential fellowship process.

How to Apply: 

  • Applicants from French-speaking countries should use this link, and those from English-speaking countries should use this link.
  • It is important to go through all application requirements on the Programme Webpage see link below) before applying
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