International Climate Protection Fellowship of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
CIPSEM operates as partner of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, which annually grants up to 20 International Climate Protection Fellowships, funded under the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety’s (BMU) International Climate Initiative. The fellowships target prospective leaders from non-European transition and developing countries who are engaged in the field of climate protection and resource conservation in academia, business and administration in their countries and enables the recipients to implement a research-based proposal in the field of climate protection or climate-related resource conservation during a one-year stay in Germany.
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The International Climate Protection Fellowship
The global challenge posed by climate change can only be met by cross-border international collaborations. By enabling future decision-makers and multipliers to share knowledge, methods and techniques with specialist colleagues in Germany the programme promotes this objective, particularly by taking account of issues relating to practical applicability in the fellows’ own countries.
In the spirit of the Agenda 2030 and the related Sustainable Development Goals, the programme seeks to contribute to the achievement of these goals by fostering prospective leaders with their undertakings and projects to combat climate change, to develop and implement adaptation strategies, to preserve ecosystems and biodiversity and to foster the sustainable use of the oceans and seas. Furthermore, it addresses sustainability topics relating to natural resources, resource-efficient consumption and urban development. The programme promotes the development of long-term contacts and collaboration with colleagues in Germany.
Those applying for this programme must be working in the field of climate protection or climate-related resource conservation; they should have proven leadership skills, which must be convincingly demonstrated in the application and supported by appropriate references. In addition to applicants with a background in the natural and engineering sciences, candidates who have been engaged in legal, economic, health-related and societal issues relating to climate change are encouraged to apply for this programme.
The monthly fellowship amount – depending on career stage – is €2,170 or €2,470 for fellows without a doctorate and €2,670 for postdoctoral researchers. This includes a mobility lump sum and a contribution towards health and liability insurance.
Common programme activities allow fellows to gain an overview of specialist topics and important players in the fields of climate protection and climate-related resource conservation.