Deadline: 18 April 2025
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Scholarship Programme provides scholarships for PhD students from developing countries for research that advances the understanding of the scientific basis of risks of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.
Topics
- Research proposals focusing on climate change and related issues are encouraged, as well as other topics such as:
- Living soils,
- Biodiversity,
- Regenerative viticulture,
- Agroforestry,
- Water management,
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS),
- Terrestrial carbon cycle.
Funding Information
- Each scholarship award is for a maximum amount of 15,000 Euros per year for up to two years during the period 2025-2027.
Eligibility Criteria
- The IPCC will accept applications for an IPCC Scholarship Award from PhD students that have been enrolled for at least a year or are undertaking post-doctoral research.
- Applicants should be citizens of a developing country with priority given to students from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) who are not studying in their country of origin.
Selection Criteria
- The IPCC Secretariat receives and screens all applications for eligibility, and assigns them to Expert Reviewers (i.e. previous and current IPCC Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors, Review Editors and Bureau Members).
- The Expert Reviewers review the applications and proposals and make their recommendations to the IPCC Scholarship Programme Science Board, which comprises the IPCC Chair and the three Vice-Chairs.
- The IPCC Science Board assesses the recommendations and draws up a shortlist of the candidates that is submitted to the funding partners.
- The funding partners make the final selection of students to receive the awards.
Application Requirements
- You will need to complete and upload:
- An application form;
- National ID and passport;
- Research proposal (5 – 15 pages, maximum);
- A provisional budget;
- Proof of completion of at least one year of PhD studies or proof of initial work as a post-doctoral researcher;
- Recommendation letter (by host Institution); and
- Support letter (by IPCC Focal Point or IPCC Observer Organization or IPCC Bureau Member).
For more information, visit IPCC.
