Yale Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship 2025

Yale Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship 2025

The Yale Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship 2025 is a fully funded fellowship for Young Leaders with a passion for becoming future leaders in the clean energy/climate change space.

This Fellowship aims to create a community of climate leaders from emerging and developing nations.

The Yale Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship offers an opportunity for 16 young climate and clean energy practitioners from across the Global South to broaden their technical skills, deepen their professional networks, and exchange views with top global clean energy and climate change leaders.

Climate Fellows are drawn from a wide variety of professions, ranging from public servants to entrepreneurs, energy company professionals, financiers, journalists, educators, researchers, civil society representatives, legal advisers, and legislators.

This five-month, three-part initiative is based out of Yale’s International Leadership Center with partnerships throughout the university.

Fellows engage with prominent Yale faculty and a network of top practitioners to explore key issues in the global clean energy and climate change agenda.

Admission is highly competitive. Each cohort of fellows is geographically balanced and represents a wide range of professions, talents, experience, cultures, people, and perspectives.

Yale Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship 2025 Summary 

• Type: Fellowship
• Fellowship Location: Yale University, USA and Paris
• Sponsor: Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
• Duration: 5 Months
• Funding Type: Fully Funded
• Eligible Countries: Global South Countries
• Benefits: Round-trip airfare, Hotel Accommodation, Daily Allowance
• Deadline: November 8, 2024

Eligibility Requirements

• Applicants should be between five and 10 years into their professional careers, with demonstrated accomplishments at a regional, national, or international level.
• While there is no maximum age limit, we are looking for young leaders to launch the program.
• Applicants must be representatives of the Global South.
• We look forward to welcoming a diverse representation from developing Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America/Caribbean.
• Applicants must be fluent in English. An excellent command of the English language is essential to successfully participating in the program.
• Climate Fellows must be available to fully participate in-person for two weeks of the program: the Yale Orientation week (April 7-11, 2025), and the Paris closing week (September 15-19, 2025).
• Fellows must also be available to participate in the five remote learning journeys to be arranged remotely between May and early July 2025.

Benefits

• All fellows’ costs for Yale Orientation week and Paris closing week will be covered by the program (round-trip airfare, hotels, transfers and per-diem).
• Roundtrip Airfare to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
• Roundtrip Airfare to Paris
• Accommodation Hotel
• Airport Transfer
• Daily allowance

Selection Process

• An established record of achievement in a profession linked to clean energy and climate change.
• We seek to identify a diverse group of Fellows from across multiple stakeholder groups, ranging from government officials, to entrepreneurs, energy company/utility professionals, bankers/financiers, journalists, educators/researchers, civil society representatives, legal advisors and legislators.
• A commitment to making a positive impact at the local, national, or international level.
• Demonstrated promise of a future career in leadership at both the national and potentially global level.
• An eagerness to expand and deepen professional networks and to benefit from exposure to top global leaders in the clean energy and climate change space.

Application Documents

Applicants are required to submit a

• Résumé/curriculum vitae (maximum three pages), a
• A personal statement (maximum 600 words), and
• One letter of recommendation.

Applicants also have the option of submitting a brief video statement.

Important Dates and Schedules 

Yale Orientation Week

• 7 – 11th April , 2025: The Fellowship begins with a one-week in-person orientation program at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

Remote Learning Journeys

• May- July 2025: Climate Fellows will have online meetings with experts who know a lot about climate change and clean energy.
• These meetings will help them learn more and connect with other people who are interested in the same things.

Paris Closing Week:

• 15 – 19th September, 2025: The fellowship concludes with an in-person week in Paris, from September 15–19, 2025.

How to Apply

• The application process for admission to the Climate Fellows Program is done entirely online.
• There are no paper forms to complete or mail.
• There is no application fee or other cost to apply or participate.
• Prior to the deadline, you may work on your application at any time and submit it when you are ready.
• After creating an account and accessing the online application, you can upload materials and request your letters of recommendation.

Deadline: 8th November, 2024

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