Deadline: April 18, 2025
Applications are open for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Scholarship Programme 2025-2027. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is inviting applications for the IPCC Scholarship Programme from doctoral degree students who have been enrolled for at least a year, as well as those conducting post-doctoral research.
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 and terrestrial carbon cycle.
The IPCC Scholarship Programme was established with the funds received from the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, supplemented by generous contributions from other donors. Twenty-four students from developing countries and countries with economies in transition were awarded IPCC scholarships in the Seventh round (2023-2025). Since the first awards in 2011, a total of 116 students have been supported.
Scholarship
- Each scholarship award is for a maximum amount of 15,000 Euros per year for up to two years during the period 2025-2027.
Eligiblity
- Open to 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 and students from Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States not studying in their country of origin will be prioritized.
Selection Process
The following describes the process through which scholarships are awarded, once a funding round is agreed:
- 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
For more information, visit IPCC Scholarship.
