Deadline: August 8, 2025
Are you an early career researcher or professional based in East, West, or Southern Africa, with a strong interest in the transdisciplinary co-production of weather and climate services? Apply now for the Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) Africa Co-production Fellowship, funded by the UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) through the Africa Regional Climate and Nature (ARCAN) programme.
Three fellowships are being offered through this call — one in each of the following regions: East, West, and Southern Africa. They are seeking talented, early-career professionals with expertise or interest in co-production to serve as co-production champions.
Each fellow will collaborate with local and regional organisations to enhance climate services and support the WISER programme’s goals. Fellows will bridge the gap between research and community-led outcomes and champion innovative co-production practices to enhance climate resilience.
Fellowship Objectives
- Provide co-production expertise in their region, supporting Regional Climate Centres and/or National Meteorological and Hydrological Services.
- Engage with stakeholders to co-design priorities that inform future climate-focused development funding.
- Conduct research on co-production, stakeholder engagement, indigenous knowledge, or communication strategies.
- Contribute to WISER-wide learning on co-production practices.
- Fellows will receive support from regional and international co-production experts, including training and peer learning sessions across all three regions.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be nationals of a listed eligible African country.
- Fellows may be based at their current academic institution, provided it is in a WISER-supported country and meets due diligence requirements.
- Those without a current affiliation must confirm hosting arrangements before applying. West Africa fellows will be based at AGRHYMET in Niamey, Niger.
Eligible Countries
- East Africa
- Eligible host countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda.
- Southern Africa
- Eligible host countries: Angola, Botswana, the Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
- West Africa: The fellowship will be hosted at the Agriculture, Hydrology, Meteorology Regional Centre (AGRHYMET) in Niamey, Niger.
- Eligible nationalities: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal.
Application
- Download application form
- Download host institute endorsement form (required for East and Southern Africa only)
Once completed, email it to [email protected] along with the necessary documents listed at the end of the form.
For more information, visit WISER Africa Co-production Fellowship.
