Deadline: September 4, 2025
Applications are open for the Africa Fellowship for Young Energy Leaders 2025. The Africa Fellowship for Young Energy Leaders (AFYEL) is a six-month, no-cost, professional fellowship that prepares Africa’s next generation of clean-energy leaders with rigorous, expert-led training across core renewable technologies and applied field experience. AFYEL combines a general foundational module with specialized tracks, a one-month internship, capstone projects that solve real local problems, and a virtual summit that connects fellows with global mentors and industry leaders.
Applicants select one track from:
- Bioenergy
- Hydropower
- Solar PV
- Onshore Wind
Each track includes expert lectures, practical case studies, mentoring and a track capstone
Benefits
- World-class, practitioner-led training across major renewable technologies.
- One-month internship placement and a capstone project addressing a local energy problem.
- Networking with global experts, mentorship, and exposure to grant/industry partners.
- Access to AFYEL alumni networks and continued professional opportunities. Alumni describe AFYEL as transformational and highly practical for career growth and professors akin it to a PhD program.
Eligibility
- Open to early-career engineers, researchers, policy practitioners, economists and finance professionals;
- Be typically 21–35 years;
- Be from African countries with postgraduate or undergraduate qualifications in energy-related fields,
- Can commit to the six-month program and a one-month internship;
- Applicants should be ready to engage in live sessions, project work and mentorship.
Application
Applications will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary panel using a transparent rubric that scores technical fit, motivation, commitment, and potential for impact.
For more information, visit AFYEL.
