The IPCC Scholarship Programme has been established with the funds received from the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize award to the IPCC. The first funding partner of the Programme is Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former Norwegian Prime Minister and UN Special Envoy on Climate Change.

The goal of this programme is to help strengthen the scientific and technical capability in developing countries to contribute to climate science and research and to develop and implement climate change policies and measures at the domestic and international level. It should aim to stimulate a sound knowledge base and institutional strengthening in developing countries. Priorities will include research on climate processes or the impacts of climate change in the most vulnerable regions of the world, the potential for adaptation and mitigation, and sustainable development.

Beneficiaries and How to apply

The IPCC Scholarship Programme is targeting the most vulnerable regions of the world where the IPCC has identified gaps in knowledge in terms of climate change science and impacts. These comprise developing countries, and in particular Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States.

Therefore applications coming from scholars from these areas and addressing issues relevant to them will be given priority. The Scholarship provides for living expenses, and in some cases, for tuition fees as well.

Objective

The Programme aims at developing the knowledge, skills and capacity of the scholars in order to address climate change impacts and sustainable development. Priorities include research on the impacts of climate change in the most vulnerable regions of the world and the potential for adaptation, mitigation and sustainable development.

Primary goals are

• To create opportunities for young people from the most vulnerable regions to develop their knowledge, skills and capacity in order to address climate change impacts and sustainable development.
• To fill gaps in knowledge in priority regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Small Island Developing States, and Asian mega-deltas.
• To build capacity for adaptation and mitigation
• To help facilitate their ability to plan for situation-specific solutions in key focus areas:
  • Agriculture and food security
  • Transport and human settlements
  • Energy and water resources
  • Extreme events and natural disasters
  • Health and human well-being
• Proposals for the initial round of scholarships will focus on the following fields of study:
  • Underlying science of climate change
  • Impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystems, water availability, health and agriculture
  • Climate-related disaster management: institutional and organizational issues (this is of crucial importance in some of the most vulnerable societies)
  • Climate modelling and assessment of impacts of climate change
  • Adaptation and Mitigation options for different sectors and assessment of socio-economic implications

Deadlines

• For this initial round of scholarships, applicants should complete the attached application file which comprises the application form and the corresponding attachments by July 31, 2010 at the latest.
• The selection process is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2010.

Eligibility Requirements

• Scholars should come from developing countries
• Scholars should be younger than 40 years of age
• Scholars should have completed a University Degree (the minimum requirement is a Bachelor degree)

IPCC Scholarship Timeline

Formal Presentation
December 2009 at COP-15 in Copenhagen, watch webcast.

Programme Set-up
July 2009 – October 2010

Award of initial round of scholarships
Fourth quarter of 2010

Call for Proposals
Posted in June 2010 on the IPCC Website

Deadline for Applications
July 31, 2010

Selection process to be completed by:
Fourth quarter of 2010

Thank you for your interest in the IPCC Scholarship Programme. Kindly be reminded that the application deadline is July 31, 2010.

Please read the Call for Proposals carefully before signing and dating the Application Form and sending it.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
All applications should be submitted through the Application Form below. Applications received in any other format (e.g. CVs or letters) will not be considered.

APPLICATION FORM
Click here to download application form (Microsoft Word Version)

NOTES TO APPLICANTS
Click here to download notes for applicants

Academic and Funding Partners

Academic Partners

In order to identify future academic partners, the IPCC will draw on its broad network of experts and authors to reach out to key scientific institutions from all over the world, including developing countries. In the initial phase, academic partners will be those institutions which offer tuition to students which have been accepted to the IPCC Scholarship Programme or those who accept to host them in developing countries.

Funding Partners

The programme received its first gift on 9 July 2009 from Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, for ‘supporting what the IPCC has decided to do with its Nobel Peace Prize money: to give scholarships for research on climate change in developing countries and this is obviously meant for young people.’ (Tallberg Leadership Award speech, June 2009)

Source:

http://www.ipcc.ch/ipcc-scholarship-programme/ipcc_scholarshipprogramme.html