Applications are currently being accepted for the Yale University Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Yale University Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship
The Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship’s mission is to build a community of committed leaders in clean energy and climate change from emerging and developing countries. The fellows will interact with top Yale faculty, researchers, and leading global authorities on the transition to clean energy, as presented by the International Energy Agency and beyond.
Benefits of Yale University Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship
- Five-month tuition allowance
- Meet with prominent Yale professors and staff.
- Extensive scholarship research on clean energy and climate issues
- Fellows will network with staff from the OECD, officials from the French central government and municipalities, and representatives from civil society organizations, academia, think tanks, and the private sector.
Yale University Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship Requirements
All applicants should meet these requirements to apply for the Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship:
- Applicants should be between 5 and 10 years into their professional careers and have demonstrated regional, national, or international accomplishments.
- Although there is no upper age limit, the program is seeking young leaders to help us launch the initiative.
- Applicants must be citizens of the Global South, including developing countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Applicants must be fluent in English language.
- Climate Fellows must be fully available to engage in person for the program’s first two weeks, which include Yale Orientation Week and the Paris Closing Week.
- Climate Fellows must commit to full participation, including two in-person weeks: Yale Orientation (February 14–18, 2027) and Paris Closing (June 14–18, 2027), as well as five remote sessions and a group project from March to June 2027.
Application Date and Process
- The Climate Fellows Program admissions application is completed entirely online. There is no paperwork to fill out or mail in.
- You may work on your application at any moment before the deadline and submit it when you are finished. After creating an account and accessing the online application, you can submit your materials and request letters of recommendation.
- Applicants must submit a résumé/curriculum vitae (no more than three pages), one letter of recommendation, and a personal statement (no more than 600 words)
- Candidates can also submit a brief video statement.
Application Deadline
30 July, 2026
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