We are pleased about the success of the initial round of Call for Proposals and thank you for your interest and support. The deadline for applications was the 31 July 2010. Applications sent or reaching us after this date will not be considered.

IPCC Scholarship Programme Contents:

Background and History

On 9 December 2007, the IPCC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its 'efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change'.

The award of the Nobel Peace Prize recognized the importance of addressing climate change implications which relate to stability and human security such as climate change implications on food and nutrition security.

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.

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Beneficiaries and How to apply

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

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)

Watch webcast   
 

Mrs Gro Harlem Brundtland
Former Norwegian Prime Minister
and UN Special Envoy on Climate Change

The IPCC is currently involved in a fundraising campaign to garner support for its Scholarship Programme. The objective is to raise enough additional funding in order to run a sustained programme and reach a critical mass of skilled scientists in countries most vulnerable to climate change.

For more information, refer to: Funding Proposal (To be released at a later stage)

Funding and Selection Process

IPCC Scholarship Funding and Selection Process

Programme Contact