African Climate Collaborative Doctoral Training Fellowship Programme 2027 in Climate and Development

The African Climate Collaborative Doctoral Training Fellowship Programme 2027 supports twelve PhD fellowships for African citizens to pursue a four-year doctoral training in Climate and Development, combining one year of structured coursework with three years of thesis research. Fellows must be admitted to a PhD at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and conduct research on one of 19 specified topics, supervised by a designated team. The programme provides structured coursework, doctoral skills training, and supervision for the duration of the fellowship.

Structured pre-doctoral coursework, three years of thesis research, doctoral skills training, supervision, and topic-specific support.

Open to African citizens who have completed a Master’s degree in a discipline relevant to climate and development, must be under 35 years of age as of 1 February 2027, and may apply to only one of 19 topics with admission to study for a PhD at UCT as a condition.

Submit a complete application with CV, writing sample, transcripts, letter of motivation, identification, and indicate the selected research topic; must apply by 15 October 2026.