Published: 03 Jul 2025 15 views
Apply now for the Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) Africa co-production fellowship, funded by the UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) through the Africa Regional Climate and Nature (ARCAN) programme.
Three fellowships are being offered through this call — one in each of the following regions: East, West, and Southern Africa. We are seeking talented, early-career professionals with expertise or interest in co-production to serve as co-production champions.
Each fellow will collaborate with local and regional organisations to enhance climate services and support the WISER programme’s goals. Fellows will bridge the gap between research and community-led outcomes and champion innovative co-production practices to enhance climate resilience.
The Met Office is the UK's national weather service, providing critical weather services and world-leading climate science. It's a government-owned agency that delivers weather information and warnings to the public, government, businesses, and emergency responders. The Met Office also plays a key role in understanding and addressing climate change, both nationally and internationally... continue reading
Application Deadline | 08 Aug 2025 |
Type | Fellowship |
Sponsor | Met Office |
Gender | Men and Women |
Applicants must be nationals of a listed eligible African country. Fellows may be based at their current academic institution, provided it is in a WISER-supported country and meets due diligence requirements. Those without a current affiliation must confirm hosting arrangements before applying. West Africa fellows will be based at AGRHYMET in Niamey, Niger.
East Africa
Eligible host countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Southern Africa
Eligible host countries: Angola, Botswana, the Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
West Africa
The fellowship will be hosted at the Agriculture, Hydrology, Meteorology Regional Centre (AGRHYMET) in Niamey, Niger.
Eligible nationalities: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal.
Deadline: 8 August 2025, 11:00am UTC
Download call document – East Africa
Download call document – Southern Africa
Download call document – West Africa
Once completed, please email it to [email protected] along with the necessary documents listed at the end of the form.
For more details, visit WISER Fellowships webpage