African climate researchers and applied scientists are invited to apply for fellowships in African climate science. The fellowships are offered as part of the Climate Science Research Partnership (CSRP) between the Met Office Hadley Centre (MOHC) and the Department for International Development (DFID) of the UK government. The CSRP aims are to improve the understanding and prediction of African climate on monthly, seasonal and decadal timescales and to strengthen climate science capacity in Africa.
This Call for Applications is extended to climate researchers and applied climate scientists/practitioners working in the field of African climate variability and change. Three types of fellowship are available:
- Postgraduate Research Fellowships (maximum 12 months duration);
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (maximum 12 months duration);
- Applications Project Fellowships (maximum 6 months duration).
Maximum grant award amounts are £9000 for Postgraduate Research Fellowships, £13000 for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and £6500 for Applications Project Fellowships. Approximately 3 fellowships of each type will be awarded. The start and end timing of the fellowships is flexible within the following constraints: no fellowship may begin before 1 May 2011, and all fellowships must end no later than 31 December 2012.
The deadline for applications is 4 February 2011. For more information, visit this link.
