Applications are now open for the fully funded WISER Africa co-production fellowship for early career researchers or professionals
Closing Date: 8 August 2025
Applications are now open for the fully funded WISER Africa co-production fellowship for early career researchers or professionals
Overview
Are you an early career researcher or professional based in East, West, or Southern Africa, with a strong interest in the transdisciplinary co-production of weather and climate services?
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.
About the fellowship
Three fellowships are being offered through this call — one in each of the following regions: East, West, and Southern Africa. WISER is 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.
WISER Africa co-production Fellowship objectives
- Provide co-production expertise in their region, supporting Regional Climate Centres and/or National Meteorological and Hydrological Services.
- Engage with stakeholders to co-design priorities that inform future climate-focused development funding.
- Conduct research on co-production, stakeholder engagement, indigenous knowledge, or communication strategies.
- Contribute to WISER-wide learning on co-production practices.
- Fellows will receive support from regional and international co-production experts, including training and peer learning sessions across all three regions.
Regional fellowship details
WISER Africa co-production fellowship 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.
Application process
- Applications will be assessed by a panel comprising representatives of the Met Office (UK) WISER programme and international experts
- Interviews: Weeks of 1 and 8 September 2025
- Results: Successful applicants notified by mid-September 2025
Download further information
Download call document – East Africa
Download call document – Southern Africa
Download call document – West Africa
Download application materials
Once completed, please email it to [email protected] along with the necessary documents listed at the end of the form.
Download host institute endorsement form (required for East and Southern Africa only)
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