Application Deadline: 10 November 2024
Applications are now open for the 2025 ICCCAD Youth Fellowship Programme. ICCCAD recognizes the contribution of youth in climate action and feels the importance of youth engagement in reframing climate ambitions. Thus, ICCCAD has designed a one-year-long fellowship programme where youth can be involved in the sector of climate change development and identify challenges through solution development by providing viable solutions for this vast sector. This programme will enhance the resilience and adaptive capacity of the youth in local communities and raise these issues at national & international levels. The programme can also help young men and women to come forward from their positions and participate in the knowledge and awareness-building process by involving them in effective learning and capacity-building processes.
Eligibility:
For the ICCCAD Youth Fellowship programme, applications from individuals irrespective of their gender, class, ethnicity, religion, disability, and any other identities are welcome to apply. The rest of the eligibility criteria to be the fellow candidate are as below–
- Must be a citizen of Bangladesh.
- Age must be between 18 to 30 years.
- Undergraduate students or recent graduates.
- Basic knowledge and a strong motivation to work on climate change.
- Working experience on climate change issues is a plus.
- Possess good analytical, writing, and speaking skills.
- Demonstration of leadership practice.
- Willing to learn and exchange ideas.
- Willing to travel to national and international programmes and field visits.
Benefits:
- Participants will undergo several capacity-building programmes including residential workshop, field visit and online classes on climate change and development issues.
- Participants will get opportunities to attend national and international conferences on climate change.
- Top performing participants will receive small funding opportunities to implement youth solutions/innovative ideas on climate change development.
- Participants will get the opportunity to negotiate local climate change problems with policymakers and decision-makers.
- Participants will get the opportunity to be a trainer in future youth fellowship programmes.
Certification:
A certificate will be awarded to participants who successfully complete the fellowship programme.
Terms and Conditions:
General Condition: The fellowship from ICCCAD is for a fixed tenure of 12 months and does not imply any assurance or guarantee for subsequent employment at ICCCAD.
Cancellation of fellowship award: Every youth fellowship programme participant has to complete the training programme me to be certified as a youth fellow. If they are unable to maintain the required training time frame, it will not be considered as a completion of their training. Participants have to attend at least 80% of total online classes to complete the course of ToT.
Reporting: Every fellow will submit a report on their experiences, learnings, and achievements every 3 weeks in a given format.
Collection of Certificate: Youth fellows who successfully complete the course, must collect the certificate within one (1) month of course completion.
Selection Process:
An open call will be announced and applicants can apply online. A selection committee will shortlist the suitable candidates. The shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. After the interview, the selection committee will finalize the participants of ICCCAD fellows for this year.
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