Climate and resource protection scholarship programme for young professionals from developing and emerging countries (phase III)
With this scholarship programme, Germany is promoting the training and development of prospective leaders from emerging and developing countries who already have some expertise in the field of climate protection and climate-relevant resource conservation. Working with recognised experts, they carry out scientific projects in Germany relating to issues on the topic of climate protection and climate-relevant resource conservation. The knowledge gained and the newly acquired methods are then transferred to the target countries in order to support them in the battle against climate change and its effects. With the help of the Humboldt Foundation’s alumni work, long-term collaborations between the prospective leaders and German as well as international partners are established. This will deepen and consolidate cooperation with specialist colleagues in Germany over the long term.
- IKI funding
- 23,149,867.05 €
- Duration
- 05/2016 till 10/2030
- Status
- open
- Implementing organisation
- Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung - Deutschland
- Implementing Partner
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- Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (BDI)
- Centre for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management (CIPSEM)
- Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst e.V. (DAAD)
- Renewables Academy AG (RENAC)
State of implementation/results
- From 9 to 11 September 2025, the selection conference for the 2026/27 cohort took place as a hybrid event in Bonn. An alumna of the programme (Nonhlelo Zinhle Nomphilo Mathunjwa from Eswatini) reported on her experiences as a scholarship holder and her activities following her scholarship. During the conference, 18 scholarship holders were selected, eleven of whom were women.
- From 11 to 28 March 2025, the introductory seminar for new scholarship holders was held by the cooperation partner Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt's Centre for Environmental Communication and took place in Bonn, Cologne, Wuppertal, Bremerhaven, Hamburg and Osnabrück.
- Climate Protection Fellows - some with partners and families - took part in the annual conference of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Berlin from 25 to 27 June 2025.
- The training event Study trip took place from 15 to 26 September 2025 for ICP fellows from the 2025/26 cohort and lead to Dresden and Berlin.
- Since the programme was launched, more than 270 young leaders from Asia, Africa and Latin America have been supported.
- The following cyclical measures have been implemented:
- Planning and execution of the annual selection process of candidates
- Support for scholarship recipients during their stay in Germany
- Organisation and execution of introductory courses, study trips and final seminars
- Participation of scholarship recipients in German language courses lasting several months
- Conducting of additional training and networking meetings, for example a study tour
- Organisation of specialised exchange of views with German experts and multipliers from the scientific community and public life in Germany.
- More information on the programme’s website: www.humboldt-foundation.de/…
Latest Update:
12/2025
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