AI and Climate Governance Online Fellowship
- Organization: Young Africans Research Academy (YARA) and Emerging Climate Frontiers (ECF)
- Type: Fellowship
- Location: Global
- Deadline: October 16, 2026
- Funding: No Funding
The Young Africans Research Academy (YARA), an Accra-based research institution, and Emerging Climate Frontiers (ECF), an African-led climate technology organisation, run this eight-week online fellowship for early-career Africans. About 25 Fellows study how artificial intelligence and frontier climate technologies such as carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation modification are developed, governed and used, then write a governance policy brief in small groups. No technical AI background is needed. **What you get:** - Eight weeks of structured online learning on AI, climate, ethics and governance, at no cost to take part - Discussion, peer review and written feedback on a governance policy brief you help write - A place in a cohort of about 25 early-career Africans working on climate, technology and governance - No cash stipend or allowance is mentioned on the organisers' own pages **What you'll do:** - Study how AI is used in climate modelling, energy systems, early-warning systems and carbon accounting - Examine the research and policy questions around carbon dioxide removal and solar radiation modification - Work through questions of risk, responsibility, fairness, participation and representation in technology decisions - Learn the laws, standards, institutions and processes through which technologies are governed - Produce a governance policy brief in a small group, grounded in a real country, field or policy problem **Key dates:** - Applications close 16 October 2026 at 11:59 PM GMT - Onboarding 20 October 2026 - Programme runs 21 October to 15 December 2026 **More information:** - Programme page on the YARA website: https://yarafrica.org/programmes/ai-ethics-climate-governance - YARA opportunities page: https://yarafrica.org/opportunities
