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Fully Funded Brussels Climate Leadership Fellowship

  • Organization: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), with the support of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue
  • Type: Fellowship
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: November 10, 2026
  • Age: 20 to 30
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), a Brussels think tank, is selecting eight young climate leaders for its Climate Leadership Programme, run with the support of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union. From December 2026 to February 2027 the cohort takes mandatory online masterclasses and skills training, then spends a week in Brussels from 28 February to 6 March 2027, including CEPS' flagship Ideas Lab on 4 and 5 March. Applications are open worldwide. **What you get:** - Travel, visa and accommodation for the Brussels week, covered by the programme - Online masterclasses and skills training on EU climate governance, diplomacy, policy writing and communication - A week in Brussels, 28 February to 6 March 2027, including CEPS Ideas Lab on 4 and 5 March and a Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung side programme - Direct contact with the European policy community and climate leaders from around the world **What you'll do:** - Attend the online phase from December 2026 to February 2027; attendance is mandatory and only those who complete it go on to Brussels - Bring and develop your own initiative, such as a policy proposal, an advocacy campaign or a venture - Spend a week in Brussels and take part in Ideas Lab **Key dates:** - Applications close 10 November 2026, 23:59 CET (the page's key dates box says 11 November; apply by the 10th) - Notification by end of November 2026 - Online phase December 2026 to February 2027 - Brussels week 28 February to 6 March 2027, with Ideas Lab on 4 and 5 March **More information:** - Apply by completing the questionnaire and emailing your CV and a reference letter, in English, to internship.erc@ceps.eu with the subject 'Climate Leadership Programme - [Full Name]' - Questions: elena.mingarelli@ceps.eu

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CCentre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), with the support of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global DialogueFellowship

Fully Funded Brussels Climate Leadership Fellowship

Nov 10, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Brussels
Opportunity type
Fellowship
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Nov 10, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Brussels

About this opportunity

The Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), a Brussels think tank, is selecting eight young climate leaders for its Climate Leadership Programme, run with the support of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union. From December 2026 to February 2027 the cohort takes mandatory online masterclasses and skills training, then spends a week in Brussels from 28 February to 6 March 2027, including CEPS' flagship Ideas Lab on 4 and 5 March. Applications are open worldwide.

What you get:

  • Travel, visa and accommodation for the Brussels week, covered by the programme
  • Online masterclasses and skills training on EU climate governance, diplomacy, policy writing and communication
  • A week in Brussels, 28 February to 6 March 2027, including CEPS Ideas Lab on 4 and 5 March and a Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung side programme
  • Direct contact with the European policy community and climate leaders from around the world

What you'll do:

  • Attend the online phase from December 2026 to February 2027; attendance is mandatory and only those who complete it go on to Brussels
  • Bring and develop your own initiative, such as a policy proposal, an advocacy campaign or a venture
  • Spend a week in Brussels and take part in Ideas Lab

Key dates:

  • Applications close 10 November 2026, 23:59 CET (the page's key dates box says 11 November; apply by the 10th)
  • Notification by end of November 2026
  • Online phase December 2026 to February 2027
  • Brussels week 28 February to 6 March 2027, with Ideas Lab on 4 and 5 March

More information:

  • Apply by completing the questionnaire and emailing your CV and a reference letter, in English, to internship.erc@ceps.eu with the subject 'Climate Leadership Programme - [Full Name]'
  • Questions: elena.mingarelli@ceps.eu

Who can apply

  • Aged 20 to 30
  • Already engaged in climate policy, advocacy or entrepreneurship
  • Bring a specific initiative, such as a policy proposal, an advocacy campaign or a venture
  • Good English
  • Available for both the online phase and the Brussels week
  • Open to candidates worldwide; applicants from Albania, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Central America, Chile, China, Colombia, Georgia, India, Iraq, Israel, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Palestine, Peru, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda and Ukraine are particularly welcome

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Good to know

  • +Established backers: CEPS and the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung EU
  • +Travel, visa and accommodation for Brussels covered; open worldwide
  • +Small cohort of eight with direct exposure to EU climate policymaking

Worth checking yourself

  • !The page gives two closing dates: 10 November 2026 in How to apply and 11 November 2026 in Key dates, both 23:59 CET; the record carries the 10th
  • !No stipend; meals and daily costs in Brussels are not mentioned as covered
  • !The online phase is mandatory; missing it means no Brussels week
  • !Last cycle CEPS closed applications early because of high volume, so apply well before the deadline
  • !Applications go by email (questionnaire, CV and reference letter), not an online form

Sources checked

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Fully Funded Brussels Climate Leadership Fellowship
Nov 10, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Brussels