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Climate Cardinals Global Fellowship

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Opportunity type

Fellowship

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

Climate Cardinals is a youth-led climate education nonprofit that translates climate information into more than 100 languages, with over 19,000 volunteers across 145 countries. Its Fellowship is the leadership arm of that work. Fellows are not observers. They join as core members of the organization and run real projects alongside executive staff, backed by a stipend so that money is not the reason a young person has to say no.

The 2026-2027 cohort runs from September 2026 through May 2027. Fellows work through 14 skill-specific modules covering ground like project management, movement building, fundraising, and digital strategy, delivered as asynchronous material one week and live Zoom sessions the next. Alongside the curriculum, each fellow is placed on one of the organization's seven teams and owns a project end to end.

The commitment is 3 to 5 hours a week across the academic year. Applications close Friday, July 31 at 11:59 PM ET.

What you get: ➤ A USD 1,500 stipend for the program ➤ Project microgrant support to fund the work you lead ➤ 14 skill-specific leadership modules, from fundraising to digital strategy ➤ Expert-led workshops and mentorship from Climate Cardinals executive staff ➤ Placement on one of the organization's seven core teams ➤ A global peer network across a 145-country volunteer base ➤ A portfolio of real delivered work rather than a certificate

What you'll do: ➤ Lead a project of your own from start to finish on a core team ➤ Complete 14 leadership modules over the academic year ➤ Attend live learning sessions on Zoom every other week ➤ Take part in expert-led workshops and mentorship sessions ➤ Commit 3 to 5 hours per week from September 2026 to May 2027

Who can apply

Ages 14 to 35, per the fellowship concept note linked from the application
Priority consideration for applicants aged 16 to 20
Open worldwide, no country restriction
You must currently be a secondary school or undergraduate student
Priority consideration for applicants with limited prior climate experience
Priority consideration for applicants from immigrant or non-English-speaking communities
You must be able to commit 3 to 5 hours per week from September 2026 to May 2027
No application fees

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Good to know

+Genuinely paid. The press release calls it a paid leadership program and states the USD 1,500 stipend plainly.
+Remote and Zoom-based, so no travel cost sits behind the offer.
+Priority is explicitly given to applicants with limited prior climate experience, which lowers the bar for first-timers.
+Established org with a real footprint: 19,000-plus volunteers across 145 countries, fiscally sponsored by Future Incubator, EIN 33-3913132.

Worth checking yourself

!The July 13 press release describes eligibility as secondary school and undergraduate students worldwide. The concept note linked from the application form is the only place giving a numeric band, ages 14 to 35. Both are official and current.
!The press release dates the program September 2026 to May 2027 and cites 14 modules. The concept note says October to May and 12 modules. The press release is the newer, cycle-specific source.
!The application form cannot be saved partway through in one continuous flow, so prepare answers before starting.
!Only about 30 fellows are taken per cohort.

What we could not confirm

?The exact cohort size for 2026 2027 is not restated in the press release; 30 fellows per year comes from the linked concept note. The age band 14 to 35 appears only in the concept note, not in the press release

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About this opportunity

The commitment is 3 to 5 hours a week across the academic year. Applications close Friday, July 31 at 11:59 PM ET.

Who can apply

Ages 14 to 35, per the fellowship concept note linked from the application
Priority consideration for applicants aged 16 to 20
Open worldwide, no country restriction
You must currently be a secondary school or undergraduate student
Priority consideration for applicants with limited prior climate experience
Priority consideration for applicants from immigrant or non-English-speaking communities
You must be able to commit 3 to 5 hours per week from September 2026 to May 2027
No application fees