Princeton Climate Behavioral Science Winter School
- Organization: Princeton University
- Type: Workshop
- Location: Global
- Deadline: November 15, 2026
- Funding: Partially Funded
A free five-day, in-person winter school at Princeton University that teaches researchers, policymakers and practitioners how to turn behavioral science into real interventions for climate action. It is run from Princeton's Department of Psychology with experts from the School of Public and International Affairs and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, advised by Professor Elke Weber. Participants spend the week in small labs designing an intervention for a real climate challenge drawn from their own work. **What you get:** - No registration fee: tuition and programme materials are covered for every accepted participant - Daily breakfast and lunch on campus, plus a welcome banquet and a closing forum dinner - Limited need-based travel stipends and campus lodging for students who show financial need, requested in the same application - Expert-led teaching on the psychology of climate action, from risk perception and values to social identity and institutions - A collaboratively developed intervention proposal, and an invitation to co-author a perspective piece after the week **What you'll do:** - Attend the full week, 19 to 23 January 2027, at Princeton University in New Jersey - Work in a Behavioral Challenge Lab group of four on one real climate-action challenge all week - Diagnose barriers at individual, social and institutional levels and design an intervention with an implementation and evaluation plan - Present your team's proposal at the Behavioral Science for Climate Action Forum on the final day **Key dates:** - Applications close 15 November 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time - Accessibility requests due by 15 December 2026 - Winter school runs 19 to 23 January 2027, in person at Princeton University **More information:** - The application asks about your background, two short written responses of about 250 words, and a PDF CV - Applicants can submit a climate-action challenge from their own work; five are chosen for the labs - Travel and most dinners are paid by participants unless an offer letter says otherwise
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