Fully Funded Africa Climate PhD Fellowship
- Organization: Africa Climate Collaborative at the University of Cape Town
- Type: Fellowship
- Location: Global
- Deadline: October 15, 2026
- Funding: Fully Funded
The Africa Climate Collaborative at the University of Cape Town is offering 12 fully funded PhD fellowships in Climate and Development. The four-year programme starts with a year of structured coursework, followed by three years of supervised thesis research on one of 19 set research topics in Cape Town. It is open to African citizens with a relevant Master's degree, including those living outside Africa. **What you get:** - One of 12 fully funded fellowships covering a four-year PhD at the University of Cape Town - Four years of fellowship funding, according to the Collaborative's Graduate School of Climate page - A named supervisor or supervisory team linked to your research topic - Doctoral skills training alongside your thesis research - Help applying for PhD admission at UCT if your fellowship application succeeds **What you'll do:** - Year 1: structured pre-doctoral coursework - Years 2 to 4: independent thesis research under supervision, with doctoral skills training - Work on one set topic, across departments including Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Statistical Sciences, Civil and Chemical Engineering, Construction Economics and Management, the Academic Development Programme and the Graduate School of Business **Key dates:** - Applications close 15 October 2026 at 23:00 South African time (SAST) - Age cut-off: applicants must be under 35 on 1 February 2027 **More information:** - Full list of the 19 research topics, supervisors and required disciplines is on the official programme page - Technical questions about the application form go to Brandon Perumaul (brandon.perumaul@uct.ac.za), as named on the form page
