AIMS NEI 2020 Fellowship Program for Women in Climate Change Science

Published: 27 May 2020 1,209 views

The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI) is pleased to invite interested female scientists to apply for the third round of the AIMS-NEI Fellowships for Women in Climate Change Science (WiCCS).
Applications are invited from outstanding female scientists currently residing anywhere in the world. Successful applicants are expected to execute, in a suitable African host institution, a selfinitiated project with the potential to contribute significantly to the understanding of climate change and its impacts, and/or to the development and implementation of innovative, empirically-grounded policies and strategies for climate change mitigation, adaptation and/or resilience, among others. Because mathematics is important for establishing rigorous linkages between observations, their explanations, and the evidence needed to support impactful decision-making, preference will be given to applicants proposing projects that make substantive use of the mathematical sciences, be it for modelling climate change, quantifying its impacts, evaluating the costeffectiveness of interventions, designing experiments, analysing data, or other relevant activities.

AMS-NEI Fellowship Program for Women in Climate Change Science

Benefits of AMS-NEI Fellowship Program for Women in Climate Change Science

The AIMS-NEI Fellowship Program for Women in Climate Change Science (WiCCS) seeks to increase women’s participation in, and contribution to, a more sustainable societal response to climate change. This fellowship program was made possible by a grant from the International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada, www.idrc.ca, and financial support from the Government of Canada, provided through Global Affairs Canada (GAC), www.international.gc.ca.

Requirements for AMS-NEI Fellowship Program for Women in Climate Change Science

To be eligible, applicants must be:

1. Female;
2. In possession before the fellowship start date of a doctorate in a quantitative discipline, including but not limited to applied mathematics, climatology, physics, computational
3. Chemistry, statistical ecology, computer science, theoretical biology, and engineering;
4. Currently employed, on either a permanent or a temporary basis, in a non-profit work environment, including government;
5. Actively engaged in research, policy, and/or practice relevant to climate change modelling, mitigation, adaptation, and/or resilience among others; and
6. The lead and/or senior author of at least one refereed publication on a topic relevant to climate change modelling, the causative factors of climate change, climate change
7. Mitigation, adaptation, and/or resilience etc.

Application Documents

CAT with the following documents attached:

1. A completed personal details form, including a detailed budget for all non-projectrelated activities;
2. A completed project proposal form, including a detailed budget for all project-related activities;
3. A curriculum vitae; and
4. An electronic copy of a representative publication in climate change modelling, its causes, climate change mitigation, adaptation and/or resilience in which the applicant is
5. The lead and/or senior author.

Supporting documents should be saved as a pdf in the format: “name of the research  program_type of_document_AIMSentity/centre_monthyear of applying_first and last name of
applicant.” For instance, “MS4CR fellowship_application form_AIMSNEI_Dec2018_SarahJake”.

Application Deadline

How to Apply