Applications Open for 2025 Asia Foundation Development Fellows! Apply Now!
Applications are now open for the 2025 Asia Foundation Development Fellows: Emerging Leaders for Climate Action.
Applications will be open through July 29, 2024.
In recognition of the growing urgency of the global climate crisis, the eleventh year of the Asia Foundation Development Fellows Program will represent our first issue-specific cohort: Emerging Leaders for Climate Action. Applicants must demonstrate how their work intersects with addressing climate change and a passion for achieving a sustainable future. Fellows can come from a variety of professional backgrounds, including but not limited to environmental science, renewable energy, environmental policy, climate or nature finance, climatology, geoscience, community organizing, environmental law, ecology, wildlife conservation, climate storytelling, sustainable agriculture, sustainable social enterprise, and environmental activism. They can also be journalists, conflict and fragility specialists, women’s rights activists, or any field whose work crosscuts climate issues. No professional background is ineligible if a candidate can demonstrate how their work intersects with climate action.
The 2025 program will commence in February with a 12-day Leadership Training Program and study tour in Nepal, where fellows dive into authentic leadership and meet with environmental development practitioners to understand the mechanics of change on the ground. The module in Asia may also include attending a regional climate action forum, to be determined. Each fellow will also receive a professional development award of U.S. $5,000. Additionally, fellows are matched with mentors tailored to their background and professional interests and can access a fixed number of one-on-one executive coaching sessions with an experienced leadership coach. The program will conclude with visits to San Francisco and Washington, D.C., for a two-week Leadership Dialogue and Exchange program, visiting innovative environmental organizations while continuing to examine their authentic leadership journey.
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