King's Commonwealth Fellowship Programme Climate Resilience Fellowships Mentors and Supervisors 2026

📝 About The Fellowship Programme

The King's Commonwealth Fellowship Programme Climate Resilience Fellowships offers a one-year professional development program for frontline climate adaptation professionals. The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is seeking academic supervisors and professional mentors to support fellows completing this program.

🎁 Benefits

• Successful applicants will receive a GBP 200 honorarium.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Academic Supervisors

To be eligible as an academic supervisor:

• You must be employed at an ACU member university.
• You should have a research background in one or more of the following areas:
  • Climate science
  • Adaptation planning
  • Environmental policy
  • Earth and environmental sciences
  • Disaster risk reduction
  • Renewable energy
  • Community-based adaptation

Professional Mentors

To be eligible as a professional mentor:

• You must be an employee of a registered organisation or be self-employed.
• Ideal mentors should combine geographic and cultural insight, technical expertise, practical experience, and place-based expertise. Examples include:
  • Practitioners: Professionals from NGOs or government agencies implementing National Adaptation Plans (NAPs); private sector leaders in sustainable agriculture, water security, or green infrastructure.
  • Local and Indigenous Experts: Community leaders or elders with expertise in traditional resource management, coastal resilience, and nature-based solutions; representatives from indigenous organisations active in climate advocacy.
  • Cross-Cutting Profiles: Community leaders or elders with expertise in traditional resource management, coastal resilience, and nature-based solutions; representatives from indigenous organisations active in climate advocacy.

📅 Application Date and Process

• Application Deadline: 05 March 2026 at 15:00 UTC.
• Applicants are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the application requirements before starting the application form.
• Shortlisted applicants will be invited to participate in a remote interview via a virtual meeting platform in March 2026.

🌐 Application Portal

• View details of The ACU King's Commonwealth Fellowship Programme Climate Resilience Fellowships.
• Apply directly via the application form.

📌 Key Dates

• Application Deadline: 05 March 2026
• Interviews: March 2026

For more information, visit the official ACU website.

• Successful applicants will receive GBP 200 honorarium.