Youth are the driving force toward a climate-resilient future. They are the leading advocates of climate issues around the world: raising their voices, addressing local challenges, and proposing practical solutions at all levels. Their energy, innovation, and commitment make this demographic group vital agents of change in climate advocacy.
Recognizing this, the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) has developed a year-long Youth Fellowship Programme to foster meaningful youth engagement in climate resilience and development. This initiative empowers young individuals to explore climate challenges, co-develop solutions, and build their capacity to influence change locally, nationally, and globally.
This initiative supports youth, especially young women and men from vulnerable communities build their skills, confidence, and capacity to lead. By participating in hands-on learning and collaborative projects, fellows grow as changemakers who can influence both policy and practice in the climate arena.
Eligibility:
For the ICCCAD Youth Fellowship Programme, individuals of all genders, classes, ethnicities, religions, abilities, and identities are encouraged to apply. The remaining eligibility criteria for fellowship candidates are as follows:
- Must be a citizen of Bangladesh.
- Age must be between 18 to 30 years.
- Undergraduate students or recent graduates.
- Basic knowledge and a strong motivation to work on climate change.
- Working experience on climate change issues is a plus.
- Possess good analytical, writing, and speaking skills.
- Demonstration of leadership practice.
- Willing to learn and exchange ideas.
- Willing to travel to national and international programmes and field visits.
Benefits:
- Participants will undergo several capacity-building programmes including a residential workshop, a field visit to a climate-vulnerable area of Bangladesh, and online classes on climate change and development issues.
- Participants will get opportunities to attend national and international conferences on climate change.
- Top performing participants will receive small funding opportunities to implement youth solutions/innovative ideas on climate change development.
- Participants will get the opportunity to negotiate local climate change problems with policymakers and decision-makers.
- Participants will get the opportunity to be a trainer in future youth fellowship programmes.
Tenure of Fellowship:
The Fellowship programme will be a one (1) year-long commitment. During the fellowship period, fellows will have the opportunity to get guidance from mentors, develop their projects, and execute activities that have a meaningful impact on climate change and development. Depending on the nature of the training modality, youth fellows are encouraged to connect with other ICCCAD youth fellow alumni. The youth fellows will also get the opportunity to join or work with other youth programme initiatives and programmes of ICCCAD.
Certification:
A certificate will be awarded to participants who complete the fellowship programme.
Terms and Conditions:
General Condition: The fellowship from ICCCAD is for a fixed tenure of 12 months and does not imply any assurance or guarantee for subsequent employment at ICCCAD.
Cancellation of the Fellowship: Every youth fellowship programme participant must complete the training programme to be certified as a youth fellow. If they are unable to maintain the required training timeframe, it will not be considered the completion of their training. Participants must attend at least 80% of the total online classes, attend the residential workshop, and the field visit to complete the fellowship programme.
Reporting: Every fellow will submit a report monthly on his/her engagements, learnings, and achievements in a given format.
Collection of Certificates: Youth fellows who complete the course must collect certificates at the certificate-giving ceremony.
Selection Process: An open call will be announced, and applicants will be required to apply online. A selection committee will review the applications and shortlist suitable candidates for online interviews. Following the interviews, the committee will finalize the selected fellows for the 2026 cohort.
Online Application for Youth Fellowship Programme 2026
Interested individuals can apply by 30 August 2025, online by clicking the application link.
Contact Us:
If you have questions or queries, please email us at afsana.alim@icccad.org.
