The objective of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) Global Innovation Fellowships is to provide opportunities to UK-based early- and mid-career researchers from across the humanities and social sciences to develop their skills, networks and careers in the creative and cultural, public, private and policy sectors to address challenges that require innovative approaches and solutions. Through the ODA Global Innovation Fellowships, researchers in the SHAPE community will be supported to create new and deeper links beyond academia, so enabling knowledge mobilisation and translation, as well as individual skills development.
Applications are invited in any of the following areas:
- Cities, Climate & Housing
- Cities, Climate & Health
- Cities and a Green & Just Transition
C40 is a global network of nearly 100 mayors of the world’s leading cities that are united in action to confront the climate crisis. Mayors of C40 cities are committed to using an inclusive, science-based and collaborative approach to cut their fair share of emissions in half by 2030, help the world limit global heating to 1.5°C, and build healthy, equitable and resilient communities. C40 supports mayors to do this by:
- Raising climate ambition through 1.5°C climate action plan support, high-impact accelerators and fostering innovation.
- Building equitable and thriving communities via global and regional programmes.
- Building a global movement through robust international advocacy and diplomacy.
- Scaling up climate action and sharing best practices across high-impact sectors.
- Facilitating access to finance for investment in green jobs and projects that improve resilience in cities.
Eligibility: In the context of this call, funding from the International Science Partnerships Fund is funded by ODA, therefore applications for this funding must be ODA-eligible.
Level of funding: The Academy is offering up to one to two one-year fellowships hosted in C40’s office in South Africa. These are offered as awards for up to £150,000 for 12 months in duration (with Full Economic Costing at eighty per cent).
Key dates
- 27 November 2024: applications close at 17:00 GMT