Start where you are, use what you can

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Welcome to Green Jobs Rising!

“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe

The climate transition needs bold, creative thinkers. This week’s round-up features fully funded fellowships, graduate programmes and internships designed to support changemakers ready to act.

We’ve highlighted opportunities for journalists, researchers, and early-career professionals across Africa that could spark your next big move.

Dive in.

1. One World Media climate reporting gap fellowship 2025
   Supports six Nigerian journalists with £5,000 in funding to report on climate finance and energy transition using inclusive, data-driven and community-focused approaches.
   Apply here

2. World Bank Group Africa fellowship program 2026
   Offers early-career African researchers hands-on experience in development policy, data analysis and economic research.
   Apply here

3. Danish Advanced Research Academy (DARA) open PhD fellowships 2025
   Fully funded PhD opportunities in Denmark for outstanding candidates in technical, natural and medical sciences.
   Apply here

4. One World Media fellowship 2025
   Grants between £1,000 and £3,000 to mid-career journalists and filmmakers from the Global South to report underrepresented stories with depth and creativity.
   Apply here

5. Global youth climate training programme
   The bursary seeks to support meaningful youth engagement at COP30 by removing the financial barriers to participation. It aims to support GYCT participants to further their own agendas and work plans for COP30.
   More info

6. DARA open fellowships call – summer 2025
   This fellowship is designed to support visionary and high-impact research within the technical, natural, and medical sciences.
   More info

7. FCDO-funded research commissioning centre
   This initiative will enhance access to funding, reduce administrative burden, and promote rapid, efficient commissioning across key thematic areas.
   Details here

8. Henry Arnhold fellowship application 2026
   This one-year program is for entrepreneurial leaders, typically founders, with climate, conservation, and environment solutions that could achieve exponential impact.
   Submit here

9. Hatch graduate programme 2025
   Entry-level training roles for recent graduates in the following engineering fields:

   Civil engineering

   Electrical engineering

   Mechanical engineering

   Chemical engineering

10. Hatch bursary programme 2026
    Funding support for students in the following engineering disciplines:

    Electrical engineering

    Chemical engineering

    Civil & structural engineering

    Mechanical engineering