Call for The KCFP Climate Resilience Fellowships mentors and supervisors in Online 2026 is open now!!!
The KCFP Climate Resilience Fellowships offer a one-year professional development program for frontline climate adaptation professionals. The ACU is seeking academic supervisors and professional mentors to support those completing this Fellowship.
Commonwealth Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among the most vulnerable countries in the world, facing numerous economic, social and environmental development challenges, all exacerbated by climate change.
Building resilience to the trends and events associated with climate change is critical to addressing these vulnerabilities and requires adaptation. Effective adaptation action is informed by a knowledge of climate change, its impacts and effective solutions, in addition to harnessing collective leadership and capacities for action among various sectors and stakeholders.
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The King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Programme Climate Resilience Fellowships, inspired by His Majesty King Charles III, will provide professionals working on the frontline of climate adaptation from across the public sector, civil society, and the private sector in Commonwealth SIDS with an accredited one-year professional development programme focused on climate adaptation practice.
The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is seeking academic supervisors and professional mentors to support Fellows completing a practical, workplace-based applied project as part of a postgraduate certificate in climate adaptation practice in Commonwealth Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The postgraduate certification is being delivered as part of the KCFP.
Academic supervisors will be university-based climate adaptation-focused academics. Professional mentors will be leaders within NGOs, government agencies, or private organisations working within climate adaptation practice.
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The supervisors and mentors will support high quality, student-led climate adaptation projects in Commonwealth SIDS by providing expert guidance, ensuring alignment with National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), and flagging potential risks, ultimately helping students to design and deliver locally relevant solutions that strengthen resilience to climate impacts.
The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) is seeking academic supervisors and professional mentors to support Fellows completing a practical, workplace-based applied project as part of a postgraduate certificate in climate adaptation practice in Commonwealth Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The postgraduate certification is being delivered as part of the KCFP.
Academic supervisors will be university-based climate adaptation-focused academics. They will supervise the main assessment submission.
Professional mentors will be leaders within NGOs, government agencies, or private organisations working within climate adaptation practice. They will support successful practical implementation of the project.
Location:
OnlineBenefits
- Fully Funded Fellowship– covers programme costs, travel, accommodation, and living allowance.
- Hybrid Format– fellows continue their current employment while engaging in a one-year programme combining online learning, project-based work, and mentorship.
- Mentorship & Supervision– guided by academics and climate resilience experts from King’s College London and partner institutions.
- Capacity Building – strengthens leadership in climate adaptation and resilience, equipping fellows with practical tools to address urgent climate challenges.
- Networking Opportunities– connects fellows with peers across Commonwealth Small Island Developing States (SIDS), building long-term collaborative networks.
- Applied Impact– fellows implement practical resilience solutions in their home countries, ensuring direct community benefit.
Eligibilities
The ACU reserves the right to request evidence of employment status, if appropriate and necessary to do so.
The ACU is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and encourages applications from all individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Supervisors
To be eligible for this post as an academic supervisor, you must be employed at an ACU member university.
The ideal candidate should have a research background in the following categories or similar:
• Climate science
• Adaptation planning
• Environmental policy
• Earth and environmental sciences
• Disaster risk reduction
• Renewable energy
• Community-based adaptation
Mentors
To be eligible as a professional mentor, you must be an employee of a registered organisation or registered as self-employed. Ideal mentors should combine geographic and cultural insight, technical expertise, and practical experience and place-based expertise. For example:
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 – 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.
Eligible Regions: Open for Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (The Maldives ), Caribbean and Americas (Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago), Pacific (Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu ).Application Process
- Applicants are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the application requirements before starting the application form.
- Applications must be submitted by 15:00 UTC on 5 March 2026.
- Shortlisted applicants will be asked to participate in a remote interview via a virtual meeting platform in March 2026.
Application Deadline: March 5, 2026 (17 Days Remaining)
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