2025 WISER Africa Co-production Fellowship

Apply now for the Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) Africa co-production fellowship, funded by the UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) through the Africa Regional Climate and Nature (ARCAN) programme.

Three fellowships are being offered through this call — one in each of the following regions: East, West, and Southern Africa. We are seeking talented, early-career professionals with expertise or interest in co-production to serve as co-production champions.

Each fellow will collaborate with local and regional organisations to enhance climate services and support the WISER programme’s goals. Fellows will bridge the gap between research and community-led outcomes and champion innovative co-production practices to enhance climate resilience.

• Table of Content
• About Met Office
• WISER Africa Co-production Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of WISER Africa Co-production Fellowship
• Requirements for WISER Africa Co-production Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Met Office

The Met Office is the UK's national weather service, providing critical weather services and world-leading climate science. It's a government-owned agency that delivers weather information and warnings to the public, government, businesses, and emergency responders. The Met Office also plays a key role in understanding and addressing climate change, both nationally and internationally... continue reading

WISER Africa Co-production Fellowship

Application Deadline	08 Aug 2025
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	Met Office
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of WISER Africa Co-production Fellowship

• Provide co-production expertise in their region, supporting Regional Climate Centres and/or National Meteorological and Hydrological Services.
• Engage with stakeholders to co-design priorities that inform future climate-focused development funding.
• Conduct research on co-production, stakeholder engagement, indigenous knowledge, or communication strategies.
• Contribute to WISER-wide learning on co-production practices.
• Fellows will receive support from regional and international co-production experts, including training and peer learning sessions across all three regions.

Requirements for WISER Africa Co-production Fellowship Qualification

Applicants must be nationals of a listed eligible African country. Fellows may be based at their current academic institution, provided it is in a WISER-supported country and meets due diligence requirements. Those without a current affiliation must confirm hosting arrangements before applying. West Africa fellows will be based at AGRHYMET in Niamey, Niger.

East Africa

Eligible host countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Southern Africa

Eligible host countries: Angola, Botswana, the Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

West Africa

The fellowship will be hosted at the Agriculture, Hydrology, Meteorology Regional Centre (AGRHYMET) in Niamey, Niger.
Eligible nationalities: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal.

Application Deadline

August 8, 2025

How to Apply

Deadline: 8 August 2025, 11:00am UTC

• Applications will be assessed by a panel comprising representatives of the Met Office (UK) WISER programme and international experts
• Interviews: Weeks of 1 and 8 September 2025
• Results: Successful applicants notified by mid-September 2025

Download further information

Download call document – East Africa
Download call document – Southern Africa
Download call document – West Africa

Download application materials

Download application form

Once completed, please email it to [email protected] along with the necessary documents listed at the end of the form.  

For more details, visit WISER Fellowships webpage