Deadline: 14-Feb-21
The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) is pleased to announce the 2021 Fellowship. This year-long experience will convene a cohort of twenty climate change thought leaders, the majority of whom will be women and people of color, and will provide extraordinary support, leadership skills and knowledge to ensure their ideas shape not only their fields, but the greatest and most urgent conversation of age. The Public Voices Fellowship on the Climate Crisis is part of a national initiative to change who writes history.
This year-long experience will convene a cohort of twenty climate change thought leaders, the majority of whom will be women and people of color, and will provide extraordinary support, leadership skills and knowledge to ensure their ideas shape not only their fields, but the greatest and most urgent conversation of our age. The Public Voices Fellowship on the Climate Crisis is part of a national initiative to change who writes history.
The Public Voices Fellowship on the Climate Crisis is a collaboration between the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC), The OpEd Project, and Ann MacDougall.
The curriculum explores leadership, power, and action in an unfair world. Fellows will explore how credibility works, how ideas spread, when and why minds change, and how ideas play out over time and space. The goal of this project is to bring new, diverse voices into the national climate conversation, because they know that they cannot find just and sustainable solutions without them.
The program includes virtual and in-person, full-day and half-day workshops, and one-on-one coaching by leading journalists and editors. All participants will publish at least two written pieces of thought leadership (and hopefully many more) during their fellowship. Attendance at all workshops, continuously and in full, is required – applicants must save the dates in order to apply. If it is unsafe to meet in person due to COVID-19, convenings will be held remotely.
Program Details
- Year-long program
- Four required convenings: one three-day virtual kickoff and three in-person day-long sessions (specific dates/times below).
- Dedicated editors (top journalists) who provide regular, hands-on, one-on-one support/editing/coaching and help place articles
- A limited number of travel stipends for those who need them
Criteria
They are looking for:
- 20 fellows
- Community and business leaders, activists, entrepreneurs, writers, educators, researchers and other thinkers
- A diverse mix of people across all identities
- A solutions-oriented mindset
- Applicants must be at least 18 years old and residing in the United States
Selection
- They are looking for new voices from civil society, academia, and the private sector, including advocates, entrepreneurs, community and business leaders, scientists, educators, and writers, among others. The 2020 fellows were selected from more than 650 applicants, making selection very competitive.
- They seek leaders working at the intersection of climate change, communication, and social justice, with a demonstrated desire and ability to contribute to public dialogue on climate change. Areas of focus could include activism and movement building, financial risks and opportunities of climate impacts and solutions, racial justice, local, national or global policy, climate science, sector approaches (e.g., faith, business, health), or many others.
- Fellows will be chosen through a competitive selection process. They are committed to building a diverse cohort. They will consider a variety of factors, including but not limited to gender, race/ethnicity, age, geography, area of expertise, work history, and experience as an agent of change. The fellowship is open to people at least 18 years old residing in the United States.
For more information, visit https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/news-events/call-for-applications-the-2021-public-voices-fellowship-on-the-climate-crisis/
