EnerTracks Fellowship Programme in Germany 2023

A small group of eight fellows will be invited to the Agora Energiewende office in Berlin, Germany. Each fellow continues working part-time for their home institution while participating in training sessions that are prepared and facilitated by Agora Energiewende energy experts.

These multi-disciplinary sessions cover a variety of topics such as energy markets, power system flexibility, and research methodologies, among others. Supplemental online and reading material, as well as group discussions, complement each of these sessions.

With the support of their Agora Energiewende mentors, each fellow tackles one specific transformation topic of their choice. The topic should be relevant from the perspective of the fellow’s own organization, with the intention of transferring the learnings into their domestic work.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be nationals of an Official Development Aid (ODA recipient) country.
• Due to German regulations, they ask that in-person participants be able to provide proof of complete vaccination protection against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Depending on the place of departure, participants might also need to provide a negative test result or proof of immunity and comply with quarantine regulations.
• Applicants must be currently employed or affiliated to a think tank or other civil society organization and/or an academic body researching energy policy or another relevant field.
• Applicants must have around five years of professional experience in the energy or climate sector at the time of application. They are looking for participants with leadership potential who are at a “tipping point” stage in their careers, rather than those who fit a particular age requirement.
• Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited university, in economics, environmental science, engineering, political science, or similar (masters’ degree preferred).
• Applicants must have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Applicants should have a sincere interest in tackling climate change issues and the energy transformation in their home country as well as a strong understanding of power systems, energy economics, and climate and energy policy, policy instruments / processes
• Applicants should possess a high level of intellectual curiosity and humility.

Benefits of the EnerTracks Fellowship Program

All EnerTracks fellows receive:

• A travel grant covering half of the costs (up to max. €450) of participants’ international travel expenses (excluding visa costs)
• All expenses paid accommodation in Berlin
• Berlin-wide public transport tickets for the duration of the Fellowship
• A modest daily stipend
• Available office space at our office in the heart of Berlin
• Health insurance
• A letter of support for visa application processes

The following costs are to be borne by the applicant:

• Visa fees
• Travel costs for transport to and from airports

Timeline

• Spring 2023: 24 April 2023 – 2 June 2023 (Participant cohort selected)
• Fall 2023: 6 November 2023 – 15 December 2023

Documents Required for Application

Once you have read the programme information and eligibility criteria carefully, submit the following in one single (English language) PDF document via the online application form.

• Your CV/resume  (max. 2 pages)
• A letter of support from your home institution granting you permission to participate in the training (Applications not including this letter may be automatically rejected)
• A motivation letter describing your current responsibilities in your organisation and how the training programme(s) would support your work in your home country (max. 500 words; around 4000 characters with spaces)
  Applications for the EnerTracks Fellowship: Aside from the motivation letter, applicants must also include information on the specific research topic/project they would like to expand on with their Agora mentor AND how this topic relates directly to their work (max. 250 words). Applications for the Fellowship not including information on the research topic may be automatically rejected.

Use the following naming convention for this document: firstname_lastname_AgoraTraining_Spring2023 (ex.: joan_smith_AgoraTraining_Spring2023)

How to Apply

Go to EnerTracks on www.agora-energiewende.de to apply