CDRI Fellowship Programme 2025-2026 (up to $15,000)

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About CDRI Fellowship Programme

The CDRI Fellowship Programme invests in cutting-edge research and innovative solutions towards disaster and climate resilient infrastructure. The Fellowship provides financial support, peer learning and capacity development opportunities to promote transformative, actionable and scalable solutions for real world issues related to disaster resilience of infrastructure. The Fellowship Programme is designed to create a global multi-disciplinary pool of future-ready professionals and practitioners who will help shape resilient infrastructure systems to prepare for a growingly uncertain future.

Proposals are invited for any one of the themes mentioned below:

• Wildfires: Wildfires are intensifying in frequency and severity due to climate change, creating significant hazards across diverse geographies such as densely forested areas in North America, Australia, the Mediterranean and subtropical grasslands in Africa and Asia. As wildfires spread, they pose critical challenges for infrastructure resilience, including threats to power grids, transportation networks, water systems and public health infrastructure.
• Coastal Resilience: Coastal regions are vulnerable to a wide range of marine geohazards and threats from climate change induced sea-level rise and extreme weather events. Developing resilient coastal infrastructure is crucial for safeguarding both urban and rural communities, especially in small islands, delta regions and coastal cities.
• Extreme Heat: Human-induced climate change and the consequent, irreversible warming of the planet is exacerbating extreme heat conditions across the world. Building resilience in critical infrastructure sectors to extreme heat events is imperative for the health and wellbeing of communities and sustained economic growth. This will require investments in infrastructure upgrades, improved heat-related risk assessments, and enhanced emergency response plans. Innovative cooling technologies, efficient energy management, and urban planning solutions.
• Any other theme of the applicant's choice provided it focuses on disaster resilience of
  infrastructure. Applicants may reach out with project abstracts for feedback prior to initiating the online application. Only a limited number of suggested themes will be considered.

• Sponsor Organisation: Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI)

Benefits of CDRI Fellowship Programme

• In addition to the Fellowship amount of up to US$15,000, CDRI Fellows will become part of CDRI's global network. They may be invited to present their project outcomes at the annual International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) hosted by CDRI. Fellows may also be sponsored to present their outcomes at other prestigious international conferences or seminars.

CDRI Fellowship Programme Requirements

• CDRI Fellowship is open to all nationals/citizens/passport-holders/permanent residents of CDRI Member Countries. With regard to applications from countries that are not part of CDRI currently, we encourage collaboration with a research/project team from CDRI Member Countries.
• Applicants can be students, scholars, faculty, or researchers from academic institutes; practitioners from government agencies, service agencies, non-governmental organizations, private organizations, and community workers.
• An applicant can be part of up to two research proposals under the CDRI Fellowship Programme at any given time.
• Educational qualification or professional experience is no bar. However, after selection, the applicant(s) will have to submit a 'Letter of Endorsement' from a recognized academic or research institute/government organization.

Selection

Selection Criteria:

• Criticality and relevance of the proposed solution for improving climate and disaster resilience of critical infrastructure
• Novelty of the proposed approach, methodology and solution
• Feasibility of implementation of the solution in  real-world context
• Replicability/scalability of the proposed solution or product
• The overall impact of the proposed solution

Selection Process: The proposals will undergo a rigorous multi-tiered selection process, including a double-blind peer review. The final decision will be taken by the Fellowship International Jury.

The awardees will be announced at ICDRI 2025.

Application Date and Process

• All applications/proposals must be submitted using the form on the online Fellowship application portal. Applications submitted through emails shall not be considered.
• Please follow the guidelines mentioned in the portal while submitting the proposal. 
• English is the preferred language for the application/proposal.

Documentation:

The following documents are mandatory for your application/proposal to be considered:

• Photograph (of each member of the proposed team)
• Passport/National Identity Proof (of each member of the proposed team)
• Curriculum Vitae/Resume (of each member of the proposed team)
• Educational Qualification document/proof (of each member of the proposed team)
• Address proof (of each member of the proposed team)
• Undertaking by each member of the proposed team for the Fellowship (per the prescribed template)
• Letter of Endorsement (per prescribed template)

Contact Information: If you have any questions or need clarifications on the application process please mail us at [email protected]

 

Application Deadline

30 November, 2024

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