Deadline: September 4, 2025

Applications are open for the Africa Fellowship for Young Energy Leaders 2025. The Africa Fellowship for Young Energy Leaders (AFYEL) is a six-month, no-cost, professional fellowship that prepares Africa’s next generation of clean-energy leaders with rigorous, expert-led training across core renewable technologies and applied field experience. AFYEL combines a general foundational module with specialized tracks, a one-month internship, capstone projects that solve real local problems, and a virtual summit that connects fellows with global mentors and industry leaders.

Applicants select one track from:


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  • Bioenergy
  • Hydropower
  • Solar PV
  • Onshore Wind

Each track includes expert lectures, practical case studies, mentoring and a track capstone

Benefits

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  • World-class, practitioner-led training across major renewable technologies.
  • One-month internship placement and a capstone project addressing a local energy problem.
  • Networking with global experts, mentorship, and exposure to grant/industry partners.
  • Access to AFYEL alumni networks and continued professional opportunities. Alumni describe AFYEL as transformational and highly practical for career growth and professors akin it to a PhD program.

Eligibility

  • Open to early-career engineers, researchers, policy practitioners, economists and finance professionals;
  • Be typically 21–35 years;
  • Be from African countries with postgraduate or undergraduate qualifications in energy-related fields,
  • Can commit to the six-month program and a one-month internship;
  • Applicants should be ready to engage in live sessions, project work and mentorship.

Application

Applications will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary panel using a transparent rubric that scores technical fit, motivation, commitment, and potential for impact.

Click here to apply


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For more information, visit AFYEL.

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