The V20 Climate Prosperity Fellowship is run by the CVF-V20 — the Climate Vulnerable Forum and its Vulnerable Twenty Group of finance ministers — in partnership with the Boston University Global Development Policy Center. Now recruiting its fourth cohort for 2026-2027, it selects 16 to 20 mid- to senior-level officials from CVF-V20 member governments and builds their capacity to design climate-prosperity strategies, engage in international financial architecture reform, and represent vulnerable economies in global finance forums. Learning runs mostly online through weekly webinars and expert sessions, anchored by two one-week in-person residencies. Fellows produce a capstone project and join a standing network of V20 Climate Prosperity Fellows.
Benefits & funding
- Year-long structured curriculum: weekly webinars, expert-led discussions, and immersive technical exercises on climate finance and financial-architecture reform.
- Two one-week in-person residencies (planned for January 2027 and October 2027; venues to be confirmed).
- Optional debt-sustainability training track for interested fellows.
- Opportunities to contribute to the V20 Senior Officials Meeting and to attend the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings.
- Membership in the ongoing V20 Climate Prosperity Fellows network.
- The call does not publish whether travel, accommodation, or a stipend for the residencies are covered; participation itself carries no fee.
Eligibility
- Citizen of a CVF-V20 member country (68 members across Africa, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean).
- Serving official with five to ten years of mid- to senior-level experience in international affairs, public policy, and/or development.
- Proficient in English.
- Able and willing to travel abroad for in-person meetings and to attend weekly virtual sessions throughout the fellowship.
- Committed to sharing knowledge with the national government and stakeholders after the fellowship.
- Optional: applicants wanting the debt-sustainability track should indicate this and commit to extra weekly sessions; Excel skills and macroeconomic familiarity are recommended.
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Eligible nationalities
Afghanistan · Bangladesh · Barbados · Benin · Bhutan · Burkina Faso · Cambodia · Chad · Colombia · Comoros · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire
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DR Congo · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ethiopia · Eswatini · Fiji · Gambia · Ghana · Grenada · Guatemala · Guinea · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Jordan · Kenya · Kiribati · Kyrgyzstan · Lebanon · Liberia · Madagascar · Malawi · Maldives · Marshall Islands · Mongolia · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Nepal · Nicaragua · Niger · Pakistan · Palau · Palestine · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Philippines · Rwanda · Saint Lucia · Samoa · Senegal · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Tanzania · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Tuvalu · Uganda · Vanuatu · Vietnam · Yemen
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Application process
- 1Confirm citizenship of a CVF-V20 member country and the five-to-ten-year experience requirement.
- 2Complete the online application form linked from the official call.
- 3Selection and notification take place in August 2026.
- 4Finance ministries issue official confirmations for selected fellows in September 2026.
- 5The program opens with weekly webinars in October 2026.
Program timeline
Application deadline
31 July 2026
Selection and notification
August 2026
Official confirmations from finance ministries
September 2026
Weekly webinars begin
October 2026
First in-person residency; capstone project proposals submitted
January 2027
Fellows contribute to the V20 Senior Officials Meeting
March 2027
Participation in the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings
April 2027
Second residency, capstone presentations, and program conclusion
October 2027