Overline: Call for Applications
Headline: Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowship: A Chance for Change Agents

The IASS Potsdam invites applications for the Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowship 2023. The fellowship is aimed at individuals who, like IASS Founding Director and former German Environment Minister Klaus Töpfer, are committed to sustainable development and build bridges between science, politics, and society. Extended application deadline is 17 April.

IASS Founding Director Klaus Töpfer and the first recipient of the Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowship, Nicole de Paula, at a panel discussion.
IASS Founding Director Klaus Töpfer and the first recipient of the Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowship, Nicole de Paula, at a panel discussion. IASS/Rolf Schulten

The IASS is seeking applications from highly talented mid-career professionals from Germany or abroad who have worked for at least ten years on sustainability issues and have the potential to serve as change agents towards sustainable development. Applicant should bring innovative ideas from their respective fields in science, the arts, civil society, business, politics or other areas of society and have gained professional experience across different countries and cultures.

The Klaus Töpfer Sustainability Fellowship is awarded for one year. The Fellow is expected to pursue their project on site at the IASS during their stay and actively contribute to the work of the institute, for example by holding seminars and participating in other IASS activities. For more information on how to apply, click here: Call for Applications 2023 - deadline extended.