Grant opportunity
Women-In-WACREN Climate Innovation Lab Facilitator Call 2026
A call for facilitators to guide multidisciplinary teams building digital solutions to climate challenges during the October 2026 Climate Innovation Lab.
- Funder
- West and Central African Research and Education Network
- Applications close 15 September 2026 at 23:59 Africa/Accra time
- Applications close 15 September 2026 at 23:59 Africa/Accra time: Sep 15, 2026
- Award
- Sponsorship for in-person participation, recognition, networking and leadership development
- Applicant
- Volunteer facilitators from universities, research institutions, NRENs, innovation hubs, government, industry, civil society or development organisations with relevant climate, digital-technology or human-centred-design expertise.
- Discipline
- Climate Innovation and Digital Technology
- Region
- West and Central Africa
- Posted
- Aug 26, 2026
Call summary
Overview
Women-In-WACREN is recruiting facilitators to support teams through problem definition, ideation, prototyping, testing and demonstration during a four-day innovation lab.
Who can apply
Applicants of any gender should bring practical experience in climate and environment, digital climate technologies or human-centred design and be able to work collaboratively with complementary facilitators.
What it supports
- Climate adaptation and resilience
- AI, data, GIS, Earth observation and IoT
- Human-centred solution design
Funding and duration
- Sponsorship for in-person participation
- Certificate and formal acknowledgement
Applications close 15 September 2026 at 23:59 Africa/Accra time
Applications close 15 September 2026 at 23:59 Africa/Accra time: Sep 15, 2026
How to apply
Register through the official Indico call-for-facilitators page before the Accra-time deadline.
Call details
Source-based overview
Facilitators work directly with multidisciplinary teams during the 12-15 October lab and may later join the programme's community of practice and ongoing mentorship work.
Eligibility
Applicants of any gender should bring practical experience in climate and environment, digital climate technologies or human-centred design and be able to work collaboratively with complementary facilitators.
Funding and benefits
Sponsorship for in-person participation
Certificate and formal acknowledgement
Themes and supported activities
Climate adaptation and resilience
AI, data, GIS, Earth observation and IoT
Human-centred solution design
Deadline and timeline
Applications close 15 September 2026 at 23:59 Africa/Accra time: Applications close 15 September 2026 at 23:59 Africa/Accra time: Sep 15, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Register through the official Indico call-for-facilitators page before the Accra-time deadline.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.