Annual Report 2018
SCHOLARSHIPS RESEARCH ON CLIMATE CHANGE The Intergovernmental panel for Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 in order to build capacity to understand and address climate change. Its advisory body consists of a group of independent and international scientists.
6 years of partnership
€ 359,273.72 of fundings
The IPCC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for its efforts to “build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change”. After receiving the award, it decided to create, with the accompanying financial prize, a scholarship programme to invest in PhD students from developing countries for research that advances the understanding of the scientific basis of risks of climate change in their own regions.
11 theses supported
The first IPCC awards were granted in 2011 in collaboration with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (FPA2). In 2013, the Cuomo Foundation joined the scholarship programme and funded 5 of the PhD students selected. In 2017, the fourth round of the IPPC scholarships were awarded. The Foundation has now supported 11 research students since its involvement as a partner. In June 2018, the 4 newly selected research students attended the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Awards in Monaco during which they were officially granted their scholarships.
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