Lifecycle: { "status": "closed for 2026", "edition": "2026", "cadence": "annual/recurrent since 2022", "duration": null, "renewable": null, "dates": { "deadline": "2026-04-15T18:00:00+08:00" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "minimum": 10000, "maximum": 30000, "currency": "CNY", "use": "research-related travel, conferences and approved academic expenses" }, "total_pool": { "fellows": "10–15" }, "benefits": [] } Eligibility and filters: { "countries": [ "global with China-return/overseas-experience criterion" ], "applicant": "early-career researchers, postdocs or final-year PhD students in sustainability-related fields", "age": null, "education": "graduating in 2026 or PhD earned after 1 January 2021", "institution": null, "exclusions": [ "must have at least 12 months overseas study/work/research experience or plans to gain it and return to China" ] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": "2026-04-15T18:00:00+08:00", "decision": "mid-July 2026", "start": null, "end": null, "url": "https://futureearth.org/apply-now-to-the-2026-future-earth-early-career-fellowship/", "materials": [ "CV", "research statement", "proposed research plan", "supporting letter recommended" ], "selection_stages": [ "originality and innovation review", "academic productivity and potential", "mission alignment", "discipline and gender balance" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [ { "name": "Future Earth Global Secretariat Hub China", "role": "program lead" } ], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "No complete named recipient roster was published in the reviewed sources." }, "history": { "launched": 2022, "editions": [], "statistics": [ { "metric": "planned 2026 fellows", "value": "10–15" } ] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "2026 selected names", "exact fellowship activity period" ] Source conflicts: []