Compute for Climate Fellowship Application Form

Compute for Climate Fellowship 2026 Application Form

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SECTION 1: Company & Team Snapshot

1.1 Company Name*

What is the name of the company that is applying for this fellowship?

1.2 Industry Category*

Indicate to which industry the company belongs.

1.3 Company Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

1.4 Business Email Address*

1.5 Phone Number*

1.6 Company Website*

1.7 Company Description*

Provide a brief overview of your company and its core business. Do not describe the proposed Fellowship Proof of Concept (POC) here; this will be covered separately in the POC section.

1.8 Market Validation*

Describe your target customer segments, estimated market size, and evidence of demand or pain point (e.g., pilot customers, waitlists, industry data).

1.9 Is the company currently operating in stealth mode?*

Select one option.

Yes

Not applicable

1.10 Total Funding Raised ($USD)*

Select one option.

$0 (Bootstrapped)

$1 - $250K

$250K - $500K

$500K - $1M

$1M - $5M

$5M - $10M

$10M - $50M

$50M - $100M

1.11 Funding Stage*

Select one option.

Bootstrapped

Pre-seed

Seed

Series A

Series B+

1.12 Investors*

1.13When Did You Last Raise?*

Select one option.

2026

2025

2024

2023

Before 2023

Never raised

1.14 Product Stage*

Select one option.

Ideating or building initial product

Launched Product to initial customers

Have reached Product-Market-Fit, now scaling

1.15 Which SDG is your company solving*

SDG 1: No poverty

SDG 2: Zero hunger

SDG 3: Good health and well-being

SDG 4: Quality education

SDG 5: Gender equality

SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation

SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy

SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth

SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

SDG 10: Reduced inequalities

SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities

SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production

SDG 13: Climate action

SDG 14: Life below water

SDG 15: Life on land

SDG 16: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals

1.16 Contact Person*

First and last name of person applying.

Title First Name Last Name

1.17 Job Role*

Job role of person applying.

1.18 Business Email*

Contact email of person applying.

1.19 Linkedin*

Linkedin profile of person applying.

1.20 Hands-on person working on the project

First and last name of person applying.

Title First Name Last Name

1.21 Email of hands-on person working on the project

Contact email of person applying.

1.22 Leadership, time and commitment, and buy*

Do you have senior leadership supporting this programme if selected?

Yes

1.23 Company Pitch Deck

Please upload your presentation.

Accepted file types: ppt, pdf, Max. file size: 2 GB.

SECTION 2: Proof of Concept (PoC) Overview

2.1 Name of PoC*

What is the name of the PoC you are nominating for this fellowship? Note: the name can not be the same as the startup name

2.2 PoC Headline*

If you wrote a press release about the project when it’s launched, what would the headline be?

2.3 General Description of the PoC*

Describe the PoC and the problem being solved.

2.4 Technical Approach*

Describe the specific methods and procedures used in the PoC.

2.5 Innovation Highlight*

What makes this PoC unique, as well as its scientific excellence.

2.6 Climate Solution Area*

Indicate which climate solution area the PoC addresses (multi-select).

Clean Energy, Grid Flexibility, Fusion and/or Nuclear Simulation

Climate Intelligence, Earth Observation, and Risk Analytics

Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, and Water Security

Circular Economy, Industrial Simulation, and Low-Carbon Materials

Carbon Removal and Ecosystem Restoration

Low-Carbon Transportation, Logistics, and Autonomous Systems

Sustainable Built Environment and Data Centre Infrastructure

2.7 Does the proposed PoC include a community-led and/or Indigenous-led approach?*

Yes

2.8 Does the proposed PoC address extreme heat or heat resilience?*

Yes

SECTION 3: Technical & Resource Needs

3.1 Current Cloud Provider*

Check all that apply (multi-select).

AWS

DigitalOcean

Firebase

Google Cloud Platform

Heroku

Local / on premises

Low-code / No-code (e.g., Bubble, Webflow)

Microsoft Azure

Platform-as-a-service (e.g., Netlify, Vercel/Zeit)

None

Other

3.2 Computational Resources Required for PoC*

Check all that apply (multi-select).

AI/ML & Generative AI

Physical AI & Robotics

High-Performance Computing (HPC)

Physics-Informed ML & Scientific Machine Learning

Climate & Weather Modelling / Earth Observation

Digital Twins

Quantum & Quantum-Inspired Optimization

3.3 Enabling technologies*

Which of these Enabling technologies are you already using (as a company and not as POC(multi-select)?

Automated measurement, reporting, and verification for emissions, carbon removal, biodiversity, and climate finance.

Large-scale optimization requiring distributed compute, including energy dispatch, logistics routing, and industrial processes.

Time-series analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), edge computing, and real-time monitoring at scale.

Privacy-preserving, secure, and interoperable climate data infrastructure.

3.4 Credits In $USD Needed To Build PoC*

Provide an estimate for each AWS service you plan to use.

SECTION 4: Business & Impact Potential of the PoC

4.1 Business of the PoC*

How will the PoC help your company grow and/or achieve milestones?

4.2 Impact Potential of the PoC*

How will the PoC impact the climate or provide environmental benefit?

SECTION 5: Team Capabilities

5.1 Technical team Size

Provide a number.

5.2 Experience & Competency Building on AWS*

What is your team’s level of experience and competency building?

5.3 Team Lead*

Name the person who will lead the PoC build.

Title First Name Last Name

5.4 Linkedin of Team Lead*

Linkedin profile of person leading PoC build.

5.5 Compute for Climate Fellowship Program*

How did you hear about the program?

Referred by an investor / VC or Accelerator

AWS Employee

IRCAI / UNESCO

Friend

Social Media

Website

Other

SECTION 6: Compliance

Statement*

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Yes