World Learning's Advancing Leaders Fellowship Program
The Advancing Leaders Fellowship program recognizes the ideas, talent, and vision of World Learning alumni by providing comprehensive training in social innovation, project management and leadership, and by supporting selected high-achieving fellows with grants and a network of mentors and peers so that they can implement an original social innovation project in their home communities.
Beginning in April 2015, alumni of all World Learning programs will be invited to apply to this fellowship program. Forty selected participants will begin a three-month online training course in project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and proposal writing. After successful completion of the course, seven fellows will be selected to receive funding for their projects and invited to an award ceremony in October 2015, where they will be paired with mentors who will provide guidance on designing sustainable social innovation programs.
Program Timeline
April 15, 2015: Apply online by clicking here!
May 29, 2015: Application Deadline
June 15-September 5, 2015: Online Project Management Course
September 18, 2015: Notification of Fellowship Awards
Late October 2015: Fellowship Award Event in San Francisco, CA
November 2015 to April 2016: Fellows implement social innovation projects
Participant Qualifications:
- Alumnus/Alumna of a World Learning program
- High level of English language proficiency
- Access to a computer and the internet
- Adequate time commitment during the course (5-8 hours a week) and project implementation
- Strong desire to implement a social innovation project in home community
For more information regarding the Advancing Leaders Fellowship, please contact Jessica Mead at [email protected]