Deadline: 6-Apr-22
Applications are now open for the Acumen UK Fellowship to join a community of bold and generous leaders committed to bridging divides in the United Kingdom.
The Acumen UK Fellowship selects ~20 Fellows from across sector, place and background who are redefining success in the United Kingdom – and equips them with the practices and community needed to deepen and sustain their impact.
The Fellowship begins with a year-long fully-funded leadership programme, where Fellows remain in their role while taking part in a series of immersive residentials, virtual workshops and group practice. This is where practical skills meet moral imagination – and the programme is designed to increase a Fellow’s capacity to bridge the divides and take on long standing problems of injustice.
After the first year, Fellows become part of Acumen’s global community of social innovators – committed to lifelong learning, collaboration and accompaniment as they build a world based on dignity.
What makes a Fellow?
All Fellows have demonstrated a commitment to creating a more just, inclusive and sustainable society through their work, and are:
- Building solutions based on a deep understanding of the issue
- Making a long-term play to change the system they are working in
- Influencing change in their current work, formally or informally
- Ready to undergo an intensive year-long leadership journey
Pillars
- Amplify new voices: Empower diverse role models who have a deep understanding of the problems.
- Tackle interconnected challenges: Build a community that drives change across sectors, disciplines and places.
- Bridge our divides: Develop leaders with the capacity to work across lines of difference and build trust.
Benefits
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The first year of the Fellows programme:
- Join a cohort of 20 leaders from across sector, discipline and place
- All programme costs covered by UK Acumen Academy
- Three immersive residentials – 5 days each held at locations across the UK or online
- Two online workshop series – 6 weeks each, ~5 hours per week
- Learning that is immediately applied to your work
- Peer coaching that challenges and accompanies you in your practice
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Beyond the first year of the Fellowship:
- Join Acumen’s growing community of social innovators & builders accompanying each other from across the globe
- Take part in a range of opportunities designed to further impact and build community
What makes a Fellow?
The Fellows are bold builders who dare to embrace the difficult journey of social change. Here’s what they want from you—and what you can expect from your cohort.
- Entrepreneurs: Leaders of both for-profit and nonprofit organizations providing critical goods or services to the underserved.
- Intrapreneurs: Leaders who are bringing to life new initiatives or approaches within the organization. The focus is on designing, testing, incubating and implementing ideas that enable the organization to pursue its purpose.
- Organizational Builders: Leaders who play an integral role in building the organization. The focus is on building the internal blocks, systems & processes that enable the organization to pursue its purpose.
Eligibility Criteria
- All seminars and training are conducted in English. Conversational proficiency in English is a requirement to ensure Fellows are able to give and get the most from this experience.
- Fellows are typically UK citizens, however they will consider applicants who demonstrate a concrete connection to the UK i.e. long-term employment, residency, focus of their social change project.
- Each cohort of Acumen Fellows must be comprised of individuals who have not previously taken part in an Acumen Fellowship. This is specific to Acumen’s programmes; candidates who have participated in other fellowships or leadership programmes, or who have taken Acumen Academy courses, are welcome to apply.
For more information, visit Acumen Academy.
For more information, visit https://fellowship.acumenacademy.org/uk
