[June 2024]
Are you a driven professional working in the NGO sector or an emerging leader passionate about creating social change? Discover a world of opportunities with our curated list of over 50 amazing fellowship programs designed specifically for NGOs and development professionals.
These fellowships offer unique platforms for personal and professional growth, providing the skills, networks, and innovative approaches needed to drive impactful social change. Whether you’re looking to enhance your leadership capabilities, develop new strategies, or connect with like-minded changemakers, these fellowship programs are your gateway to making a difference.
Dive in and explore the possibilities that await you!
Bertha Challenge Fellowship for Activists and Investigative Journalists
Deadline: 12 July 2024
The Bertha Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the sixth Bertha Challenge, an opportunity for activists and investigative journalists to spend a year working on one pressing social justice challenge and to deliver a body of work at the end of the Fellowship year…[more]
Christo Grozev Fellowship for Courageous Journalism
Deadline: 19 July 2024
The American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) invites applications for the Christo Grozev Investigative Journalism Fellowship, a cornerstone initiative aimed at empowering the next generation of journalistic talent…[more]
Apply for Bow Seat True Blue Fellowship
Deadline: 1 September 2024
The Bow Seat is pleased to announce the True Blue Fellowship that provides peer guidance, capacity building, and funding to young people who are developing projects that address the ocean, waterways, and/or climate change challenges in their local communities through a creative arts lens…[more]
Call for Proposals: CYD Doctoral Fellowships
Deadline: 15 August 2024
The EPFL is pleased to announce the CYD Doctoral Fellowships that will provide a salary and research and conference funds for four years (with a possible one-year extension), enabling fellows to complete a PhD thesis at the CYD Campus under the supervision of a professor at a higher education institution in Switzerland…[more]
CYD Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowships
Deadline: 15 August 2024
The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is currently accepting applications for the CYD Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowships that will provide a salary and research and conference funds for up to two years, enabling fellows to complete a research project at the CYD Campus under the supervision of a professor at a higher education institution in Switzerland…[more]
CYD Proof of Concept Fellowships
Deadline: Ongoing
The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the Cyber-Defence (CYD) Campus have jointly launched the brand-new CYD Proof of Concept Fellowships as part of the wider CYD Fellowships programme…[more]
Portulans Institute’s Fellowship Program 2024-2025
Deadline: 12 July 2024
The Portulans Institute (PI) is inviting applications for its fellowship program to provide a unique opportunity for graduate students and young professionals to pursue independent research related to technology and innovation, participate in international policy dialogues, and form a lasting professional network…[more]
Become an Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health at GBHI – Apply Now!
Deadline: 20 September 2024
The Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program at GBHI is providing innovative training, networking, and support to emerging leaders focused on improving brain health and reducing the impact of dementia in their local communities and on a global scale…[more]
Applications open for Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowships
Deadline: 27 June 2024
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is seeking applications for Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowships to attract qualified and promising health scientists, to provide an opportunity to receive full time research training, and to assist these promising individuals in transitioning from a fellowship to an independent (faculty-level) position…[more]
Submissions open for Postdoctoral Fellowships
Deadline: 27 June 2024
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has announced Postdoctoral Fellowships to attract qualified, promising scientists entering their professional career in the T1D research field, intended for those in a relatively early state in their career…[more]
InteRussia International Relations Fellowship Programme
Deadline: 5 September 2024
The Gorchakov Fund, Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation, and MGIMO University have jointly launched the InteRussia fellowship programme for specialists in international relations…[more]
Fellowship Programme for Foreign Doctors to work with top Specialists
Deadline: 1 August 2024
Applications are now open for a fellowship programme for doctors, implemented jointly with Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Russian Ministry of Health (Sechenov University), to work with top specialists of the university clinics…[more]
Apply for Fellowship Programme for Engineer
Deadline: 30 June 2024
Applications are now open for the fellowship programme for Engineers which provide unique opportunity to learn at the best Russian technological institutes, exchange experience with counterparts from different countries, work in a team of professionals under the guidance of leading Russian specialists in such fields as wireless technologies, agrobiotechnologies, artificial intelligence, robotics and instrument engineering…[more]
Sir Harry Evans Fellowship in Investigative Journalism
Deadline: 15 July 2024
The Durham University is currently inviting applications for the Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship to provide an unrivalled opportunity for an exceptional early career journalist…[more]
The Global Good Fund Fellowship
Deadline: 30 June 2024
The Global Good Fund has launched applications for its fellowship program to create a better world by investing in the leadership of entrepreneurs working relentlessly to solve the world’s most pressing social issues…[more]
Apply for Art Futures Fellowship Programme
Deadline: 15 August 2024
The Art Futures is offering an annual fellowship programme to widen participation and engagement in the arts towards more just and sustainable societies in Europe and beyond…[more]
CFPs: Global Fellowship Programme on AI & Market Power
Deadline: 8 July 2024
The European AI & Society Fund is pleased to invite applications for a new fellowship programme on Artificial Intelligence and market power to support investigative research and critical analysis into the political economy of large-scale AI systems and aims to sharpen the collective understanding of market concentration in the AI ecosystem…[more]
Call for Applications: Thyssen@KWI Fellowship
Deadline: 30 September 2024
The Kulturwissenschaftliche Institut Essen (KWI) has announced the Thyssen@KWI Fellowship to addresse excellent researchers from the humanities, cultural studies, and the social sciences…[more]
Apply now for Radcliffe Fellowship Program
Deadline: 12 September 2024
Applications are now open for the Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship Program for scientists, writers, scholars, public intellectuals, and artists, with an opportunity to step away from usual routines and dive deeply into a project…[more]
Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice 2024
Deadline: 1 November 2024
The Commonwealth Fund is pleased to announce the Harkness Fellowships that provide a unique opportunity for individuals who are committed to advancing health care policy and practice to spend a year in the United States conducting internationally comparative research with mentorship from leading U.S. experts…[more]
RFE/RL Regional Reporting Fellowship Program
Deadline: 1 July 2024
The Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is currently accepting applications for the Regional Reporting Fellowship to provide accurate, independent journalism in support of democracy and human rights…[more]
Learning Sciences Exchange Fellowship Program
Deadline: 15 July 2024
New America is seeking applications from researchers, journalists, entrepreneurs, and entertainment producers with a focus on the science of learning and family engagement…[more]
Rosalynn Carter Mental Health and Climate Change Fellowship
Deadline: 28 June 2024
The Carter Center is pleased to announce a new topic-based fellowship, aimed at exploring the mental health impacts of climate change in low-socioeconimic countries…[more]
Fellowship for Journalists to Cover the UN Biodiversity Conference (Colombia)
Deadline: 6 July 2024
Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) is pleased to announce a new fellowship for journalists interested in attending—and reporting from—the UN Convention on Biological Diversity in October and November 2024…[more]
Asia Foundation Development Fellows Program
Deadline: 29 July 2024
Applications are now open for the Asia Foundation Development Fellows Program which is a dynamic and multifaceted learning program designed for highly talented Asian individuals under age 40 to enhance their leadership skills, Asian development knowledge, professional networks, and international exposure…[more]
Call for Applications: KOPRI Fellowship Program 2024
Deadline: 18 July 2024
The KOPRI Arctic Fellowship is open to early-career scientists from Arctic countries and researchers of Arctic indigenous heritage who wish to visit and conduct research at KOPRI for up to 3 months…[more]
Open call for Changemaker Fellowship
Deadline: 1 July 2024
The NDN Foundation has announced the Changemaker Fellowship to invest ($150,000 USD) in the visions, leadership, and personal and professional development of 21 Indigenous Changemakers working in their communities…[more]
CFAs: India Science and Research Fellowship Programme
Deadline: 30 June 2024
Applications are invited from researchers to visit India under the India Science and Research Fellowship (ISRF) Programme to pursue research in frontier/advanced areas of science including Medicine and Agriculture…[more]
INQUA Fellowship Program for International Mobility 2024
Deadline: 15 September 2024
The INQUA Fellowship Program financially supports early-career scientists (ECRs), as well as scientists from low- and middle-income countries/developing countries (DCRs), to gain international Quaternary research experience at a foreign institution for the duration of 3–6 months…[more]
Blue Prosperity Entrepreneur Fellowship – Federated States of Micronesia
Deadline: 7 July 2024
Entrepreneurs and sustainable businesses in the FSM are invited to apply to the Blue Prosperity Entrepreneur Fellowship…[more]
Open call for Postdoctoral Fellowships
Deadline: 11 September 2024
Submissions are now open for the Postdoctoral Fellowships…[more]
Apply for Arturo Falaschi Short-term Postdoctoral Fellowships
Deadline: 30 September 2024
The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) offers Short-term fellowships for Postdoctoral studies in ICGEB Component laboratories to fund ongoing collaborative research between scientists from ICGEB Member States and research groups at ICGEB laboratories in Trieste, Italy, New Delhi, India and Cape Town, South Africa, with the aim of facilitating access to the latest research techniques and to strengthen capacity building…[more]
TWAS-NCP Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
Deadline: 1 July 2024
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is accepting applications from young scientists from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in physical sciences in departments and laboratories of the National Centre for Physics (NCP) in Islamabad…[more]
Applications open for EDGE Fellowship 2025-2027
Deadline: 7 July 2024
The EDGE Fellowship is a 28-month fellowship for local early-career conservationists from lower- and middle-income countries to advance their careers and spearhead effective conservation efforts for the world’s most unique and extraordinary species…[more]
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 2025-26
Deadline: 1 July 2024
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program enhances leadership among international professionals who collaborate to address local and global challenges and foster change for the collective good…[more]
NIHR Global Advanced Fellowships – Round 1
Deadline: 11 July 2024
Applications are now open for the Round 1 of NIHR Global Advanced Fellowships…[more]
TWAS-ICCBS Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
Deadline: 17 July 2024
The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) is inviting applications for young scientists from developing countries (other than Pakistan) who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in organic chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, molecular medicine, pharmacology or physical chemistry at the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) comprising the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry and the Dr. Panjwani Centre for Molecular and Drug Research in Karachi, Pakistan…[more]
InteRussia Fellowship Programme for Journalists from BRICS+ Countries
Deadline: 4 August 2024
The Gorchakov Fund together with the Sputnik Information Agency and Radio and Rossotrudnichestvo has launched the call for applications for the InteRussia Fellowship Programme for Journalists from BRICS+ countries…[more]
Pakistan Acumen Fellowship – Apply Now!
Deadline: 30 July 2024
Equip yourself with the knowledge, skills, and community to solve problems of poverty in Pakistan. Apply now to the Pakistan Acumen Fellowship…[more]
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship Program (US)
Deadline: 13 August 2024
The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for the Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship (NNF) Grants Program to provide traineeship programs to eligible institutions for meeting the national need to develop scientific and professional expertise in the food and agricultural sciences…[more]
HumAngle Technology and Civic Impact Fellowship (Nigeria)
Deadline: 12 July 2024
The HumAngle Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the HumAngle Technology and Civic Impact Fellowship to provide cutting-edge technology and innovation training to members of the civic society and other actors in the space…[more]
CFPs: Doctoral Fellowship within Cardiovascular Research (Norway)
Deadline: 2 September 2024
The Norwegian Health Association is pleased to announce its call for proposals for Doctoral Fellowship aimed at funding high quality research on heart and stroke diseases…[more]
Sightsavers India Fellowship Program 2024
Deadline: 30 June 2024
The Sightsavers India has launched its Fellowship Program to reduce avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for people with disabilities…[more]
Applications open for WISE-SCOPE Fellowship Program – India
Deadline: 31 August 2024
The Department of Science & Technology (DST) is seeking applications for its Women In Science and Engineering (WISE)-Societal Challenges with Opportunities (SCOPE) Fellowship Program to provide opportunity to Women Scientists and Technologists who have completed Ph.D. and want to utilize their S&T knowledge and expertise for the benefit of society…[more]
Small Mammals Research Fellowship Program – Nepal
Deadline: 30 June 2024
The Small Mammals Conservation and Research Foundation (SMCRF) has launched Small Mammals Research Fellowship Program to encourage studies on small mammals, to mentor and capacitate university students…[more]
Legatum Foundry Fellowship – Africa
Deadline: 30 June 2024
Apply for the Foundry Fellowship, an eight-month, transformative experience for accomplished entrepreneurs who are committed to leading the acceleration and interconnection of Africa’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems…[more]
Applications open for Ahimsa Fellowship (India)
Deadline: 8 July 2024
Applications are now open for the Ahimsa Fellowship, India’s first Fellowship of its kind that transforms dedicated individuals into skilled animal protection advocates…[more]
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program (Madagascar)
Deadline: 30 June 2024
The U.S. Embassy in Madagascar and Comoros is pleased to announce the annual competition for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship program, a one-year, full scholarship program offered to mid-level professionals who have a proven record of leadership, commitment to public service, and the capacity to take full advantage of a self-defined program of independent study at a leading U.S. university…[more]
Humphrey Fellowship Program – Serbia
Deadline: 15 July 2024
The Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade is pleased to announce that they are now accepting applications from citizens of Serbia for participation in the prestigious Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program for the 2025-26 academic year…[more]
Teach For Bangladesh Fellowship
Deadline: 7 July 2024
Teach For Bangladesh (TFB) is recruiting outstanding and diverse leaders to the unique Fellowship program…[more]
2025-2026 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program (Cambodia)
Deadline: 30 June 2024
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the recruitment of candidates for the academic year 2024-2025 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program…[more]
U.S. Embassy announces Humphrey Fellowship Program 2025-2026 in Burundi
Deadline: 5 July 2024
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to inform that applications are now open for Humphrey Fellowship Program to provide 10 months of non-degree academic study and related professional experience in the United States in many fields…[more]
CFPs: Sachedina/CTV News Journalism Fellowship in Canada
Deadline: 30 June 2024
The Omar Sachedina and CTV News are launching a new fellowship for up-and-coming journalists looking to jumpstart their career in news…[more]
Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships (India)
Deadline: 15 July 2024
The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) invites applications for Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research Fellowships designed for Indian scholars who are registered for a Ph.D. at an Indian institution…[more]
Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research – India
Deadline: 15 July 2024
The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF) is seeking applications for the Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowships for Postdoctoral Research Program to build long-term capacity to address climate change-related issues in India and the U.S…[more]
Apply for U.S. Local News Reporting Grants
Deadline: Ongoing
The Pulitzer Center is currently accepting applications for the U.S. Local News Reporting Grants to help local U.S. newsrooms cover the big, underreported stories that affect them all—and through education and other outreach promote the public engagement that is essential if the democracy is to thrive…[more]
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