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YALE JACKSON SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS MAURICE R. GREENBERG WORLD FELLOWS PROGRAM

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Application Deadline: December 4, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST

LOCATION: USA

The Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program is a four-month, full-time residential program based out of Yale’s International Leadership Center and housed within the Jackson School of Global Affairs. The Program runs annually from mid-August to mid-December.

The Program provides World Fellows the opportunity to expand their vision, learn from each other, and grow personally and professionally. World Fellows contribute to Yale’s intellectual life, give talks and participate on panels, collaborate with peers, audit classes, and mentor students.

ELIGIBILTY:

Applicants should be between five and twenty-five years into their professional careers, with demonstrated and significant accomplishments at a regional, national, or international level. The average age of a World Fellow is 39, though there is no minimum or maximum age limit.

Applicants must be citizens of a country other than the United States. While applicants who hold dual citizenship with the United States are eligible, strong preference is given to candidates whose work is focused outside the United States.

Applicants must be fluent in English. An excellent command of the English language is essential to successfully participating in the program.

World Fellows are required to be in residence at Yale University in New Haven for the entirety of the program which runs from mid-August through mid-December.

The application process for admission to the World Fellows Program is done entirely online. There are no paper forms to complete or mail.

There is no application fee or other cost to apply.

Applicants are required to submit a résumé/curriculum vitae (maximum 3 pages), a personal statement (maximum 1000 words), and three letters of recommendation. Applicants also have the option of submitting a brief video statement. Comprehensive instructions can be found within the online application once you create an account.

BENEFIT:

A taxable stipend to cover the costs of living in New Haven

A modest, furnished one, or two-bedroom apartment for the duration of the program

Medical insurance

Round-trip travel from home country

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MELTON FOUNDATION GLOBAL SOLVERS ACCELERATOR

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Application Deadline: December 1, 2024

LOCATION: Germany

Each year, a cohort of 20 project leaders connect hearts, hands and minds to unpack and refine their projects, tap into their collective leadership, and ignite transformative change in their communities and towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Global Solvers Accelerator engages emerging change agents from diverse world regions around developing competencies for global citizenship, sustainable development, and collective leadership.

ELIGIBILITY:

The Global Solvers Accelerator is a collective learning journey with and for SDG practitioners worldwide!

You are a young community development practitioner aged between 20 – 35 years

You are curious, responsible, forward-thinking, with a proven track record of social impact, and actively engaged in or leading a local impact project currently

You are looking to connect with like-minded peers to make a better sense of the world together?

BENEFIT:

By joining the Global Solvers Accelerator, participants stand to gain valuable competencies, insights, connections, and more! Here are some key benefits of becoming a part of the program:

CAPACITY BUILDING: The program is a springboard for participants to pivot their capacity in areas like collective leadership, transformative impact, and systemic design. Through stimulating thematic contributions, peer exchange, subject matter advisory, and project assignments, participants boost their leadership competencies as well as their global citizenship skills.

FURTHERING IMPACT: The 8-month learning journey connects emerging change agents worldwide to refine their social impact initiatives, activate their collective leadership potential, and together ignite transformative change that cuts across barriers of place and identity, furthering the SDGs.

MELTON FELLOWSHIP: Upon successful completion of the program, participants are eligible to join the Melton Foundation’s lifelong supported community as Senior Melton Fellow, gaining access to a global community of over 600 change catalysts across the globe, project funding through our Action Grants, travel opportunities to global impact events, and more.

CO-LAB: During the program, actively engaged participants will be invited to attend a fully-funded in-person workshop. The Global Solvers Co-Lab is an integral part of the program and creates the space for participants to connect in person and co-create transformative pathways together.

An integral part of the Global Solvers Accelerator, the week-long Co-Lab retreat is the space for participants to connect in person and co-create transformative pathways together. The Co-Lab 2025 will take place in Gotha and Erfurt (Germany) from 6-12 July 2025 in Germany.

As Co-Sponsors of the event, the Melton Foundation and Ernst-Abbe-Stiftung will cover event-related travel, accommodation, visa-related expenses, learning resources, and materials, among others, to enable all participants to join the Co-Lab regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds! Participants, however, are required to be prepared for international travel, hold a valid passport, and handle any necessary visa processes early and responsibly. 

ACCELERATOR FUND: Participants have the opportunity to tap into immediate financial resources in support of their social impact project. The Global Solver Accelerator Fund pools a significant percentage of the Program Fees collected from participants and will be made available to deserving projects towards the end of the program.

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