Fellowship Frenzy: Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurs

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2010-02-02 14:02:00 UTC
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If April is the cruelest month, turns out February is fellowship season. A number of my favorite organizations across the social entrepreneurship space have just opened application or nomination processes for fellowships that offer community, money, free attendance at conferences and more. Here's a list of the one's I've come across recently and wanted to share -- please use the comments to fill me in if I've missed any.

PopTech Social Innovation Fellowship: The PopTech Social Innovation Fellows program has quickly become an incredibly respected and competitive program for young social entrepreneurs. Now in its third year, the program brings 20 participants a year to Camden, Maine for a week of training, including participation in the annual PopTech conference. They're accepting nominations now. Nomination process closes March 31.

Cordes Fellowship for the Opportunity Collaboration: The Opportunity Collaboration is one of the best new conferences to launch in the last couple years. A five day "unconference" in Mexico, the event is one of the more immersive experiences I've had in the field. The Cordes Fellowship will allow 50 social innovators to come at deeply discounted rates. Application due April 15th.

Global Health Corps: Global Health Corps is a program to give the next generation of medical professionals the chance to learn about health from the ground up. They've partnered with Partners in Health to provide an incredible experience. This will be their second class of fellows. The deadline for March 1 for American applicants and April 1 for international applicants.

Global Citizen Year: GCY has a big, audacious goal: to give every American student the chance to spend the year after high school learning about the world by being a part of it. Last year, they sent a first class of students to Guatemala and Senegal to partner with local community development organizations, and they're now accepting applications for their second class. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Priority deadline is March 15, the final deadline is May 15th.

Mind Trust Fellowship: The Mind Trust supports education-focused entrepreneurs who are creating big, bold solutions to address how we prepare the next generation of global leaders. Alums of their fellowship include Abby Falik, the founder of Global Citizen Year, discussed above. Applications are currently being accepted on a rolling basis.

TEDGlobal Fellows: TEDGlobal is the annual TED conference held in Oxford, U.K. This year's theme is "And Now, The Good News," and it promises more of the TED goodness we all experience through the talks hosted online, plus the power of in-person connection. Fellows go for free. Application process closes February 26th.

Photo Credit: PopTech

Nathaniel Whittemore is the founder of Assetmap. Previously he was the founding director of the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement.
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