MCW Global Young Leaders Fellowship 2027 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: December 3, 2026

Applications are open for the MCW Global Young Leaders Fellowship 2027. The Fellowship Program goals to mobilize younger individuals with the talents and assets wanted to create and implement imaginative and prescient plans within the areas of training, well being, and financial safety.

MCW Global’s Young Leaders Fellowship begins with the Community Needs Assessment – A one-month neighborhood wants mapping that prepares younger individuals, between the ages of 18-26, from world wide to grasp their native communities higher. After the neighborhood wants evaluation, Young Leaders take part in a ten-day intensive in-particular person coaching program that helps them turn out to be leaders of optimistic change of their communities. After the in-particular person coaching program, members return to their communities to spend ten months creating their motion plans with digital assist from alumni mentors.

Program Content

The program is predicated on three phases:

• Virtual | Community Needs Assessment (1 Month): The Fellowship begins with an intensive neighborhood mapping and wishes evaluation. Young Leaders will probably be supplied with the instruments and data to evaluate their neighborhood. This part is applied previous to beginning the in-particular person coaching, as it should give the younger leaders a greater understanding of the neighborhood’s wants.
• In-Person | Vision Planning & Project Development (10 Days): Participants come to the Fellowship with an thought of a neighborhood situation they need to deal with. Vision planning is the method of remodeling ardour right into a concrete, tangible plan for change. Through the in-particular person coaching program, which incorporates various audio system, workshops, occasions, and facilitated group work, members can put their native points into a bigger international context whereas understanding why they’re uniquely positioned to vary their neighborhood. Participants may also decide which instruments and abilities may be utilized to an actionable plan.
• Virtual | Project Implementation & Alumni Mentorship (10 Months): To additional develop and execute their actionable plans, Young Leaders are paired with alumni mentors, who will information them within the in-particular person program towards creating an actionable plan. These mentors have gone by way of the Fellowship program and efficiently graduated from it. During the yr, alumni mentors assist members by facilitating quarterly “hangouts” and ongoing distant communication. Alumni mentors endure personalized coaching previous to the beginning of this system to assist group constructing and cultural competency among the many various group of Young Leaders.

Costs

Costs Covered by MCW

• International Economy Flights for worldwide members 
• Domestic Economy flights for United States members
• Housing from the night of July 19 – July 29, 2027
• Three meals per day from July 20 – July 29, 2027
• Round Trip Travel from New York, New York to Burlington, Vermont
• Public Transportation to/from JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark Airports

Cost Not Covered by MCW

• Passport Fees
• Visa Fees
• In-Country Costs (journey to the airport, additional baggage charges, and so on.)

Eligibility

Young Leaders Must:

• Demonstrate dedication to their neighborhood
• Identify a difficulty of their neighborhood within the areas of training, well being, or financial safety
• Demonstrate a robust motivation to create optimistic change and an curiosity in social initiatives, whereas expressing your most genuine and unique ideas. Original concepts and real reflections will probably be valued greater than AI-generated responses. 
• Be between the ages of 18 – 26 at first of this system (June  1, 2027)
• Be fluent in written and spoken English
• Commit to doing the Community Needs Assessment in June, attending the ten-day in-particular person program in July, and spending the next yr aiming to execute their neighborhood challenge
• Have entry to e-mail and the web to permit for constant communication with the MCW Global Team and Young Leaders Fellowship alumni-mentor throughout the yr-lengthy program
• Adhere to Young Leaders Fellowship commencement tips (to be offered upon acceptance to this system)
• Be eligible for applicable visa and journey documentation 

Application

Submit a accomplished application on or earlier than Thursday, December 3, 2026, 11:59 PM (NYC EST time)

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to MCW Global Young Leaders Fellowship.