DIFFvelopment (Council on Global Black Development)Fellowship

CGBD Global Black Community Research Fellowship

Jul 31, 2027 23:59:00 UTC

Opportunity type

Fellowship

Funding

No Funding

Location

Global

Deadline

Jul 31, 2027 23:59:00 UTC

About this opportunity

The Council on Global Black Development (CGBD), an initiative of the US nonprofit DIFFvelopment, runs a year-long research fellowship for undergraduate and graduate students and other thinkers worldwide. Fellows join issue-specific research teams and build actionable research plans on the sustainable empowerment of Black communities, contributing to a 20-year global research agenda. It is unpaid, with a limited technology stipend for fellows who show financial need.

What you get:

Authorship credit in the published CGBD Research Report
A CGBD Fellowship certificate of completion and a performance report
Access to recommendations from DIFFvelopment staff
Membership of the CGBD Research Alumni Network
Training in historically grounded, interdisciplinary research methods
A limited technology stipend for internet access and remote participation, for fellows who demonstrate financial need

What you'll do:

Attend orientation in mid November on DIFFvelopment's mission and the historical foundations of the global Black community
Join an issue-specific research team and write an execution plan (November to December)
Work through monthly team meetings, assignments, feedback and cross-team presentations with CGBD's Resident Research Professional (January to August)
Present draft findings to policy, community and industry leaders at a Global Stakeholder Consultation Meeting in September
Fold stakeholder input into a final research report (September to October)

Key dates:

Applications are rolling; those submitted by July 31 each year are considered for the cycle starting that November
Applications submitted after July 31 are generally considered for the following cycle, so an application made now is for the cycle beginning November 2027
Fellowship runs November to October

More information:

Full details are in the CGBD Fellowship Overview linked from the application form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t77B7sV7_D_znHY8l7NDVyweOuF-ZWhw/view
DIFFvelopment states it does not engage external recruiters or agencies

Who can apply

Undergraduate students, graduate students, or other visionary thinkers
Open to applicants worldwide
No age range is published
The programmes page frames it as for young Black researchers; the application form does not state Black identity as a requirement

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Good to know

+A year-long research fellowship from November to October with DIFFvelopment's Council on Global Black Development, open worldwide
+Run by a registered US charity that publishes its tax filings and names its founders
+Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so you can apply well ahead of the cut-off

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!It is unpaid; fellows who show financial need can get a small technology stipend
!Apply by 31 July 2027 to be considered for the November 2027 cohort
!The organisation's pages describe it as for young Black researchers, though the form itself does not require it

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About this opportunity

What you get:

Authorship credit in the published CGBD Research Report
A CGBD Fellowship certificate of completion and a performance report
Access to recommendations from DIFFvelopment staff
Membership of the CGBD Research Alumni Network
Training in historically grounded, interdisciplinary research methods
A limited technology stipend for internet access and remote participation, for fellows who demonstrate financial need

What you'll do:

Attend orientation in mid November on DIFFvelopment's mission and the historical foundations of the global Black community
Join an issue-specific research team and write an execution plan (November to December)
Work through monthly team meetings, assignments, feedback and cross-team presentations with CGBD's Resident Research Professional (January to August)
Present draft findings to policy, community and industry leaders at a Global Stakeholder Consultation Meeting in September
Fold stakeholder input into a final research report (September to October)

Key dates:

Applications are rolling; those submitted by July 31 each year are considered for the cycle starting that November
Applications submitted after July 31 are generally considered for the following cycle, so an application made now is for the cycle beginning November 2027
Fellowship runs November to October

More information:

Full details are in the CGBD Fellowship Overview linked from the application form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1t77B7sV7_D_znHY8l7NDVyweOuF-ZWhw/view
DIFFvelopment states it does not engage external recruiters or agencies