The Starfish CanadaFellowship

Climate75 Canadian Youth Leadership Program

Sep 18, 2026 23:59:00 PT

Opportunity type

Fellowship

Funding

Partially Funded

Location

Canada

Deadline

Sep 18, 2026 23:59:00 PT

About this opportunity

The Starfish Canada has run youth environmental programmes since 2010. Climate75 is its six month leadership programme for Canadians aged 18 to 25 who want to understand how change actually happens and build the skills to make it. You join a national cohort, work through virtual workshops with practitioners in climate, community and nonprofit leadership, and spend five days together at a summit in Squamish, British Columbia. You do not need to be a climate expert or work in the sector.

Two things worth knowing before you apply. A $200 deposit is due if you are accepted, with sliding-scale support available on request and an outright exemption for Indigenous participants. And unusually for a Canadian programme, you do not need to be a citizen or permanent resident: residence in Canada is enough, and newcomers and refugees are explicitly welcomed.

What you get:

A place in a national cohort of Canadian youth working on climate and social change
Four virtual workshops led by experts in climate, community and nonprofit leadership
A five day in-person summit in Squamish, British Columbia
Mentorship, and a capstone project of your own
Skills across three areas: community building, climate and social change, and leadership and operations

What you'll do:

Work through the six month programme from January to July 2027
Learn how to bring people together, mobilise a community, research an issue and develop a programme
Explore climate change, environmental action and how people influence change
Build communication, collaboration and strategic decision-making skills
Put the learning into practice through a capstone project
Attend the Squamish summit, which is required

Key dates:

Applications close 18 September 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
The programme runs January to July 2027
The Climate75 Summit runs 19 to 23 March 2027 in Squamish, British Columbia

Who can apply

Aged 18 to 25, and 25 or under on 24 March 2027 for funding eligibility
Currently resident in Canada. You do not need to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and newcomers and refugees are explicitly welcome
Able to communicate effectively in English and or French
Reliable access to the internet, email and virtual meeting platforms
Able to commit to the programme dates, including the required Squamish summit from 19 to 23 March 2027
A $200 deposit is required on acceptance. Sliding-scale pricing is available on confidential request to prama@thestarfish.ca, and asking does not affect your application
Indigenous participants are exempt from the deposit, with no documentation required
Not eligible: past Top 25 Under 25 winners, and anyone who has already taken part in Climate75
No climate expertise or environmental sector experience is required

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Good to know

+No citizenship or permanent residence requirement, only residence in Canada. Newcomers and refugees explicitly welcomed
+Nothing to pay to apply, and sliding-scale support on the deposit is offered confidentially without affecting your application
+Indigenous participants are exempt from the deposit outright, with no documentation required
+The full programme calendar is published, workshop by workshop, so you can check it against your own before applying
+No climate background needed. Their page says you do not need to be a climate expert or work in the sector
+Runs in English and or French
+The Starfish Canada has run youth environmental programmes since 2010, and Climate75 grew out of its Top 25 Under 25 initiative
+Deadline published with an exact time and timezone

Worth checking yourself

!A $200 deposit is due if you are accepted. Sliding-scale help exists but you have to ask for it
!Whether the deposit is refundable is not stated
!The five day Squamish summit in March 2027 is mandatory, and what travel support exists is not stated on this page
!Six months of commitment from January to July 2027
!Past Top 25 Under 25 winners and past Climate75 participants cannot apply

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About this opportunity

What you get:

A place in a national cohort of Canadian youth working on climate and social change
Four virtual workshops led by experts in climate, community and nonprofit leadership
A five day in-person summit in Squamish, British Columbia
Mentorship, and a capstone project of your own
Skills across three areas: community building, climate and social change, and leadership and operations

What you'll do:

Work through the six month programme from January to July 2027
Learn how to bring people together, mobilise a community, research an issue and develop a programme
Explore climate change, environmental action and how people influence change
Build communication, collaboration and strategic decision-making skills
Put the learning into practice through a capstone project
Attend the Squamish summit, which is required

Key dates:

Applications close 18 September 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
The programme runs January to July 2027
The Climate75 Summit runs 19 to 23 March 2027 in Squamish, British Columbia

Who can apply

Aged 18 to 25, and 25 or under on 24 March 2027 for funding eligibility
Currently resident in Canada. You do not need to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and newcomers and refugees are explicitly welcome
Able to communicate effectively in English and or French
Reliable access to the internet, email and virtual meeting platforms
Able to commit to the programme dates, including the required Squamish summit from 19 to 23 March 2027
A $200 deposit is required on acceptance. Sliding-scale pricing is available on confidential request to prama@thestarfish.ca, and asking does not affect your application
Indigenous participants are exempt from the deposit, with no documentation required
Not eligible: past Top 25 Under 25 winners, and anyone who has already taken part in Climate75
No climate expertise or environmental sector experience is required