$125,000 Fieldshaper Grantmaking Fellowship
- Organization: Elevate Philanthropy
- Type: Fellowship
- Location: Global
- Deadline: October 30, 2026
- Funding: Fully Funded
Elevate Philanthropy, a London nonprofit that advises major donors, runs the Fieldshaper Program, a one-year full-time residency that trains professionals to become active grantmakers. After a six-week bootcamp, each resident deploys $1,000,000 in grants within one cause track (farmed animal welfare, global health or philanthropic infrastructure) while receiving a living stipend of about $125,000. The programme was developed by Joey Savoie, co-founder of Charity Entrepreneurship (now Ambitious Impact), and no prior grantmaking experience is required. **What you get:** - A living stipend of about $125,000 for the year - $1,000,000 in grant capital to deploy in your chosen sub-field, structured as a fund with possible (not guaranteed) top-ups - A six-week intensive bootcamp, then five months of weekly structured sessions, then weekly coaching - Four in-person weeks: kick-off in London, conferences in San Francisco and New York, and a cause-track conference such as the AVA Summit or EAG London - A published piece of thought leadership, a one-year grant portfolio and introductions to grantmaking organisations **What you'll do:** - Join one cause track (animal welfare, global health or philanthropic infrastructure) and pick a specific sub-area - Build a pipeline of about 20 funding opportunities, run due diligence and make the case for or against each grant to a review process - Deploy most of the capital actively, creating opportunities other funders would miss - Present how you deployed your funding at a demo-day-style event at the end of the year **Key dates:** - Applications close 30 October 2026 - Offers expected by mid-December 2026 - Programme runs February 2027 to January 2028, full-time **More information:** - Full programme description (Elevate Philanthropy's own document, linked from their site's Apply Today button): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gUZjlqGO2xmplmYoHQSu2xedn_IbYmCu/ - Selection: online application, online video screening, two interviews, two test tasks, references - Hybrid: remote, with four mandatory in-person weeks in London, New York, San Francisco and at a cause-track conference (London, Oxford or Mexico depending on track)
