The 50 PercentFellowship

Free 10-Week Storytelling Fellowship

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Opportunity type

Fellowship

Funding

No Funding

Location

Global

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

The 50 Percent, a youth initiative of The Fifth Element within the Club of Rome, runs a ten week online programme that teaches young people to tell stories that move people. Fellows work through dialogue and deep listening, systems awareness and how narrative shapes belonging, then make real work: a short video, a blog post and a social media carousel. It costs nothing to apply and nothing to take part.

What you get:

A free ten week online fellowship, with no cost to apply and no cost to participate
Hands on training in multimedia storytelling, covering short form video, blog writing and social media content
Mobile filming, editing and social strategy training delivered by the Club of Rome's communications team
An official programme certificate on successful completion
A global network of young changemakers, climate activists and social impact practitioners

What you'll do:

Build trust inside your cohort through dialogue practice, active listening and an introduction to systems awareness
Explore personal narrative and reframe othering into belonging
Produce a short video, a blog post and a social media carousel
Deliver a peer led mini lesson to the rest of the cohort
Publish two final stories in the format you choose: a reel, a blog post or a social media carousel

More information:

Programme structure, themes and outcomes are set out on The 50 Percent's own fellowship page
Applications go through The 50 Percent's Airtable form, which asks which cohort you are applying for
The organisation is reachable at info@clubofrome.org, and its communications officer at asvilla@the50percent.org

Who can apply

Open to young people passionate about making a difference in the world, including climate activists, advocates for social justice and members of social impact networks
No academic credentials and no professional writing experience are required
The application asks for a writing sample of 250 to 800 words, any style and any topic
The application asks your age, gender, country, and your organisation, school or university, plus your role there
The application asks what cohort you are applying for; cohorts have limited spots and applying does not guarantee a place
An online portfolio, a photo and a social media link are optional and The 50 Percent states they do not affect eligibility
No age range is published for this programme
No nationality or residency restriction is published for this programme
Young people who want to use storytelling for social change, including climate activists, advocates for social justice and members of social impact networks. The 50 Percent says it welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and asks for no academic credentials. The organisation publishes no age range and no nationality or residency restriction for this programme, so anyone unsure whether they qualify should ask before applying.

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Good to know

+Free to apply and free to take part, in their own words, twice
+Ten weeks, entirely online, so there is no travel cost
+You build dialogue, systems thinking and narrative skills and come out with an impact reel, a blog and social storytelling work
+Run by The 50 Percent, a Swiss-registered Club of Rome initiative with a named team including a lead for this fellowship

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!Unpaid. This is learning rather than a stipend
!The organisation does not publish a closing date anywhere on its own site. The 21 September date comes only from their Instagram
!They also do not publish an age range, a start date, weekly hours or session times, so you cannot tell before applying whether it fits your timezone

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About this opportunity

What you get:

A free ten week online fellowship, with no cost to apply and no cost to participate
Hands on training in multimedia storytelling, covering short form video, blog writing and social media content
Mobile filming, editing and social strategy training delivered by the Club of Rome's communications team
An official programme certificate on successful completion
A global network of young changemakers, climate activists and social impact practitioners

What you'll do:

Build trust inside your cohort through dialogue practice, active listening and an introduction to systems awareness
Explore personal narrative and reframe othering into belonging
Produce a short video, a blog post and a social media carousel
Deliver a peer led mini lesson to the rest of the cohort
Publish two final stories in the format you choose: a reel, a blog post or a social media carousel

More information:

Programme structure, themes and outcomes are set out on The 50 Percent's own fellowship page
Applications go through The 50 Percent's Airtable form, which asks which cohort you are applying for
The organisation is reachable at info@clubofrome.org, and its communications officer at asvilla@the50percent.org

Who can apply

Open to young people passionate about making a difference in the world, including climate activists, advocates for social justice and members of social impact networks
No academic credentials and no professional writing experience are required
The application asks for a writing sample of 250 to 800 words, any style and any topic
The application asks your age, gender, country, and your organisation, school or university, plus your role there
The application asks what cohort you are applying for; cohorts have limited spots and applying does not guarantee a place
An online portfolio, a photo and a social media link are optional and The 50 Percent states they do not affect eligibility
No age range is published for this programme
No nationality or residency restriction is published for this programme
Young people who want to use storytelling for social change, including climate activists, advocates for social justice and members of social impact networks. The 50 Percent says it welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds and asks for no academic credentials. The organisation publishes no age range and no nationality or residency restriction for this programme, so anyone unsure whether they qualify should ask before applying.