Fortis Society (Future Leaders Foundation)Fellowship

Fortis Fellowship (2027 Cohort)

Nov 08, 2026 23:59:00 Pacific/Kiritimati

Opportunity type

Fellowship

Funding

Partially Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Nov 08, 2026 23:59:00 Pacific/Kiritimati

About this opportunity

The Fortis Society is a lifelong network of leaders from low-income and first-generation backgrounds, run by the Future Leaders Foundation, a US nonprofit founded in 2014. The Fortis Fellowship is the only way in: about 15 people a year spend five months with a mentor and their cohort, then travel to Medellín, Colombia in June 2027 for a cohort retreat and the Society's annual Summit, and become members for life. It costs nothing to apply, and Fortis says the fellowship itself costs fellows nothing.

What you get:

One-to-one mentorship with a Fortis member
Five months of virtual trainings, brain trusts and introductions across sectors and continents
A two-day cohort retreat and the Fortis Summit in Medellín, Colombia, 8 to 13 June 2027, with the cohort days and the Summit funded
Lifelong membership of the Fortis Society after the fellowship

What you'll do:

Join 2 to 4 hours a month of virtual sessions and mentorship from January to June 2027
Work on projects that put what you are learning into practice
Travel to Medellín for the cohort retreat and the Summit, where you are welcomed in as a member

Key dates:

Applications close 8 November 2026 at 11:59pm in your local time zone
Interviews for shortlisted candidates: November to December 2026
Decisions: by the end of January 2027
Virtual fellowship: January to June 2027
Travel to Colombia: 8 to 13 June 2027, cohort retreat then the Summit in Medellín

More information:

Questions go to info@fortissociety.org
The application asks for a resume or portfolio, three short written answers, a two-minute video and, if shortlisted, a virtual interview. Fortis says it takes most people two to three hours
Nominations from members and peer organisations are welcome but do not replace an application

Who can apply

From a low-income background and the first in your family to take the path you are on
Your work already makes other people's lives better, in any sector: nonprofits, government, healthcare, courts, classrooms, the arts, business or startups
Open to applicants everywhere; Fortis builds each cohort for global representation
No degree required, and no nomination or institutional endorsement needed
Open to any years of work experience, though cohorts skew towards one to five years
Fortis publishes no age limit
The fellowship runs in English

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Good to know

+Free to apply, read on the organisation's own FAQ
+Clear written deadline with a time, on the application form
+Open worldwide, no degree, no nomination, no endorsement
+Registered 501(c)(3) since 2014, confirmed on ProPublica; Society running since 2018 with five past Summits
+Every candidate gets an answer, including those turned down

Worth checking yourself

!Fortis says the cohort days and the Summit are funded and the fellowship costs nothing, but never says who pays the international flight to Medellín or the lodging there. Ask info@fortissociety.org before you plan around it
!Applications close at 11:59pm on 8 November 2026 in your own local time zone
!Fortis publishes no age limit; cohorts skew towards people one to five years into full-time work
!Small cohort, about 15 places
!The FAQ says four full days in Medellín while the form gives travel dates of 8 to 13 June 2027
!Fortis says applying and the fellowship cost you nothing and that the cohort days and Summit are funded, but its pages do not say who pays your flights and lodging in Medellin. Ask info@fortissociety.org before you count on it
!The deadline is 11:59 pm on 8 November in your own time zone; LOT shows it closing at the earliest time zone, so apply a day early

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