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Global Impact Fellows Program for Young US Leaders

  • Organization: The Memorial Foundation
  • Type: Fellowship
  • Location: United States
  • Deadline: November 30, 2026
  • Age: 18 to 35
  • Funding: No Funding

The Memorial Foundation, the Washington, DC organisation that built the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall, runs this 12-month leadership programme for community leaders aged 18 to 35 who live in the United States. Rooted in Dr. King's legacy and the theme of moving from protest to policy change, it teaches advocacy, public policy and community organizing through virtual lectures, a capstone project and an in-person convening in Washington, DC. The 2027 cohort is the program's sixth since it began in 2021 as the Social Justice Fellows Program. **What you get:** - Virtual lectures and learning workshops led by leading voices in human rights, politics and social equality - A cohort of community leaders from across the United States to learn with and lean on - An in-person Capstone Convening in Washington, DC in Summer 2027, with dates still to be set - Practice in advocacy, public policy and community organizing aimed at long-term community change **What you'll do:** - Phase I: join weekly virtual lectures, small group discussions and special topic workshops, about four to five hours a week for the first eight to ten weeks - Phase II: follow your own independent learning journey and write a capstone proposal - Phase III: meet your cohort in Washington, DC for the Capstone Convening - Phase IV: put your capstone into practice in your community **Key dates:** - Applications opened October 15, 2026 - Applications close November 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time - Cohort VI begins February 2027 - Capstone Convening in Washington, DC in Summer 2027, dates to be confirmed **More information:** - The application has three required sections: personal information, a leadership profile with three questions of up to 500 words each, and attachments - Attachments: a current headshot, a leadership resume (PDF only), and at least one document showing your leadership, such as a recommendation letter or a news feature about your work - Incomplete applications are automatically disqualified - Questions go to David Lewis, Senior Associate for Programs and Operations, at dlewis@thememorialfoundation.org

Apply for Global Impact Fellows Program for Young US Leaders

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Global Impact Fellows Program for Young US Leaders

Nov 30, 2026 23:59:00 ET
Opportunity type
Fellowship
Funding
No Funding
Location
United States
Deadline
Nov 30, 2026 23:59:00 ET

About this opportunity

The Memorial Foundation, the Washington, DC organisation that built the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall, runs this 12-month leadership programme for community leaders aged 18 to 35 who live in the United States. Rooted in Dr. King's legacy and the theme of moving from protest to policy change, it teaches advocacy, public policy and community organizing through virtual lectures, a capstone project and an in-person convening in Washington, DC. The 2027 cohort is the program's sixth since it began in 2021 as the Social Justice Fellows Program.

What you get:

  • Virtual lectures and learning workshops led by leading voices in human rights, politics and social equality
  • A cohort of community leaders from across the United States to learn with and lean on
  • An in-person Capstone Convening in Washington, DC in Summer 2027, with dates still to be set
  • Practice in advocacy, public policy and community organizing aimed at long-term community change

What you'll do:

  • Phase I: join weekly virtual lectures, small group discussions and special topic workshops, about four to five hours a week for the first eight to ten weeks
  • Phase II: follow your own independent learning journey and write a capstone proposal
  • Phase III: meet your cohort in Washington, DC for the Capstone Convening
  • Phase IV: put your capstone into practice in your community

Key dates:

  • Applications opened October 15, 2026
  • Applications close November 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
  • Cohort VI begins February 2027
  • Capstone Convening in Washington, DC in Summer 2027, dates to be confirmed

More information:

  • The application has three required sections: personal information, a leadership profile with three questions of up to 500 words each, and attachments
  • Attachments: a current headshot, a leadership resume (PDF only), and at least one document showing your leadership, such as a recommendation letter or a news feature about your work
  • Incomplete applications are automatically disqualified
  • Questions go to David Lewis, Senior Associate for Programs and Operations, at dlewis@thememorialfoundation.org

Who can apply

  • Aged at least 18 and no older than 35 on January 1, 2027
  • Must live in the United States when you apply and stay physically in the United States for the whole program
  • Able to give about four to five hours a week to virtual sessions in the first eight to ten weeks
  • Able to attend the in-person Capstone Convening in Washington, DC in Summer 2027

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Good to know

  • +Established foundation that built the MLK Memorial on the National Mall, sixth cohort since 2021
  • +No application fee: the page names none and the Jotform has no payment field
  • +Written deadline with time and zone on both the program page and the form
  • +Clear age rule and clear application checklist

Worth checking yourself

  • !United States residents only, for the whole program, despite the word Global in the name
  • !The foundation's pages do not say whether travel and lodging for the summer 2027 Washington, DC convening are paid, or whether fellows carry any cost after acceptance; ask before you commit
  • !No stipend or cash award is mentioned anywhere
  • !Convening dates for Summer 2027 are not yet set

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Global Impact Fellows Program for Young US Leaders
Nov 30, 2026 23:59:00 ET