Millennium Fellowship (Class of 2027)

The Millennium Campus Network and United Nations Academic Impact run the Millennium Fellowship, a free, semester-long leadership programme that happens on your own university campus. Undergraduates meet in person as a campus cohort, work through a leadership curriculum, and lead a social impact project that advances at least one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

What you get:

• A place in a campus cohort of 8 to 20 or more Millennium Fellows
• A structured leadership curriculum, the MCN Action Toolkit, led by your Campus Directors
• Global webinars, community events and networking with Fellows in 45 or more countries
• A certificate of recognition from UNAI and MCN when you complete the Fellowship
• No fee or charge for students or universities

What you'll do:

• Meet in person on campus with your cohort at least eight times between August and late 2027
• Lead a time-bound social impact project that advances at least one SDG
• Give and receive peer feedback, and optionally take on a campus-wide collective action
• Optionally apply to be one of two Campus Directors who run the cohort

Key dates:

• Round 1 applications reviewed on a rolling basis
• Next priority deadline: Monday, November 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET
• Round 2 (project details and one academic or professional reference) by email invitation after Round 1
• Programme runs on campus from August 1 to November 30, 2027

More information:

• Eligibility and graduation rules are on the official FAQ at millenniumfellows.org/faqs
• Universities and staff can read the University page at millenniumfellows.org/university

• At least 18 years old
• Enrolled as an undergraduate, in good standing, for the whole programme (August 1 to November 30, 2027)
• Students graduating before November 30, 2027 are not eligible
• Graduate students (Masters, PhD) are not eligible
• Must attend at least eight in-person sessions on your own campus; missed sessions are grounds for removal
• Your campus must have at least 8 selected Fellows to host a cohort
• Round 2 asks for a project, your motivation, and one academic or professional recommendation