Fully Funded Cannes Marketing Fellowship

The Effie LIONS Foundation, a US non-profit linked to the Effie marketing awards and the Cannes LIONS festival, runs a free eight-month global fellowship for students in their final year who want a career in marketing. Up to 15 Fellows learn from industry leaders, work on a real marketing brief with one-to-one mentors, and travel to the Cannes LIONS International Festival of Creativity in France in June 2027 on a fully paid trip. No prior marketing or work experience is needed.

What you get:

• A fully paid trip to the Cannes LIONS International Festival of Creativity in France, 21 to 25 June 2027
• A curated festival programme of workshops, mentorship sessions, content creation and industry exposure
• At least four one-to-one mentor meetings with industry professionals
• Training in marketing, strategy, creativity, leadership and AI
• Portfolio-ready work from a real-world brief, using the Effie Effectiveness in Marketing Framework
• Access to networks for work placements and jobs (not guaranteed)
• No cost to take part in any Fellowship activity

What you'll do:

• Spend about four hours a week on learning activities and regular virtual meetings, February to September 2027

• In the final year of full-time study at a registered post-secondary institution, entering the workforce in 2027
• Undergraduate and graduate students are both eligible
• Interested in a career in marketing
• Aged 18 or older by 1 March 2027
• Confident communicating in English
• Able to commit about four hours a week from February to September 2027
• Available to attend Cannes LIONS in person, 21 to 25 June 2027
• Able to get a valid passport and any visa needed to travel to France by 1 June 2027
• Open to residents of any country; prior work or internship experience not required