$30,000 Voqal Partners Fellowship
- Organization: Voqal Partners
- Type: Fellowship
- Location: United States
- Deadline: October 31, 2026
- Funding: Fully Funded
Voqal Partners, a US nonprofit that funds social justice work from the royalties on its educational broadband spectrum, runs a six-month fellowship for people with a bold, early-stage idea for change. Eight fellows a year receive a $30,000 award with no restrictions on how it is spent, plus coaching, three in-person convenings and a cohort of peers. You do not need a finished organisation, product or campaign, just a compelling idea and a clear sense of the change you are working toward. **What you get:** - $30,000 award, paid as a lump sum at the start of the fellowship, with no restrictions on how you spend it (living expenses, hiring help, equipment) - $1,000 healthcare stipend - Travel to three in-person convenings, all travel costs covered, plus a childcare stipend for fellows with dependents under 18 - Access to a network of coaches, advisors and mentors for operational, strategic and structural questions - A cohort of eight fellows per year and an active alum network afterwards - You keep full ownership of any intellectual property developed during the fellowship **What you'll do:** - Work on your project from April through September 2027, keeping it as your priority (other work is permitted) - Attend three in-person convenings in April, July and September 2027; attendance at all three is required - Join monthly cohort calls - Engage with coaches and advisors - Share what you learned and tested at the closing convening; there is no requirement to produce a finished product **Key dates:** - Applications opened September 8, 2026, 8am Eastern - Virtual information session 1: September 18, 2026, 12pm Eastern - Virtual information session 2: October 14, 2026, 4pm Eastern - Applications close October 31, 2026, 11:59pm Eastern - Interviews: January 2027 - Fellows selected: February to March 2027 - Opening convening: April 2027 - Fellow programming: April to September 2027 - Middle convening: July 2027 - Closing convening: September 2027 **More information:** - Application guide (PDF): https://voqalpartners.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/FellowshipApplicationGuide_2026.pdf - Full question list (PDF): https://voqalpartners.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/FellowshipQuestionList_2026.pdf - Applications are submitted through the Foundant grant portal linked from the fellowship page; first-time applicants create an account - The application has four sections: Eligibility, Basic Details, The Specifics and Additional Details, plus a budget showing how you would use the $30,000 (the budget is not used to evaluate applications) - Applications are reviewed by a group of programme alums, staff and partners - Questions: fellowship@voqalpartners.org
