Revolutionize
your career

Over the course of seven months, you will commit full-time to building a high-impact career. You'll receive premier training, gain hands-on experience, and be placed at the heart of where real change happens.

Last year, we launched the first edition of our European fellowships for two crucial topics: the food transition and the battle against the tobacco industry. Our fellows have founded organizations, published research, spoken in parliaments, built new coalitions and influenced change in countless ways.

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how it works

Career Transformation
Switch into policy, advocacy or campaigning — and work on the problems that actually need solving.
Paid Throughout
A monthly stipend covers you while you make the switch. Focus on the work, not the bills.
Top Placements
Six months inside a leading NGO or think tank. The type of network you can’t build from your desk.
7-MONTH PROGRAM
One month of intensive training, then six months in your placement — with coaching and support throughout.

This Is Bridging The Gap Into Action

I've been theorizing about how I want to change the world [...] But this is bridging the gap into action, where I finally have the tools, the empowerment, the community, the network, the support to move towards action.
Camille Sharara
Food Fellow

Our focus areas

We focus where talent is most needed: problems that are sizable, solvable, and sorely overlooked. Read why we chose these three.

Food Transition

Our Food System Is Reaching Its Limits: It’s Time for a Protein Revolution
Explainers
6 min

Tobacco Free Future

Abolish the Tobacco Industry — No One Should Be Allowed to Addict and Poison Others on an Industrial Scale
Explainers
6 min

Tax Fairness

‘Tax the Rich’ Sounds Simple. Here’s How We Actually Get It Done.
Explainers
6 min

It's given me so much energy

It's given me so much energy, so much joy to be surrounded by people that really want to make the world a better place and that are equally willing to make these sacrifices and go the extra mile.
Marin Vandamme
Food Fellow

How the fellowships work

Over seven months, you’ll commit fulltime to a career dedicated to making the greatest possible impact.

Selection

Our application process focuses on skills over credentials. We test what matters by aiming to identify talent based on the skills crucial for success in each role. Applications take place over a number of rounds, over the course of about a month. The final step is matching fellows with host organizations, which will happen in the last weeks of June.

1st month

Training

The fellowships begin with a month of intensive training, including a week at a unique location. The program builds key skills for driving change, with a special focus on how to effectively influence policy.

month 2 - month 7

Placement

During the selection process, you’ll be carefully matched with a host organization, where you’ll spend most of the program. These strategically chosen organizations offer immediate opportunities to make an impact while providing six months of valuable, hands-on experience.

month 2 - month 7

peer-learning

During your placement, the fellowship group meets regularly to collaborate, share insights, and learn from each other’s experiences.

Next steps

We provide external career coaching, network sharing, public speaking opportunities, fundraising training, and more to position you for a long-term career in your cause area.

Should you apply?

Commitment

Fellows quit their job and commit full-time for the duration of the program, dedicating months to impactful work. Participants receive a modest but reasonable monthly salary to cover the cost of living and support their transition into a high-impact career.

Experience

We seek candidates with approximately ten years of experience (minimum five), including professionals from law, consulting, lobbying, economics, policy, research, taxation, communications, and marketing. As this is a career change program, no prior experience in the topic you choose is required.

Practical

Our programs are open to applicants from around the globe — be sure to check the specifics for each fellowship. This includes an in-person week of training, but are otherwise largely remote. Some host organizations may require a willingness to temporarily relocate for the duration of the program.

Frequently Asked Questions

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