Food Transition
Fellowship
Nearly half of the planet's habitable land is now farmland, and 80% of that feeds livestock, not people. Industrial animal agriculture drives deforestation, biodiversity loss, antibiotic resistance, and is a leading source of global emissions: our food system is reaching its limits.
The EU Food Transition Fellowship places you inside the organizations driving Europe's food transition in Brussels. Seven months, a full salary, and a cohort of ambitious professionals who decided their skills belonged somewhere that mattered. You start contributing from day one.
The Program
Seven months. A full salary. A direct path into the policy movement driving Europe's food transition.
Selection
Our application process focuses on skills over credentials, with multiple rounds to identify the right talent.
Training
One month of intensive preparation in the Netherlands: EU food and agricultural policy, the protein transition, stakeholder engagement, coalition building, and narrative change.
Placement
Six months inside a leading food transition organization in Brussels. Not an internship — live policy, active campaigns, real challenges from day one. You're matched based on your skills and the organization's needs.
Guidance
Regular sessions with your cohort throughout the placement. Share what you're learning, work through challenges together, and build a network that lasts beyond the program.
Outflow
80% of our first cohort stayed in the field they entered. We ensure you keep access to an unmatched network, and provide ongoing career support to help you land your next role.
this fellowship has connected me to an incredible network
We Offer
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We're looking for
Eligibility
- Minimum of five years' experience. Non-linear careers welcome. We select on skills, not credentials.
- Eligibility to work in the EU, willingness to relocate to Brussels (support provided).
Profile
- Policy, law, strategy, communications, marketing, research, or consulting.
- You don't need a background in food or agriculture. This is a career transition program — we're looking for transferable skills, not subject-matter expertise.
- Ambitious, resourceful, and ready to commit. You care about how our food system works, you're good at what you do, and you want your work to matter.
Good to Know
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What Happens After You Apply
Submit Application
Submit your application by April 27. This takes approximately 1.5 hours.
Skills Assessment
A 3-hour practical test.
Interview Round 1
45-minute case scenarios & fit
interview round 2
Selection Results
Late May / Early June.
Why food transition?
Right now, the EU is rewriting the rules of its food system: agricultural subsidies, protein diversification, and sustainable food policy are all on the table. The organizations shaping these decisions need people who understand systems and can make them move: policy experts, lawyers, strategists, communicators. This fellowship puts you where those decisions are being made.
I quit my job because I knew my skills could do more good
Frequently Asked Questions
The selection process is skill-based, focusing on the relevant skills crucial for success in the role rather than just academic credentials. After the initial application, the process includes a three-hour skill test, a 45 minute online interview focusing on case scenarios and personal fit, and a final one-hour interview with a potential host organisation.
Moral Ambition Fellowships are an opportunity to radically transform your career and be prepared to contribute at the highest level to urgent global issues. The fellowship is a seven-month program, including a one-month intensive training that sharpens you into an effective advocate for positive change, followed by a six-month placement at a leading NGO or think tank working in the field of a Tobacco Free Future or Food Transition.
You can apply for the second edition of the EU fellowship during the application round from April 2 to May 12, 2025. The first round of application will take approximately 1.5 hours.
By the end of the program, fellows are expected to have developed comprehensive skills in advocacy, made substantial contributions to their field, and prepared a foundation for a career focused on making a difference in global issues related to their fellowship topic area.
During our selection process we focus on skills instead of traditional credentials.The School for Moral Ambition embraces diversity and inclusion, welcoming applicants of all races, religions, gender identities, sexual orientations, ages, national origins, abilities, and other diverse backgrounds.
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They Went Before You
Meet our EU fellows: a group of professionals from different backgrounds who are currently fighting Big Tobacco and helping transform the food system in the EU.
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From the Field shares personal insights and stories from people working on some of the world's most pressing challenges. It is run by our our Moral Ambition Fellows: professionals who left successful careers to work on challenges that are sizable, solvable, and sorely overlooked.
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