US Food
System Reform
Fellowship
99% of US farmed animals are raised in factory farms. But only 3% of animal charity funding goes to farmed animal organizations. The movement has momentum — what it lacks is money and the right people to bring it in.
The US Food System Reform Fellowship trains you to do both: raise the funding and do the work. You start with intensive fundraising training, pitch for your own placement, and then spend seven months inside the organizations leading the fight for food system reform in the US.
We provide the infrastructure. You make it happen.
The Program
Ten months. A cohort of driven professionals. A direct path into the US food system reform movement, and how to fund it.
Apply (Rolling)
Applications are reviewed as they come in. Apply sooner, get reviewed sooner. Round 1 closes April 27.
Selection
Our selection process focuses on skills over credentials, with multiple rounds to identify the right talent. Offers go out by May 28.
Fundraising
Your first mission: raise the money that makes your placement possible. Starting June 8th, we train you in the full lifecycle of fundraising, connect you to aligned funders, and support you throughout. Underfunding is the single biggest bottleneck in the fight against factory farming — the skills you build here don't just launch your fellowship, they're what the movement needs most.
Amsterdam Training
One week of intensive preparation with your cohort in Amsterdam (first week of September): food systems, animal welfare policy, corporate campaigning, stakeholder engagement, and advocacy strategy.
Placement
Six months inside a leading US food system reform organization. Not an internship — live campaigns, active advocacy, real challenges from day one. You're matched based on your skills and the organization's needs.
Cohort
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 EU 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.
Why Food System Reform?
The American food system is broken. Factory farming dominates, driven by massive public subsidies and corporate consolidation. The consequences — for animals, for public health, for the climate — are enormous and well-documented.
The movement to reform it has momentum. But it's fighting two bottlenecks: not enough money, and not enough of the right people to bring it in. Farmed animals represent 99% of animals killed in the US, yet the organizations working to protect them receive just 3% of animal charity donations. This fellowship addresses both gaps. You bring the skills, we train you to fund the work and do it.
These fields need you
We Offer
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We're looking for
Eligibility
- Minimum of five years' experience in one of the fields listed below. Non-linear careers welcome. We select on skills, not credentials.
- Residing and eligible to work in the United States.
Profile
- Marketing and communications, strategy consulting, law, economics, or policy.
- You don't need a background in food systems or animal welfare. 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 the food system works, you're good at what you do, and you want your work to matter.
Good To Know
This is a self-funded fellowship. Unlike the others, there is no guaranteed salary — your first task as a fellow is to raise the funding for your placement. We provide fundraising training, access to aligned funders, and support throughout, but the fundraising is yours to do.
What Happens After You Apply
Submit Application
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply sooner, get reviewed sooner. 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.
I found the cause I believe in
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, it is possible that you get rejected on one of the application rounds. However, we welcome you to apply for our Moral Ambition Fellowship in the future.
No, there is no job guarantee after the fellowship. Your fellowship will have equipped you with many desired skills and many contacts to organisations and funders. You must find your own place after the fellowship.
We believe these are the most powerful levers for systemic change, policy can shift institutions, and entrepreneurship drives innovation and can create funding sources at scale
Projects may include state-level food policy reform, reshaping food systems to promote environmental sustainability, improve public health, and enhance animal welfare.
U.S. citizens or permanent residents who want to make a career shift into food system reform.
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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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