about the job
Our Moral Ambition Fellowships offer a transformative journey — one that demands your full commitment as you pivot your career alongside a cohort of ambitious peers.
After a successful edition of the Food Transition Fellowship in Europe last year, we’re thrilled to open applications for a new round of this program.
The 2025 edition will kick off with a full-time, one-month intensive training program in September. You'll dive deep into systems thinking, policy impact, stakeholder mapping, and the key leverage points in transforming Europe’s food system. You’ll also meet a diverse group of guest speakers from across the food, policy, and advocacy landscape. Prior to this, you’ll receive preparatory assignments to ensure everyone starts with a strong foundation.
From October 2025 to March 2026, fellows will be embedded in impactful host organizations across Europe — ranging from policy think tanks to advocacy groups and international NGOs — working on high-stakes projects that advance the transition to a more sustainable, plant-rich, and fair food system.
Throughout the program, you’ll receive a full-time gross salary of €3.800 per month and be formally employed under a local contract through The School for Moral Ambition or one of our fiscal partners. The host organizations are primarily operating in Brussels. Applicants must be EU/EEA citizens or permanent residents.
For more details on how the EU Fellowship work, read our framework here.
about the role
Our global food system is at a breaking point. Over 80% of agricultural land is dedicated to livestock or the crops that feed them, while just 16% is used to grow food for direct human consumption. Meanwhile, nearly one in ten people worldwide are undernourished, and animal agriculture emits more greenhouse gases than the entire transportation sector.
This system is unsustainable — for people, animals, and the planet.
Currently, we have the opportunity to ignite the next revolution in food production — not in crops, but in the protein-rich foods we have typically sourced from animal products. And for a number of reasons, this might just be one of the most powerful levers we have to improve the world today.
The Food Transition Fellowship identifies exceptionally talented individuals with transferable skills — whether from agriculture, law, communications, consulting, finance, policy, or advocacy — and equips them to become key drivers of food system reform.
Read our explainer: Our Food System Is Reaching Its Limits: It’s Time for a Protein Revolution
Or for more details on the program focus, read our Strategic Focus document here.
Key responsibilities
As a fellow, you'll:
- Join a cohort of driven change makers working to reshape Europe's food systems
- Receive intensive training and ongoing mentorship
- Be placed in a high-impact organization for a 6-month project
- Build a network across the most promising efforts in the food transition space
- Get tailored career support to help you stay in this space after the fellowship
What We’re looking for
- Candidates with approximately ten years of experience (minimum five)
- Backgrounds in law, consulting, lobbying, economics, policy, research, taxation, communications, and marketing
- Applicants must be EU/EEA citizens or permanent residents
- Must be open to temporarily relocate, though remote options may be available. Training sessions take place near Amsterdam and in Brussels.
What we offer
Application process
- Initial applications are now open until May 12 — fill out your application here
- The second round of the application process will run from May 16 to May 25
- An interview round will run from June 4 to June 13
- Matching fellows with host organizations will happen in the last weeks of June
