Deadline: 8 November 2024
Applications are now open for standard Mountaintop Fellowship, one-year full-time fellowship for the most promising local leaders to stay in or return to their home communities and contribute to systems change in lower-income places around the world.
In the application, candidates propose a full-time project to address the challenge of their choice in their home community, and describe how the fellowship will help them stay rooted in their community.
This could be anything from leading a social enterprise, advocating for policy changes, or working for a high-impact government agency, NGO, or social venture. The project could be to continue developing an existing initiative such as an NGO or social venture, or starting something new. Mountaintop will select candidates serving a lower-income community in any country outside of the United States. Fellowships will not go to support individuals to run for political office or conduct research.
Funding Information
- The standard Mountaintop Fellowship provides all of the normal benefits of the fellowship, including the two week training at Harvard and a $3,600 grant.
Eligibility Criteria
- Committed to serving their home country, community, or state/province throughout their career.
- Committed to attending a two-week, full-time, in-person training at Harvard’s campus in Cambridge, USA, July 12-23, 2025 (Mountaintop covers all costs, including flights, lodging, meals, ground transportation, and visa fees).
- Committed to dedicating 40 hours per week to the fellowship project.
- Committed to 5 additional hours per week spent on virtual activities, including mentorship sessions, monthly speaker sessions, and peer troubleshooting meetings.
For more information, visit Mountaintop International.
