Deadline: 31 July 2025
The School of International Futures is now inviting applications for its The Balkans Fellowship to reserve at least one spot within their fellowship cohort to be granted to a fellow from the Balkans.
This includes the countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia. They know that some parts of Greece and Turkey are also considered part of the Balkans, so if you are from one of these parts, you are still eligible for this special fellowship.
Funding Information
- A USD 1,000 kick-started fund to support your project
- A platform to connect with like-minded people from around the world
- A project partner (usually an expert foresight practitioner)
- Foresight capability building via their introductory training course
- Bi-weekly news & opportunity emails, including information about grants to develop your changemaking projects
- Opportunity to be part of regional or thematic hubs
- Opportunity to participate in relevant futures and foresight events and projects
- Opportunity to run for a USD 10,000 prize at the end of the fellowship year
Eligibility Criteria
- 18–35 or older with less than 1 year of foresight experience
- With nationality and are living in the Balkans region
- Passionate about systems-level change and long-term impact
- Committed to learning, collaboration, community, and network-building
- Have a bold futures-focused project idea for their communities or globally that can be enhanced, scaled, or deepened by using foresight, and
- Working on challenges related to: Climate & Just Transitions, Democracy & Sustainable Development, Emerging Technologies, Futures Methods from around the World & Indigenous Futures, Intergenerational Fairness, Nuclear Security, and Peacebuilding.
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