Open Call for Trinity Leadership Fellows Program

Over the course of this two-year fellowship, participants sharpen their leadership skills, learn from experts in the field, and build lifelong supportive peer and mentoring relationships. They graduate from the program equipped with tools to heal divides, disrupt injustice, and strengthen their communities.

This non-residential, fully funded program is open to lay and ordained people of faith across various denominations and religious traditions. The next cohort will convene in person at Trinity Church in New York City in September 2025. During the first year, fellows take online courses to strengthen the core competencies needed for effective leadership. The second year of the fellowship is dedicated to implementing action projects.

Benefits

• Participation in two weeklong gatherings (travel, including economy airfare to/from the event, lodging, and some meals during the events) during the time of your fellowship
• Fellows receive a stipend of $5,000 USD.
• Fellows receive a budget of up to $3,000 to take additional classes beyond the core curriculum at the university, college, or seminary of their choice.
• Episcopalian fellows who qualify for curacy support will receive 50% of their salary and key benefits paid directly to their diocese or parish.
• Exposure to opportunities provided by Trinity programming, such as speaking engagements and workshops
• Participation in Trinity’s Society of Leadership Fellows, a group of global faith leaders poised to change the narrative of religious engagement with the world
• Lifetime access to FaithLeadershipCampus.org, Trinity’s digital education platform

Eligibility Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Advanced English proficiency required in written and spoken form
• Stable internet access throughout the year
• Must be able to travel to New York City September 14–19, 2025 (including securing necessary visas and other travel requirements)
• In addition to these requirements, applicants must demonstrate the following characteristics with specific examples from their careers/ministries to be successful in the selection process:
  • An active person of faith
  • Has achieved goals that are in service of their community and the common good. They must demonstrate a desire to pursue goals beyond their self-interest.
  • Has clear goals they hope to accomplish during the fellowship
  • Naturally inclined to build relationships and engage with people
  • Prior experience working with a group to inspire and guide them to achieve a common goal
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Entrepreneurial mindset, self-starters with demonstrated ability to creatively solve problems
  • Able to simultaneously see and think long-term and short-term; able to see the big picture and detail, the “forest and the trees”
  • Willing to sacrifice and have a high tolerance for discomfort to achieve goals
  • Able to balance personal ambition with the ability to listen and take criticism.

For more information, visit Trinity Church.