Echoing Green Fellowship
Echoing Green
18-month fellowship for founders of early-stage social-impact organisations anywhere in the world: USD 100,000 stipend (nonprofits; recoverable grants for for-profits), leadership development and wellbeing support. Open to all nationalities, age 18+, full-time founders.
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Eligibility
- Who can apply
- All nationalities
- Education required
- None
- Age
- from 18 (18 or older by 1 June of the fellowship year)
- Fields
- Entrepreneurship, Development studies, Leadership
- Language
- Proficient communication in English
- Also required
- Founder and primary decision-maker of the organisation (did not assume leadership after founding)
- Organisation is early-stage: full-time staff for less than five years or still needs resources to grow
- Works full-time (40 hours/week) on the venture
- Only one application per person; applications cannot be revised after submission
About this opportunity
Echoing Green backs emerging social innovators at the earliest stages. Fellows receive an 18-month programme with a stipend of USD 100,000 for nonprofits (for-profits receive recoverable grants), leadership development, wellbeing support and access to pro-bono services and the Echoing Green network.
Applicants must be the founder and primary decision-maker of an early-stage organisation (full-time staff for under five years), work on it full-time (40 hours a week), be at least 18 by 1 June of the fellowship year and be proficient in English. No nationality or location restriction applies, so Ghanaian founders are eligible. The online application includes short-answer questions, an analysis of similar organisations, a résumé and a 60-second video; deadlines fall at 2:00 PM ET. The 2026 round is closed; 2027 dates were not yet posted on the official site.
- Level
- Any level
- Where
- Multiple countries
- Duration
- 18 months
- Difficulty
- Very high · about 6 weeks to prepare
Funding
Funding varies
- stipend
- training
Stipend of USD 100,000 over 18 months for nonprofits; for-profit organisations receive funding as recoverable grants; plus leadership development, wellbeing support and pro-bono services
What you will need
- CV / résumé
- Essays
- Video submission
Online application: general and organisational information, short-answer questions on leadership and the organisation, collaborative analysis of similar organisations, résumé, and a 60-second video answering 'Why do you do what you do'.
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