Acumen Fellowship program: Leadership Development Program 1018 views

The Acumen Fellowship program is a thorough leadership development program cultivating a pipeline of tomorrow’s social change makers. Over the course of a year, Fellows remain in their jobs while participating in five in-person, multi-day immersive seminars and engaging in online content between seminars. The selected Fellows Program equips leaders from across the country or region with the knowledge, skills and community to become more effective, collaborative agents of change.

About the Program:
  • IN-PERSON SEMINARS: the Fellows Program centers around five in-person seminars design to improve individuals’ capacity to innovate and drive change while remaining in their full-time jobs.
  • VIRTUAL CONTENT: the unique virtual content enables Fellows to connect with peers and continue developing the skills to make lasting social impact between seminars.
  • SELF-REFLECTION: The space and security are provided for Fellows to practice self-reflection, broaden their perspectives and identify areas for personal development.
  • FOCUS ON REAL-WORLD APPLICABILITY: design content that is focused on being relevant and applicable to Fellows’ everyday lives and social impact work.

Requirements:

Applicants are expected to be:

  • Social entrepreneurs (Have have launched or lead their own social change initiatives), social intrapreneurs (Are running a social change initiative within an existing organization), and organizational builders (Are an integral part of building a social change organization, but do not play a founding role).
  • Individuals who have a demonstrated history of impact, commitment and concrete connection to the region.
  • Leaders with strong personal integrity, unrelenting perseverance and moral imagination.
  • Committed individuals ready to undergo an intensive year-long personal transformation and leadership journey followed by an induction into the larger Fellows Community.
  • Individuals of all ages and education levels who are able to participate in a program conducted in English.

Applications:

  • Apply online
  • The selection process for this program is very rigorous and competitive.

Timeline for the 2018 process:

  • Applications close on September 9, 2018;
  • Select candidates will be invited to a selection conference in November, 2018
  • The 2019 cohort will be announced in January, 2019.
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Organization Acumen Foundation
Country USA, East Africa, India, Pakistan, UK, Latin America, West Africa
Fellowship Level Grants
Subject areas All disciplines
Fellowship amount Varies
Eligibility Open to slected countries
Deadline September 9, 2018
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