Deadline: 3rd December 2024 | Seeking 15-20 changemakers aged 20-36 years old from around the world for the 2025 Dalai Lama Fellows program. The application period is from October 15, 2024 to December 3, 2024.

Key Dates:

  • October 15, 2024: Application opens

  • December 3, 2024: Application deadline (applications and all accompanying materials must be submitted by 22:00 Coordinated Universal Time)

  • February-March 2025: Fellows are selected and notified

  • March, 2025: Virtual onboarding of new Fellows

  • April 2025: Formal fellowship year begins (online curriculum, coaching calls, group learning calls)

  • July 2025: 5-day Contemplative Leadership Assembly in United States

  • April 2026: Formal fellowship year concludes, Fellows enter LifeLong Fellows global leadership and learning community

  • July 2026: 5-day Contemplative Leadership Assembly in TBD location

FELLOWSHIP COMPONENTS:

For most of the fellowship, Fellows participate remotely. They work on their compassion-in-action projects while engaging with DLF’s online leadership curriculum and receiving virtual coaching and mentorship. At the beginning and end of the fellowship year, Fellows gather for a week-long Contemplative Leadership Assembly in the United States. More details on each component of the fellowship follow.

Eligibility Requirements 

In order to fulfill the minimum requirements, through the application a candidate must demonstrate:

  • Age requirements: 20-36 years old as of April 1, 2025

  • Fluency in written and spoken English

  • Current engagement with or well-articulated plans for a social change project and sustained engagement with the project throughout the fellowship year (NOTE: due to the difficulty of launching a social innovation project from scratch, we give preference to applicants who have ongoing projects, but each year we have selected Fellows who have a concrete vision for a project and plans to launch during the fellowship year, given they have the adequate expertise, resources, and community connections at the time of applying)

  • In-depth knowledge of the community and the issue that the project is seeking to address, preferably with at least one year of previous experience working with the community

  • Interest in learning and engaging in contemplative practices throughout the year

  • Commitment to participating in all dimensions of the program, including online learning platform, 1-on-1 coaching calls, group learning calls, etc. (We estimate full participation in the fellowship requires about 12 hours per month, not including Fellows’ work on their projects)

  • Attendance at the Contemplative Leadership Assembly in mid-July 2025 (DLF will cover all costs for travel, lodging, and meals for the Assembly)

Find out more and apply at the official link below:

OFFICIAL LINK

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Apply before 3rd December, 2024