Action Canada Fellowship 2025/2026 (Fully-Funded)

Applications are open for the Action Canada Fellowship 2025/2026. The Action Canada Fellowship is a unique opportunity to discover Canada, upgrade your understanding of public policy, refine your leadership skills and build a network of other dedicated leaders. Each year, they select Fellows from a wide variety of backgrounds -both personal and professional- who want to have a significant impact on how public policy is made in their communities and across Canada.

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Opportunity Details

The Action Canada Fellowship program is an intensive and immersive learning and development experience for Fellows and will demand your full presence, active participation and openness to learn, be challenged, and take charge of your own leadership development.

Benefits of Action Canada Fellowship

Costs

  • There are no fees associated with the participation in the Fellowship program. All costs associated with the Fellowship (travel, accommodation, meals, etc.) are covered by the Fellowship program.

Action Canada Fellowship Requirements

  • Open to all Canadian citizens and permanent residents;
  • The program is for emerging leaders, with a focus on those under 35, but there is no age maximum for Action Canada Fellows;
  • They accept applications from all sectors, regions in Canada, in English and French;

They are looking for emerging leaders who:

  • Are curious;
  • Have an intense desire to learn and understand Canada and its future public policy choices better;
  • Are strongly motivated to share, collect, analyse and appreciate different perspectives;
  • Inspire change by identifying potential areas to influence and asking difficult questions intended to understand trade offs;
  • Are interested in self-reflection and stretching themselves as leaders;
  • Are excited by the idea of collaborative leadership, working in teams and taking action;
  • Are open to develop real relationships and long-lasting friendships with a diverse group of leaders;
  • Want to engage in civic engagement and dialogue;
  • Have a track record of leadership, work experience, achievement and impact in their respective field or community; and
  • Can commit to an intensive and immersive learning experience consisting of four weeklong study tours, 10 virtual sessions and 8-10 hours of individual work a week on their research project throughout the Fellowship year.

Selection Criteria

  • Recent record of leadership, achievement and impact;
  • Open-mindedness, curiosity, energy, motivation to learn new things and acquire new experiences;
  • Demonstrated teamwork ability and interest in working with others
  • A passion for Canada, with the potential to become a leader in Canada and the commitment to make a positive contribution to Canada;
  • A noted interest in public policy; and
  • Demonstrated understanding of the program's commitments and workload, with a desire to fully commit to these obligations.

Application Date and Process

  • Click on the link to the application website to apply.

Completed written applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm PST, Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

Application Deadline

11 March, 2025

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