Vital Voices Visionaries Fellowship 2025

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About Vital Voices Visionaries Fellowship

When women advance, the world succeeds. Whether you are an entrepreneur, activist, nonprofit leader, or someone with a bold vision for change, you can have a profound impact. We need leaders across every industry and every community who use their power, influence, and passion to make positive change. And Vital Voices knows that women's leadership will accelerate progress in communities, offices, and boardrooms.

Program Dates

• Cohort 9: May 29 - July 3 
• Cohort 10: July 24 - September 4
• Cohort 11: October 9 - November 20
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• Sponsor Organisation: Vital Voices Global Partnership

Benefits of Vital Voices Visionaries Fellowship

Through participating in the VV Visionaries program, participants will:

• Complete the Vital Voices Leadership Journey, a 7-week virtual course focused on developing the soft skills required for leadership
• Learn lessons in leadership from Estée Lauder executives
• Receive a certificate of completion upon completing the program  
• Have an opportunity to apply for an annual in-person Summit 
• Join the Vital Voices global network of more than 47,000 women leaders from around the world

 

Vital Voices Visionaries Fellowship Requirements

• Is at least 18 years old at the time of application and identifies as a woman
• Has an established social impact organization, business, initiative, OR  
• Is a key decision-maker of their social impact organization, business, initiative, OR  
• Has a clear vision for an organization, business, or initiative with an explicit social purpose
• Is proficient in English

Program Commitment

• Fully participate in the 7-week program, which includes 2-4 hours per week of live virtual sessions and weekly assignments. Participants should have no more than 2 absences to remain in good standing.
  • Sessions are typically held on weekdays in the morning (Eastern Time).
• Submit regular updates to Vital Voices throughout the program and remain in contact with Vital Voices after the program to share success stories, conduct follow-up surveys about your progress, pursue further opportunities for awards or visibility, etc.
• Complete surveys up to one year after the end of the program. 

Technical Requirements and Accessibility:
The VV Visionaries program will be virtual. You will need access to a computer with a camera or a phone and a reliable internet or network connection to fully participate in the program.

Application Date and Process

• Click on the link to the application website to get started.

As soon as you start your application, you must click the “Save and Continue Later” box at the top right corner of the page and enter your email address. You will receive an email with a personal link that you can use to return to your application at any time. If you cannot locate an automated email from [email protected], please check your junk or spam folders. However, we recommend writing your responses to the short-answer questions in a separate document and pasting them into the application once you are ready to submit. This will prevent any loss of content as the system does not always successfully save unsubmitted applications. 

The application must be completed by the person applying for the program and must be completed in English. If selected, please note that your invitation is NON-TRANSFERABLE and may not be transferred to another owner or employee of the business. ONLY the selected applicant is eligible to participate in the program.   

What happens after I apply?
Finalists will be notified 3-4 weeks before the start of each cohort. Please refer to the cohort dates above.

If you have any questions or challenges with the application, please email Mayra Tenorio at [email protected] with the subject line: 2025 Visionaries Program Application.

Application Deadline

11 March, 2025

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