National Leadership Circle Fellowship
A yearlong fellowship for people with lived experience of the child welfare system who now hold professional roles at agencies, universities and advocacy organizations, supporting them to develop and pursue system-change strategies together.
- Indicative award
- Not a cash award (not a cash award)The page publishes no stipend or award figure. The value is cohort participation, convening and strategy support rather than a stated cash award; confirm any stipend with the funder.
- Timing
- Annual cycleNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Described as a yearlong fellowship run in annual cohorts; the page does not publish an application deadline.
- Who can apply
- Practitioner, Community organisation, Early-career faculty
- Eligibility
- Open to individuals with firsthand lived experience of the child welfare system who currently hold a professional position at an organization serving children, youth and families. Recent cohort members were based at state human services departments, advocacy organizations and state universities.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- lived experience leadership · system change · child welfare workforce · peer cohort
- Apply at
- https://www.foster-america.org/fellowship
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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