The Nathan Cummings Foundation is accepting applications for the sixth cycle of its Fellowship program. The program provides three individuals with up to $150,000 over eighteen months to turn an inspired idea that advances social justice into a reality. Fellows also receive hands-on training, resources, and leadership development to scale the impact of their work.
The Fellowship is designed for emerging leaders in the U.S. who have limited access to institutional philanthropy and whose work is traditionally underfunded. The topic of a fellow’s project should generally align with the foundation’s focus on climate change and inequality and should aim to transform systems and mindsets that hinder progress towards a more sustainable and equitable future for all people, particularly women and people of color. The foundation is also interested in innovative approaches that cut across topics.