Admissions & Tuition for Volunteer Fellows

We are looking for a select group of innovators passionate about international development & social entrepreneurship, who want to scale their unique impact project globally.

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Frequently Asked Questions

We are looking for the future changemakers who are committed to addressing the world’s most pressing issues. Volunteer Fellows generally have the following characteristics:
- Willingness to take risks & ask bold questions
- A demonstrated passion for addressing issues in your community and a record of service work
- An ability to be vulnerable/self-reflective & explore how a personal story connects to your passion
- High levels of academic engagement & curiosity
- Interest in social entrepreneurship, international development or using their field to change the world for the better
- Strong leadership potential & an interest in developing leadership skills
- Students ages 15-19
Our one-month Fellowship is $2,000 and includes mentorship sessions and our team supports you in fully developing, implementing and creating a global impact project.
If you add on a 7-day Volunteer Residency the cost is $4,000
We run a 1 for 1 program, so for every paying student we work with, another student is given a full scholarship to participate in the Volunteer Fellowship.
Student can apply using an application link & will be asked to submit a 1-3 minutes video or a written reflection on the quote:
“Heartbreak delivers your purpose. If you are brave enough to accept that delivery and seek out the people doing that particular world-changing work, you find your people. There is no bond like the bond that is forged among people who are united in the same world-healing work.Tell me what breaks your heart, and I'll point you toward both.” - Glennon Doyle
We want to hear from you…what is happening in the world that breaks your heart & that you want to change, why is it important to you & how have you been or want to become a part of that change?
Selected students will be invited to interview with us for both the Capstone & the Fellowship
Our Fellowship runs year round and admissions is rolling. Once we’re full, students will be placed on a waitlist for the next year.
For the Volunteer Fellowship you will average around 3 hours per week including individual & group sessions, as well as outside work.
We help connect the projects from our Volunteer Fellows to our global network of community partners, through an online platform so that communities get the chance to access the resources they need and create the change that they want to see.

Each Volunteer Fellowship includes:

Our 1-month Volunteer Fellowship includes the following:

An experienced Masters level project coach & personal project plan for professional & personal guidance during the 1-month Volunteer Fellowship
4 private mentoring sessions for the 1-months that focus on project design, implementation, finding your unique story, as well as mindset coaching
A full-time impact support team that helps you with web design & updates, research support, project implementation in Tanzania, NGO & press partner networking & strategic planning that connects the impact you’ve made to your overall college application
Lessons in Social Entrepreneurship & International Development
A personalized impact portfolio that clearly showcases your story, skills, impact & lessons learned during the Fellowship for college applications
Support in scaling your project with clubs & programs at your school and with our network of community organizations and press partners
Social and emotional support during the Volunteer Fellowship & afterwards in the alumni network

A Global Network of other Fellows to collaborate with
Monthly meetings on career & application mentorship + impact strategies for continuing to scale and grow your impact
An Impact Partner Network for future internships/project collaboration
Group Alumni Network after the month
Social & emotional support throughout the process and in the alumni network
1-Month Fellowship Price: $2,000

1-Month Fellowship + 7 Day Volunteer Residency: $4,000

“Thank you for showing me the beauty of my stories, and believing in their power.
Thank you for helping me show the genuine me. Your support and care have been essential for me to open up, I don’t think I could have done it with someone else. Thank you so much for being my mentor, I hope you can continue to be so.”

— A student who received a full scholarship to Smith College