Deadline: August 4, 2025
Do you want to be part of the movement creating a more sustainable and equitable future? Join the Leading Change Fellowship 2025 to become a more impactful leader and connect with a dynamic community of changemakers!
Over the five-month Fellowship, you will enhance your financial literacy, analyze the intersection of financial decisions and environmental impact, and explore alternative ways of doing business that contribute to long-term sustainability and equity.
Overview
The Leading Change Fellowship is a transformative virtual program aimed at empowering young people aged 19-35 residing across Canada from diverse backgrounds to emerge as leaders in sustainability. Through a combination of specialized training and hands-on projects, participants will gain essential knowledge and skills to help shape a future where financial wellbeing, resiliency, and cooperation are central tenets of societal progress.
Over the course of five months, fellows will engage in the three main pillars:
- Cooperation in business: Discover cooperative businesses that operate on principles of democracy, equity and solidarity, and depart from traditional ways of doing business.
- Environmental resilience: Unpack how to support and scale actions that encourage climate change risk mitigation, adaptation and resiliency.
- Financial wellbeing: Explore financial security and wellbeing in Canada, and how this is linked to climate change and long-term sustainability.
Benefits
Participants will get:
- Education and training to become a more purposeful leader.
- Connection with peers from across regions and sectors.
- Access to foremost experts who are leading the way in Canada.
Additional benefits include:
- Access to Leading Change Summit and GLOBE Forum in February 2026 in Vancouver (subject to full participation in the LC Fellowship program).
- Access to the Leading Change Alumni Network.
- A select group will have the opportunity to facilitate a workshop at Leading Change Summit, building on what they have learned in the Fellowship.
Eligibility
- Applicants need to reside in Canada for the duration of the Fellowship;
- Be between the ages of 19-35;
- Be passionate about sustainability and be able to commit to the duration of the program.
Application
The application process involves three steps: submitting your CV, answering a series of questions, and creating a short video. Submit your application by August 4, 2025, at midnight EST / 10 pm MST / 9 pm PST.
For more information, visit Leading Change Fellowship.
