Deadline: December 1, 2025
Applications are open to the Melton Foundation Global Solvers Accelerator 2026. Each year, a mindfully curated cohort of 20 social impact leaders connects hearts, hands and minds to unpack and refine their projects, tap into their collective leadership, and ignite transformative change in their communities while advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Throughout the 8-month program, participants generate ripples of impact: on themselves, by building their leadership capacity and transformative potential; on their local community, by accelerating their social impact project for sustainable development beyond business as usual; and on their global peers, by sharing and integrating their know-how, experience, and humanity.
After completing the program successfully, participants become part of the lifelong, supported network of Melton Foundation Senior Fellows — over 650 high-impact individuals connected worldwide who are leading and shaping conversations on everything from AI and climate action to human rights and social equity.
Program Details
Over the course of their eight-month-long learning journey, participants engage with purposefully designed modules, applicable methods, creative project assignments, peer exchange, and subject matter advisory in order to build their capacity and amplify the transformative potential of their social impact projects. As a result, the Global Solvers Accelerator generates cumulative impact at three levels:
- the individual level, by building participants’ capacity for leadership and social impact.
- the community level, by unleashing the transformative potential of participants’ social impact projects.
- the systemic level, by intersecting different local approaches and contextual know-how, thus creating ripple effects of societal transformation and SDG attainment.
Benefits
By joining the Global Solvers Accelerator, participants stand to gain valuable competencies, insights, connections, and more! A program fee ensures accountability among participants and creates valuable program incentives. Here are some key benefits of becoming a part of the program:
- Furthering impact
- Capacity building
- Life-long melton fellowship
- Global solvers accelerator fund
- Co-lab (sponsored in-person meet-up)
- Global support community
Eligibility
- Open to young community development practitioner aged between 20 – 35 years;
- Be curious, committed, responsible, and forward-thinking;
- Have a proven track record of social impact;
- Be actively engaged in or leading a social impact project currently
- Be looking to connect with like-minded peers to better understand today’s challenges and make better sense of the world together.
Application
- Submit Application: Complete the online application form and provide details about yourself and your social impact project.
- Application Review: All submissions will be carefully reviewed by the selection committee based on leadership potential, project impact, and alignment with the SDGs.
- Selection: Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview or additional assessment.
- Onboarding: Selected participants will receive program materials and guidance to begin the 8-month Global Solvers Accelerator journey.
- Program Participation: Participants will engage in eight monthly thematic modules, peer-to-peer learning, expert guidance, and the fully sponsored Global Solvers Co-Lab in Accra, Ghana.
For more information, visit Global Solvers Accelerator.
