Deadline: November 22, 2026
Applications are open for the Voices of the Future Fellowship by Effie Lions Foundation. Voices of the Future is a fully funded, eight-month global fellowship that gives the next generation the real-world experience, skills, and relationships needed to launch a career in marketing.
This free, eight-month global fellowship is designed to give students the real-world experience, skills, and relationships needed to launch a career in marketing. Fellows learn directly from industry leaders, tackle a real-world marketing brief, and receive a fully paid trip the 2027 Cannes LIONS International Festival of Creativity in France.
Early-career marketing has a missing middle: the supported space between education and full professional responsibility where students learn by doing. As entry-level opportunities shrink and AI reshapes how early-career talent learns, access to real-world experience, mentorship, feedback, and professional networks is more important than ever. Voices of the Future connects students with a global community of industry leaders invested in helping them learn, grow, and shape what’s next.
Applications are open to eligible undergraduate and postgraduate students graduating in 2027.
Benefits
2027 Fellows will:
- Learn future-ready skills in marketing, strategy, creativity, leadership, and AI
- Tackle a real-world industry challenge, following the Effie Effectiveness in Marketing Framework™
- Learn to build meaningful professional relationships through one-to-one mentorship
- Attend the Cannes LIONS International Festival of Creativity
- Build lasting relationships with a close-knit, global cohort
- Access networks to pursue work placement and employment opportunities
There is no cost to participate in Fellowship activities.
Eligibility
Applicants must be:
- In their final year of full-time study at a registered post-secondary education institution
- Interested in pursuing a career in marketing
- Naturally curious with a strong growth mindset
- Willing to learn, contribute, and apply new skills in a group or individual setting
- Confidently able to communicate in English
- 18 years old or older by March 1, 2027
Prior work or internship experience is not required!
The fellowship is open to individuals of all races, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, religions, backgrounds, and abilities.
Applications
Time Commitment
- Weekly learning activities (~4 hours per week)
- Regular virtual meetings
- A minimum of four mentor meetings
- In-person participation at the Cannes LIONS Festival of Creativity
The Fellowship runs from February to September.
All applicants must submit a(n):
- Completed online application form
- Three-minute video
- Letter of recommendation
- Academic enrollment verification
- Full CV/resume
The application takes about 3 – 5 hours to complete.
For more information, visit Effie Lions Foundation.
