Echoing Green Fellowship for Emerging Social Entrepreneurs 2023

Eligibility Criteria

• Will you be 18 years or older by the time you begin the Fellowship?
  • Echoing Green Fellowship applicants must be 18 years or older by June 1, 2024.
• Are you able to communicate proficiently in English?
  • To be eligible for the Fellowship and fully participate in programming and support offerings, you must be able to communicate in English proficiently. Support throughout the Echoing Green Fellowship is offered in English.
• Are you an original founder or a leading member of your proposed organization’s original founding team?
  • We use the term “original founder” to describe people who launched or are launching an organization that is their original idea. You cannot have assumed a leadership position within the organization after its founding. To be eligible, you must be a leader with decision-making power within the organization and be either 1) a sole founder or 2) a leading founder on a team of people who created the organization.
• Are you the primary decision maker for your organization?
  • To be eligible for an Echoing Green Fellowship, applicants must be the primary decision maker and have the ultimate authority over your organization’s growth and strategic vision.
• Will you be able to work full time on your proposed organization throughout the 18-month Fellowship?
  • If selected for an Echoing Green Fellowship, you may hold other professional responsibilities, but you must work full time, defined here as 40 hours a week, on the work outlined in your Fellowship application, and it must remain as your main professional priority.

Application Process