2025 Reach for Gold Social Impact Fellowship
The Reach for Gold Social Impact Fellowship is a transformative leadership and capacity-building program designed to empower the next generation of leaders passionate about creating lasting impact in their communities.
📝 About the Fellowship
The Reach for Gold Social Impact Fellowship equips selected fellows with the mindset, skills, and tools needed to lead innovative and sustainable social change. Through mentorship, collaborative learning, community engagement, and the design and execution of a capstone project, fellows will address real-world challenges across areas such as education, infrastructure, health, and economic empowerment.
Since April 2023, the Reach for Gold Initiative has partnered with communities—beginning with the Iboropa community in Ondo State, Nigeria—on redevelopment efforts focused on education, local economy, and sustainable infrastructure. Now, the fellowship aims to empower 100 social innovators to become agents of transformation globally.
Whether you are a student, early-career professional, nonprofit founder, or community volunteer, this fellowship is for you if you are ready to take your passion for impact to the next level.
🎁 Benefits of the Fellowship
- Mentorship: Gain insights from professionals in the social impact sector.
- Skill Development: Enhance your leadership, project management, and communication skills.
- Community Engagement: Make a tangible difference through your own social impact project.
- Recognition: Receive a certification upon completion and potential scholarship opportunities.
- Networking: Connect with a diverse cohort of peers and build lasting relationships.
✅ Eligibility Criteria
To apply for the fellowship, you must:
- Be between the ages of 18 and 35 at the time of application.
- Demonstrate a strong passion for social change and community development.
- Possess a track record of volunteerism, leadership, or civic engagement.
- Commit to the full duration of the program.
- Have proficiency in English, as all training and communication will be conducted in English.
- Submit a complete application by the deadline.
- Be available to execute a community-focused capstone project during the fellowship period.
- Be from any country (the program is open globally).
🎯 Selected Fellows Must:
- Actively participate in all scheduled sessions, including mentorship meetings, training, and peer learning forums.
- Collaborate with other fellows and program mentors.
- Design and implement a capstone project aimed at creating sustainable impact in a chosen community.
- Provide progress updates and a final report on the capstone project.
- Represent the Reach for Gold Initiative with integrity, professionalism, and a commitment to excellence.
- Grant the Initiative permission to share their project outcomes and stories for promotional and impact documentation purposes.
📅 Application Timeline
- Application Opens: June 9, 2025
- Application Deadline: July 11, 2025
- Application Review: July 14 – August 8, 2025
- Notification of Acceptance: August 11 – 15, 2025
- Fellowship Start Date: August 23, 2025
📜 Application Process
To apply, follow these steps:
- Submit a personal statement detailing your passion for social impact.
- Upload your resume/CV.
- Optionally, submit a previous project that you have participated in.
📌 Application Deadline
July 11, 2025
🌐 Application Portal
View details of the fellowship here.
Apply for the fellowship here.
🏢 Sponsor Organization
The fellowship is sponsored by the Reach for Gold Initiative.
Take the next step in your journey to create meaningful social change! 🌍
- Mentorship: Gain insights from professionals in the social impact section
- Skill Development: Enhance your leadership, project management and communication skills
- Community Engagement: Make a tangible difference through your own social impact project
- Recognition: Receive a certification upon completion and potential scholarship opportunities
- Networking: Connect with a diverse cohort of peers and build lasting relationships
