True Blue Fellowship Funding & Mentorship for Emerging Youth Creative Leaders
The True Blue Fellowship (formerly the Fellowship Grant Program) aims to connect and empower youth worldwide to leverage the creative arts to enact change in local communities, safeguarding the ocean, waterways, and the climate.
🌟 About the True Blue Fellowship
The Fellowship is an initiative originally created and led by the Future Blue Youth Council (FBYC), a diverse group of Bow Seat alumni working together to empower their peers to advocate for a healthy, sustainable, and equitable future.
The program focuses specifically on the ocean, waterways, and/or climate change, encompassing a wide variety of environmental and social justice issues. Participants are encouraged to be creative and explore the vast intersectionalities between people and the planet.
Fellowship Goals:
- Utilize the creative arts as the primary method for awareness and/or action.
- Co-create with and engage others in your local community.
- Have a tangible impact on your local community and environment.
🎁 Benefits of the Fellowship
Participants in the True Blue Fellowship will receive:
- Funding up to $2,500 USD.
- Access to a community of other Fellows and Capacity Building Programs.
- Mentorship and support from the Future Blue Youth Council and Bow Seat staff.
✅ Eligibility Criteria
To apply for the True Blue Fellowship, you must meet the following requirements:
- Open to young people worldwide aged 13-24. Applications must be submitted in English.
- Proof of age, identity, or eligibility may be required after application submission.
- Applications can be submitted by an individual or a group of unlimited size. Groups must select one group leader to serve as the primary contact.
- Projects must be new or emerging (no older than 2 years).
- Projects must:
- Utilize the creative arts as the primary method to enact change.
- Be related to safeguarding the ocean, waterways, and/or the climate.
- Only one application per youth is permitted. However, youth may also submit to other Bow Seat programs such as the Ocean Awareness Contest.
📅 Application Date and Process
- Application Deadline: 01 September 2025
- Apply Now: True Blue Fellowship Application Form
🌐 About the Sponsor Organization
The Fellowship is sponsored by the Future Blue Youth Council, a program under Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs. Learn more about the Fellowship on the official website.
📌 Key Dates
- Date Published: June 17, 2025
- Application Deadline: September 01, 2025
🌍 Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a young, creative individual or group passionate about:
- Using art to drive awareness and action.
- Collaborating with their local community.
- Making a positive environmental impact.
For more details, visit the True Blue Fellowship Program Page.
- Funding up to $2,500 USD
- Access to a community of other Fellows and Capacity Building Programs
- Mentorship and support from the Future Blue Youth Council and Bow Seat Staff
