Deadline: March 11, 2025
The Action Canada Fellowship is a unique opportunity to discover Canada, upgrade your understanding of public policy, refine your leadership skills, and build a network of other dedicated leaders.
Each year, they select Fellows from a wide variety of backgrounds—both personal and professional—who want to have a significant impact on how public policy is made in their communities and across Canada.
Cost
- There are no fees associated with the participation in the Fellowship program. All costs associated with the Fellowship (travel, accommodation, meals, etc.) are covered by the Fellowship program
Eligibility
They are looking for emerging leaders who:
- Are Canadian citizens and permanent residents
- Are curious
- Have an intense desire to learn and understand Canada and its future public policy choices better
- Are strongly motivated to share, collect, analyze, and appreciate different perspectives
- Inspire change by identifying potential areas to influence and asking difficult questions intended to understand trade-offs
- Are interested in self-reflection and stretching themselves as leaders
- Are excited by the idea of collaborative leadership, working in teams, and taking action
- Are open to developing real relationships and long-lasting friendships with a diverse group of leaders
- Want to engage in civic engagement and dialogue
- Have a track record of leadership, work experience, achievement, and impact in their respective field or community
- Can commit to an intensive and immersive learning experience consisting of four week-long study tours, 10 virtual sessions, and 8-10 hours of individual work a week on their research project throughout the Fellowship year.
Selection Criteria
- The recent record of leadership, achievement, and impact
- Open-mindedness, curiosity, energy, motivation to learn new things and acquire new experiences
- Demonstrated teamwork ability and interest in working with others
- A passion for Canada, with the potential to become a leader in Canada and the commitment to make a positive contribution to Canada
- A noted interest in public policy
- Demonstrated understanding of the program’s commitments and workload, with a desire to fully commit to these obligations.
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