The Disability Belongs™ Leadership Program is a paid, fully virtual fellowship run by Disability Belongs™, a disability-led US nonprofit. It trains early-career people to advance disability inclusion in any sector.
Each fellow works mainly in one department (Advocacy and Cultural Change, Leadership Development, Operations, or Strategic Partnerships) while rotating across teams. Two cohorts run each year: a fall cohort (August–December) and a spring cohort, whose applications open in October.
Benefits & funding
- US$20 per hour, paid as employment.
- Five months, fully remote.
- At least 15 and at most 20 hours a week; core hours are 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m. ET.
- Training, coaching, mentorship, a speaker series, and one-to-one career planning.
Eligibility
- Aged 18 or older.
- Based in the United States and authorized to work there.
- Open to students, recent graduates, and people entering or re-entering the workforce; college experience is not required.
- People with and without disabilities may apply.
Can you apply?
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Residence required
USA
Age requirement
≥ 18 yrs
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Application process
- 1Apply online through the program page while a cohort is open.
- 2Submit by the final deadline; the Fall 2026 round had a priority deadline of April 23 and a final deadline of April 30, both 5:00 p.m. ET.
- 3Applicants with a disability can ask Human Resources for an application accommodation, orally or in writing.
Program timeline
Fall priority deadline
April 23, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET
Fall final deadline
April 30, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET
Fall cohort
August–December 2026
Spring applications open (no exact date published)
October 2026