The Indigenous Women’s Program Fellowship is a year-long programme run by Land is Life, a global coalition of Indigenous Peoples. It backs emerging Indigenous women leaders from all seven sociocultural regions.
Fellows design and run a community project at home within 10 months, supported by mentoring and virtual training. A new cohort has been recruited each year since 2023; the 2027 call (Cohort V) closed on 24 September 2026.
Benefits & funding
- USD 3,600 stipend for taking part across the year.
- Up to USD 3,000 plus technical support for the community project.
- Mentoring from experienced Indigenous women leaders, bimonthly virtual trainings and peer learning.
- Networking and advocacy support to join national and international decision-making spaces.
Eligibility
- Indigenous women aged 18 to 35.
- Fluent in English, French or Spanish.
- Former Land is Life fellows cannot apply.
- No nationality or residence rule; open across all seven sociocultural regions.
- Priority, not a requirement: women without a master’s or doctoral degree, and applicants from countries not yet represented. Already represented: Indonesia, Tanzania, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Kenya, Mali, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nepal, Mexico, Bolivia.
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Gender requirement
Female
Age requirement
18–35 yrs
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Application process
- 1Design a community project on Indigenous Peoples’ rights, with attention to women and girls, that fits one of the programme’s six central themes.
- 2Obtain a recommendation letter from an Indigenous Peoples’ organisation, a leader from your territory or an equivalent official source.
- 3Submit the online form before the deadline; applicants with little internet access can request the questions and reply by email instead.
Program timeline
25 Aug – 24 Sep 2026 (11:00 PM EST)
2027 call open
Assessment
30 Sep – 29 Oct 2026
Results by email
9 Nov 2026
Fellowship starts
12 Jan 2027
Within 10 months
Community project completed