The Next Generation Foresight Practitioners (NGFP) Fellowship is a one-year program run by the School of International Futures (SOIF), a not-for-profit registered in England and Wales. It supports emerging foresight practitioners and future-alert changemakers who are working on pioneering, futures-focused projects aimed at lasting change at the systems level. Fellows join a global cohort, receive a kick-starter grant, structured foresight training, and a dedicated project partner, and connect through online communities and thematic or regional hubs.
The fellowship runs entirely online, so fellows take part from wherever they are based. Applications open once a year; the 2027 cohort closed in June 2026, with fellows announced in October 2026 and orientation beginning January 2027.
Benefits & funding
- A USD 1,000 kick-starter fund for each selected individual or team to develop and accelerate their project.
- A dedicated project partner, usually an expert foresight practitioner, matched to the fellow’s project.
- An 8-week virtual introductory foresight course with live instruction.
- Access to an online community connecting fellows across cohorts, plus organized online learning events.
- Membership in thematic or regional hubs (e.g. Climate, Digital Futures, Peace & Security) and bi-weekly news and opportunity emails, including grant information.
- Visibility for the fellow’s project through NGFP channels.
- The chance to compete for a USD 10,000 prize at the end of the fellowship year, recognizing project progression and commitment.
- Lifelong alumni membership (“once a fellow, always a fellow”), with routes to serve as mentor, judge, or hub coordinator.
Eligibility
- Young professionals aged 18–35 at the beginning of their futures and foresight journey; applicants older than 35 are eligible if they have under one year of experience using foresight.
- Open to applicants from anywhere in the world; the program especially encourages applications anchored in Asia and Africa — including the Middle East and North Africa — the Caribbean, Central and South America, the Pacific Islands, and the Balkans.
- Applicants should be working on a brave, pioneering, futures-focused project idea for lasting change at the systems level.
- Working English proficiency is required; fluency is not — applicants need to be able to communicate comprehensively.
- Both individuals and teams may apply.
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Application process
- 1Review the fellowship page and FAQ, and shape a futures-focused project idea aimed at systems-level change.
- 2Submit the application through the portal linked from the NGFP website before the deadline (the 2027 cohort closed at 23:59 GMT+1 on 26 June 2026; the next cycle is expected to open in 2027).
- 3Await selection — fellows for the 2027 cohort are announced in October 2026.
- 4Join virtual onboarding and orientation, beginning January 2027, and get matched with a project partner.
Program timeline
26 June 2026, 23:59 GMT+1
Application deadline for the 2027 cohort (now closed)
October 2026
2027 fellows announced
Virtual orientation; fellowship year begins
January 2027
End of fellowship year
USD 10,000 prize awarded; fellows join the alumni community