Fellowship•Hybrid

The Global Good Fund Fellowship

Funding

Grant

Program dates

TBA

The Global Good Fund Fellowship is a 12-month, hybrid leadership-development program run by The Global Good Fund, a U.S.-based nonprofit. It selects social entrepreneurs from around the world who lead mission-driven enterprises and invests in them as leaders — not in their organizations directly. The focus is the founder’s growth: each Fellow is paired with a professional executive coach and a C-suite business mentor, completes a 360° leadership assessment, and follows a personalized Leadership Development Plan over the year. The 2027 cohort is now recruiting.

Benefits & funding

  • US$10,000 grant dedicated to the Fellow’s own leadership development
  • 1:1 professional executive coaching (virtual)
  • 1:1 C-suite business mentorship (virtual)
  • 360° leadership assessment and a personalized Leadership Development Plan
  • A four-day in-person summit (held in spring) with the global cohort
  • Access to a peer network and subject-matter experts, plus curated tools, resources and training
  • 12-month hybrid program; no application fee

Eligibility

  • Open to social entrepreneurs globally — no nationality or residency restriction; enterprises may be international, domestic, or both
  • Hold primary decision-making authority (e.g. Founder, CEO, or Executive Director) and work full-time on the enterprise
  • Enterprise has been operating at least two years and has at least one full-time employee in addition to the candidate
  • Mission-driven enterprise (for-profit, non-profit, or hybrid), ideally in a priority sector: Financial Inclusion, Environment, Education, Economic Mobility, or Health — strong social-impact potential in other sectors may also be considered
  • Not currently receiving formal coaching or mentoring support
  • Demonstrated coachability and commitment to self-development

Application process

  1. 1
    Phase 1 — Submit the short preliminary questionnaire (about 30 minutes) via the Submittable portal for an initial eligibility screening (June 1 – June 30, 2026).
  2. 2
    Phase 2 — Selected applicants complete a detailed questionnaire with a video submission, two recommendation letters, and a financial template (July 10 – August 11, 2026).
  3. 3
    Phase 3 — Finalists take part in a virtual interview with the selection team, with one colleague or community member present (September 8 – October 24, 2026); Fellows are notified by November 30, 2026.

Program timeline

  1. Phase 1 — preliminary application and eligibility screening

    Jun 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026

  2. Phase 2 — detailed application questionnaire

    Jul 10, 2026 to Aug 11, 2026

  3. Phase 3 — virtual interviews

    Sep 8, 2026 to Oct 24, 2026

  4. Selected Fellows notified

    Nov 30, 2026